Blowtorch Crafts

Being ill for a couple of days does wonders for the crafting part of my life.
I’ve made a new calorimetry, one that actually suits me:

And a neckwarmer to match:

I’va also made a Bainbridge scarf from the yarn I bought from MamaLlama at Etsy:

Hm. All the pictures are very blue. How strange. Well, the calorimetry and the neckwarmer are made from a thick, lovely grey alpaca, and the MamaLlama yarn is purple and green.

I cast on 100 instead of 120 for the calorimetry, but it seems I could have reduced to 90. I will try that the next time, but it works well enough. And it is really lovely and warm :) The bainbridge was fun and fast to make, and I will definitely make more as gifts. Instead of knitting the ties, I crocheted them (just because I find it easier). I will try some more with different stitches, and possibly some crocheted ones?

This is the world’s largest Calorimetry.
I learned a few things from this:

• My head is small.
• I knit very losely.
• Checking the gauge is a good idea.

I can use it, but I have to make a knot from the ends…

I am learning to knit, and lace patterns are fun! It demands concentration, and I think it would have been easier with a thicker yarn – it is really difficult to make out the pattern as I go. Fortunately, the mistakes are nearly impossible to spot as well :)

I finally finished the red mittens. Apparently, I crochet tighter now than I used to, and they became smaller than the last pair. So, I only felted them at 40 degrees, and I am rather happy with the result.

I have started making jewellery again: these are some of the latest examples.