crocheted eye-glass case

This weekend I indulged in a little retail therapy, among the excess of stuff I bought, were my new aviators. I love them, I cannot get over them! It was cloudy this morning and I still wore them …..I felt like I am driving to the office in the evening :p
I decide to use the same technique as in the streamer crochet baby blanket…to make this case..

first the abbr -
mc - main color
cc - contrast color
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
sc - single crochet
sl - slip stitch
sp - space
So here s the pattern – (i used mr. angel's glasses for measurements)
1. mc - Chain 31 foundation chains
2. mc - dc in the 5th stitch from the last stitch, *skip 1 ch and dc in the next stitch*, finish with a dc in the last stitch, leave the mc on do not fasten off.

3. cc1 - starting on the opposite side, join the color with slip stitch and ch 1, *then sc in the sp between 2 dc s in the first row* finish with a sl in the last stitch. Fasten off.

4. mc – ch 4 and turn, *dc on top off the dc of the previous mc row* finish with a dc, in the last dc of the previous mc row.

5. Repeat with cc2, cc3, … till the piece measures about ?? inches. Ensure it’s a perfect square.
6. Fold in half, and then sew it in with a blanket stitch in the mc. Turn inside out and voila!
7. you can pass a lace through the holes to make a draw string pouch.

I will post the picture of the completed case asap

edited to add -

as promised here's the final product.

baby blanket

nope i am not pregnant...i just love to crochet and make little colorful cute baby stuff.....cause its tiny and gets done really soon :) ...
ok...so i saw this really cute colorful pattern on youtube by Teresa and couldn's wait to start making it.

sorry for the poor quality of the pictures ...i used my phone for it....i will use my camera for all future posts i promise.

I think I have about 1/3 of it done, i wanna put a nice double crochet border to it and pass a satin ribbon through holes ....i will update this post with pictures of my progress.

bye for now...

update 04/06/2010:

I haven't really worked on this project at all...since this post.
I have been investing my time on a bunch of other projects ....i will post them asap.

flashback - part I.....

I was born in a middle class Maharashtrian family in Mumbai, to the sweetest parents on earth. I was the only kid. I love my family. I always had lots of friends. I had everything a girl could dream of. My childhood was fun …well not all ..but mostly was.
I had a major crush on this guy who lived across the street when I was 15. He was tall handsome and had boyish good looks…..oh did I tell you I was a big nerd and was very focused on academics and didn’t have any time for all this …I had to focus on my board exams …...and soon I forgot about this crush deal.
I did well on my exams and took up science as my major in college and enrolled in extra coaching classes…for Physic, Chemistry and Mathematics.
It was the first day at Chemistry class and I walked into the classroom. Guess who I saw sitting on the last bench? My crush from a year ago.......he flashed me his million $ smile. And I was floored….all those feeling from a year before came rushing back to me! I did not understand 1 word of that lecture. All I wanted was the lecture to get over and go over to him and say hi.
The lecture got over, I walked out and waited for him to come out of the room…..he came out …..Said, “Hi” and I said hi back….I think that was our first conversation. We started talking, he was a little shy and talked only when talked to….I on the other hand (being a big chatter-box) kept making dialogue. We walked downstairs and he asked me if I wanted to share a ride home? I was elated ….i felt like he proposed to me and I said “YES”.
We became very good friends ….by the end of that year….we studied together…talked on the phone for hours every day…..started sharing secrets …I eventually fell in love with him …..like head over heels….but I wasn’t quite sure he loved me back …I knew he liked me but I thought may be its just platonic.
Until the day of November 3rd, 1999, when we were studying together, and I suddenly out of the blue, blurted out …you know, I love you.

first things first !

Hi peeps,
First, let me introduce myself ….I m a typical girlie girl....….. I love pink.... I m hopelessly romantic.... I am obsessed with my fiancé … and I love doing cute little romantic things for him....I am a little technologically challenged... (Yet I have a master degree in information technology...ironic huh?)…... I am creative person...always fizzy with ideas...art is my passion anything from painting, paper craft, knitting, crocheting, performing (except for writing)....or anything even remotely associated with art makes me happy ... I love getting manicures, pedicures facials and massages :) I could live in a spa ....I m laid-back ....not very ambitious..... I love fashion, dressing up, makeup, jewelry, bags and shoes!
Second, let me tell you what this blog is going to be about, its going to be RANDOM. Its going to be like a mishmash of a few different things…. I plan to pen my emotions, feature my art projects, cooking experiments and some post would be informational for brides to be…may be ….. I haven’t decided…neither am I going to… I am going to let it take its course. I am trying to document my life here….so I can one day sit on my porch in the sun and read it like a book.
If you landed here by accident ..."WELCOME" ...and happen to like my posts ….don’t forget to leave me a comment ….but only if you want to ….no pressure … and this is my first post ….so cut me some slack. And I know the nickname is corny ... yeah whatever....but I LIKE IT!
Ton-a-love,
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