The Candy Case: First Edition

Today I was browsing on Etsy, and I found Twinkie Chan's store! I've read her book, and loved the patterns, but I didn't know she had a blog or a store! Although, you have to admit, some(okay, let's be honest here) , no, all of her items are ridiculously priced! I know you're famous and all, Twinkie, but I can't afford to spend 170 dollars on a scarf when I could go to the LYS(Local Yarn Store) and pick up enough yarn to make a sweater for that price! But that doesn't mean that I don't like her patterns. In fact, I wish I could get my hands on some of those patterns!(I have her book on my Kindle Wishlist, let's see what happens around Christmastime, shall we?) I love her motto, too, "Eat your cake and wear it, too!" Plus, have you seen her wall of yarn?! I would dye(ha ha, dye, die? Get it? Fiber? Never mind.) to get my hands on that stuff! Red Heart Super Saver isn't exactly the kind of 'fancy, luxury yarn' I was thinking about when I got started crocheting. Anyway, this will be the third project posted on this blog, so I think that deserves a celebration. They always say good things come in threes. Or was that bad things?

 Yes, it's for real! This is the Candy Case: First Edition! As you can see, the dark brown was made with a special stitch pattern to make it look like a bar of chocolate!

 The closer is a simple button and strap fixture.

 You probably can't see it very well in the photos, but the top strip is made with white, like whipped cream.

 This is the backside.

 Optional features include a cherry and 'sprinkles'(pony beads)!

In this last photo we get a close up look of the 'chocolate'. Drooling yet?

I'm sorry to say that I can't give out the pattern for this cute case, but you will be able to buy one of these soon, if all goes according to plan. Note: This is made for a 3DS. The Nintendo DSi also fits inside(that's the pink thing in the picture) but because the whole thing was made for the 3DS, it's a little loose. The 3DS, however, fits snugly inside,without stretching the bag itself.

I especially enjoyed making this case. It was a ton of fun to do and it worked up very quickly. The thing that took the longest was all the details, LOL! Anyway, I will be back later with another case, but for now, I have some crocheting to do!