New Laptop Sleeve Pattern

I made an owl laptop sleeve previously for myself. I had a lot of fun with it, and my sister, who has loved frogs since she was a small child inspired this fun frog pattern. It has some similarities to the owl pattern, but a few important things were altered. Both patterns are offered for free at my Ravelry and Craftsy stores.

Besides the few obvious color changes, hers is taller than mine since her laptop is a bit larger.

The biggest construction change was making full circles for the hind legs instead of half circles and adding 'feet' to them. This means that there are two additional pockets on the back of the sleeve.

For the small details, I made the eyes as a whole smaller, but increased the pupil size. Used a slip stitch to create a mouth, and created small front legs.

I actually finished this pattern a while ago, but was a bit lazy getting it posted. I often forget to write down my pattern as I make it and had to go back and analyze my stitches to write it. She's been carrying it for a few months now and has gotten several compliments. It's helped prevent minor wear and tear such as scratching when she puts her laptop in her bookbag, or in the car, and she reported that she loves that the legs double as pockets. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

~Farm Girl Teacher

Craftsy!

I have added a new addiction to my repertoire: Craftsy! I happened upon this site while browsing someone else's shop on Ravelry and fell in love! If you haven't visited it the best way I can describe it is the fiber arts version of Pinterest. (They have other things too, but I don't care so much about those) :) I went ahead and posted my patterns on the site, here. However I will try to keep my Ravelry and Craftsy shops as similar as possible so you can stick with your favorite. (Although I seriously recommend both). Unfortunately, I've already found so many patterns I LOVE, I may need to get a separate job to pay for my Craftsy account. :)

Also, here's a sneak peek at the pattern I'm currently working on:

 

I began crocheting this phone cover on the way home form a vacation in North Carolina. My owl is still missing a beak, and I'm working on providing a variety of sizes before publishing the pattern, but I hope to get it up soon! 

And here's a little something just to make you smile: 

An upside down bunny! :)

I gave my male rabbit, Shrek, a haircut last night and just couldn't resist a picture of this!

~Farm Girl Teacher