It's Not A Purse

I really like making Laptop Covers.  They're fast, simple, and finding the perfect button just makes the piece complete.

I always try to use a strong, durable fiber for these projects.  Let's face it, these covers are going to be shoved into backpacks and yanked out of drawers for (hopefully) a long time to come.  The patterns are fun to experiment with and I like using something with a texture for that little bit of added cushion and usually knit with 2 strands held together for thickness.

This cover (I think) was knit for my friend Scott.  Or his wife, Andrea.  Either way, it's on one of their computers.  Scott told me a year or so ago that it's still going strong and people often ask him where he got it.  He also mentioned that he dropped his laptop at airport security and the cover noticeably softened the blow.  Yarn can be quite shock absorbent.

I made this one for someone who works on computers for a living.  I figured even though he had tons of covers, he could probably always use another one.  This is the only piece I still have the yarn band for.  It's Universal Yarn 100 % Wool Deluxe Chunky Tweed in "Nottingham Forest," which is too charming for words. The Tweed has been discontinued, but Deluxe Chunky is still available.  It's a Hand Wash/Dry Flat, which I try to stay away from when making something for men because they don't often care enough about laundering instructions to follow them, but I hope this cover is still going strong as well.

This is a cover I made for myself.  It's a wee little thing, knit for a 13" MacBook Air.  I used Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool in "Natural" because that's the only durable fiber I had in the stash in ivory, and for some reason I decided I needed it to be ivory.  Fishermen's Wool is 100% Pure Virgin Wool with the natural oils still present, which means it is also Hand Wash/Dry Flat...

... but it's surprisingly still clean considering it's color so I haven't managed to shrink it down to  a change purse yet.  I'll let you know when I do.