These are Kaylee's strawberries. Shepherd Book gave them to her as partial payment for his passage on Serenity when he boarded in episode 1 of the Firefly series.
These were crocheted from 100% acrylic for Nerd Wars on Ravelry, in the "Big (Nerd) Love" Challenge. The team I made this for is team Browncoat, though I'm on Team Stargate Command. It ties in though, see. Kaylee Frye was played by Jewel Staite, who also played Dr. Jennifer Keller in Stargate Atlantis.
I love you for this. I just finished watching the series about two weeks ago (including the three never aired episodes). I so wish they would bring it back!
question: I'm making a small bag using the Tunisian hook. If I may ask, did you make the sides separately or did you make the two short sides directly on the hook? I've been thinking about how to do that ( make sides in place ) but I haven't seen any examples yet. I also haven't learned to read patterns yet too.
I didn't use tunisian for this at all, just plain single crochet in the round. The lid is one piece, the box is one piece, and each of the 6 or 7 strawberries inside were done seperately and embellished with green for the stems and leaves. In hindsight, if I had used tunisian for the box and sewn all the sides together, it might have turned out better. Firmer and more boxy, anyway.
There are some great resources online to help you read patterns. Search around and find the best ones for you. YouTube also has a lot of tutorial vids for crochet if you need them!
There are some great resources online to help you read patterns. Search around and find the best ones for you. YouTube also has a lot of tutorial vids for crochet if you need them!
I have too much fun with forms to bother reading the instructions but I'll eventually get around to it.