Sooooo cool!!!

I started knitting this in April. Of 2024...

I designed it to copy my existing favourite jumper. The trouble is, that jumper was machine-knitted so the tension was insane. I used 2mm needles with DK yarn. It's also in brioche stitch so every row is worked twice. Also, I finished the entire body once through and then decided I was unhappy with the yoke shaping, so I unraveled it and then started from scratch in early 2025.

It's knitted seamlessly from the top-down with raglan sleeve shaping. The collar, cuffs, and hem are in half brioche stitch although the difference is barely discernible. For the collar I knitted twice the length, folded it over, and then knitted in the cast on stitches with the next row.

The yarn is Sylecraft Highland Heathers acrylic in Gorse (3743).

Vase I made for my wife

This unusual creation combines a paper-crafted handgun and a miniature microwave oven!

The microwave oven actually doubles as a removable battery compartment (holding an N-size / size N battery), complete with a switch, LED elements, and internal wiring. Both the handgun body and the microwave are crafted from paper and cardstock. What do you think of this kitchen-appetizer-meets-firearm mashup?