living in dreams

So, I made this over the summer holidays during the start of this year and thought maybe I should post it because it turned out better than expected. (And because everyone loves Toothless!) Following Sarselgurumi's pattern , it took me maybe 2-3 weeks? I didn't work on it with every spare second granted, but I did end up crocheting on trains and in cars quite a lot. This was my second attempt with the pattern; since this one was for one of my friends' birthday (October last year - I'm a bit late), I was rather pleased it turned out well. I followed everything in the pattern except the ears (which I found too big and so decreased the size) and tail fins. The tail fins didn't really look movie-accurate, so I just made little triangles for the first pair and used a different pattern for the last pair (the pattern might be from tinyalchemy but I honestly can't remember). The wings ended up really curly so I made them earlier on and left them under a stack of books w...

Started: 8/1 Finished: 27/1 Language: ⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆ Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ Characters: ⭐️⭐️☆☆☆ Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆ Genre: Historical fiction, children's literature Synopsis The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , as you can probably already tell from the title,   follows the many stories and (mis)adventures of young American boy Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt on the edge of the Mississippi River. Inspired largely by Twain's own childhood ramblings, each chapter discloses an exciting new undertaking of this much-loved character.  This book is full of childish charm and innocence; Mark Twain successfully leads readers back to the carefree days of youth, invoking reminiscence with ingeniously worded sentences and humorous conversations. Thoughts I enjoyed this book much more than I had expected! Though the language may seem a little difficult and slow to unaccustomed, modern readers who are used to Percy Jackson-style writings, Tom Sawyer  is in no way boring. Mark Twain manages to ...