Blowtorch Crafts

Tan lines on my feet

My leg after skateboarding

My foot and a sea urchin

What am I doing now?

I am knitting.

This is the beginning of a little cardi for me, in pale yellow cotton. I suspect I will put it away when the weather gets colder and pick it up again in the spring. I don’t like knitting with cotton in the autumn and winter.

As you can see, it has been a while since I knitted anything – my stitches are uneven. Hopefully it will get better with blocking.

I plan on starting a sweater when autumn comes. I’ve fallen in love with Francis Revisited:

(image from the creator’s blog).

You can find the pattern here, in the right column.

Isn’t it lovely? I plan on knitting it in the new DROPS yarn Nepal, a wool/alpaca blend knitted on 5mm needles. Should be quick (I hope).

Take a look at this adorable bracelet:

From StayGoldMaryRose

I’ll add another one of my favourites:

A stuffed stag’s head! I love it. A few years ago, I had an idea of making a pink felted moose head. Perhaps it’s time to pick up that idea again.

From awoodentree

I don’t do this enough, but amigurumi is really fun. And fast! Found this one via the WhipUp newsletter:

It really is the game Pass the piggies, done in crochet! They come in their own little basket and all. You can even print the rules of the game directly from the pattern.

Genius!

Pattern here

Eva has made a gorgeous crochet blanket:

And of course, she made me want one too.

I’ve been at flickr gathering inspiration:

Love the patterns!

Found this sweet pillow some months ago in a store – I only saved the picture, as I thought I’d make something similar, so if anyone recognize it, please let me know so I can link to the store:

If you haven’t seen it yet, do:

The wonderful blog by illustrator Alex Noriega, Stuff No One Told Me (but I learned anyway) is witty, charming and touching, often in the same illustration.

Oh, and make sure you click on “poster” under the merchandise poll in the right column – I really want to buy one.

Gotta love it:

This and lots more at Keep Calm Gallery

I got the Plastic Bullet App for my iPhone, and I love it:

Have to show you the mutated bastard chicken thingy my friend’s daughter made for easter:

Look, ma – five eyes!