Laptop love cove(r)

I really love knitting cables. I also love knitting for my friends. I have so far only done two projects for myself and they were just to understand techniques. The rest have been given away. Current project: macbook cover.

This one is a bit of a challenge for me because I've never read cable charts before. It's not hard, but I need a little notepad with hash marks to make sure I'm on the right row next to me the whole time. I get distracted easily.

Using the Knitting with Balls pattern for the aran laptop cover.

I ended up making a fair number of changes, as I want to add a zipper along the length of the laptop and have the flap on the short side. The sizing was also a little difficult for me to figure out how to adjust appropriately, so I just did a swatch and some math. But I'm sticking to the cable patterns.

I'm looking forward to completing this one as there are a lot of finishes that need to go on (see above) and I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to pull it off without a sewing machine. The cables are also coming out a little funny (the wild oak cable is messy looking) so I'm going to try my hand at blocking for the first time and hopefully that will help.

The yarn I'm using is wonderful. The colour is perfect for my friend (mossy green) and looks wicked with the aran style. It's a merino, so it managed to knock me back a bit, but at least this project will be way cheaper than the Dr. Who scarf I ended up gifting to a friend in Chicago.