Multi-CD Case

I have a lot of CDs that I burn, but I can never find a case for them.  They are stashed around the house in used envelopes, closed with rubber bands or just placed on a countertop, collecting dust.  To solve this problem of mine, I made a multi-CD case out of duct tape.

I first created the cover of the case, creating a duct tape rectangle whose length was a little more than double the diameter of a CD and whose height was a little more than the diameter.

For the CD holder, I made a square that whose side length was a little longer than the diameter of the CD.

Each side of the square can be used to hold CDs, so I made two strap-like things.  To make them, I took pieces three pieces of duct tape and folded them in half.  Two were the length of the side of the square, and another was the length of the base of the square.  I connected the three strips, and repeated the process to make two of them.

I taped each strap to a side of the square.

To join the CD holder to the cover, I taped the holder to the cover on both sides.

I made more CD holders so I could store more CDs in the case.  Each CD holder is a different color.

A blue CD holder underneath

View from above

The only slight downside to this CD case is that each CD holder is very thick, due to the amount of duct tape, and not a lot of CD holders can fit inside the case.  However, if I were to make the case cover longer in the beginning, I would be able to fit more CD holders in.

Airwhaler: Granny Square Blanket

A granny square blanket is pretty standard in the crocheting world, and an online search for "crocheted blanket" immediately comes up with links for granny square blankets.  Airwhaler made a lovely blanket from 54 squares, each with its own unique pattern and color scheme.

To join all of the squares together, Airwhaler followed the tutorial on Carina's Craftblog, and she crocheted together all of the squares in a pattern along the diagonals.  It alternates between squares with random color combinations, two color combinations, and solid color squares.  The blanket is pretty cool.

Airwhaler: Miscellaneous Items

Airwhaler enjoys making a lot of little projects that only take a few hours, such as dishcloths and potholders.  The entrelac dishcloth, whose pattern is found on Ravelry, was made with a Tunisian crochet hook.  The dishcloth is a decent size, having a diagonal that is almost the length of the diameter of a kitchen stool.

On a stool

Potholders are also easy items to make.  For her friend's birthday, Airwhaler made her a potholder that is similar to the ones shown below.  The design of the potholder is called a granny mandala and can be found on Crochet with Raymond.

The center of each potholder is something called an African flower.  I quite like the African flower in the middle of the potholder; it complements the pattern surrounding it.

Potholder 1

For the back of the potholder, Airwhaler just made a simple circle.  She then crocheted a border around the two to attach them together.

Potholder 2