This autumn brings another 3D animated extravaganza with Despicable Me, a movie about a supervillian (Gru, voiced by Steve Carell) who hopes to pull off a heist involving the moon. The only thing that stands in his way? Three little orphan girls who wish to adopt him as their new dad. Gru has an … [Read more...]
Free Domo-kun amigurumi pattern
Domo-kun is a popular character in Japan where he acts as the mascot for their NHK TV station and the star of his own TV show in the US. According to the stories, he hatched from an egg and suffers from a locked open mouth, hence the crazy look. He's become a bit of a cult-figure now and the … [Read more...]
Scott Pilgrim: Knives Chau and Ramona Flowers X-Stitch
Scott Pilgrim, everyone's favourite happy-go-lucky 20-something comic book hero, will soon be with us again. The sixth and final book -- Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour -- is out on the 20th July. Meanwhile, Edgar Wright's movie -- Scott Pilgrim Vs The World -- will be released on 13th August. The … [Read more...]
Free Lemmings Amigurumi crochet pattern
You know you're a child of the 80s if you....spent hours addicted to the platform game Lemmings. For those of you who didn't whittle away large chunks of your day playing this PC game, the concept was to persuade a line of green-haired little people to make their way to the target whilst avoiding … [Read more...]
Dork Craft: Mario Amigurumi
Mama Mia! One of the most famous gaming characters on the planet has been recreated in crochet form. This Mario Amigurumi has been created by WolfDreamer off the Hook as part of a set of SuperMario characters including Goomba, Luigi and the Mushrooms. This is a free pattern, so you can get … [Read more...]
Dork Craft: Wicket the Ewok Amigurumi
If, like me, you're extremely disorganised and you've left most of your present shopping to the week before Christmas, you might want to consider getting a little crafty. I loved the Ewoks in Star Wars, so this crochet Wicket the Ewok Amigurumi really caught my eye when I was reading through … [Read more...]
Make your own: Tech Head Fascinator
This Christmas, I'm switching a lot of my present shopping from the high street to online marketplaces like Folksy. Buying from independent designers means you know exactly where your items came from, you get to speak to a real person, and most of the sellers allow you to add your own personal … [Read more...]
Doctor Who craft, crochet and cooking
Crafty geekness is nothing new to us at Dork Adore. We've already looked at how you can make Bella's gloves in Twilight and found some Where the Wild Things Are crochet patterns. Doctor Who fans take geek crafting to a whole new level, thanks to the hundreds of characters and monsters that … [Read more...]
Space Invaders from head to toe
Space Invaders stole a large part of my childhood with its addictive playing properties. Therefore, it's only right that I pay tribute to this simple game by wearing the famous icons with pride. A simple t-shirt just won't do. A true tribute to this mighty game can only be made through the … [Read more...]
Harry Hill’s TV Burp Knitted Character
First things first, "Knitted Character" is quite clearly crocheted and if you're a crafty type (like me) that probably bothers you every single week (a handy reminder that crafty types nearly always need to get out more). Thankfully, the people who actually made the original Knitted Character toy … [Read more...]