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Handmade Melody: Cultural Hijack takes over the city

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 25 May, 2013 in Blog, Crafty collaborations, Fantabulous Crafty People, My Graffiti Knitting, With Blightea | 1 comment

Yarnstorms tend to be quite quiet things. Lurking there all woolly and colourful but not really saying much to the ears. Why are the ears not included in the woolly love, I ask you? It’s a tragedy that must be fixed!

London Tree Week: The Fluffy Forest Four

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 14 May, 2013 in Blog, Events, Knitting, London, Museums, My Graffiti Knitting, Solo Graffiti | 6 comments

When the knitphone rang and the Greater London Authority asked me to show some trees a little woolly love for London Tree Week, part of the Mayor’s RE:LEAF initiative, how could I refuse?

Win a Personalised Purly Pigeon for Red Nose Day 2013

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 6 Mar, 2013 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Charity knits, Competitions, Cooey the Pigeon, Events, Famous Things and Folks, Knitting, My Knits, Pigeons | 2 comments

Want a purled pigeon to call your own? You can win the knitted pigeon of your dreams! WOO HOO!

And it’s all in aid of Red Nose Day and the infamous #twittermillions. Join us!

Teeny Tiny Knitted Teemo: League of Legends gets knitted

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 15 Jan, 2013 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Custom Stuff, Famous Things and Folks, Geekery, My Knits | 7 comments

Folks, meet Teeny Tiny Knitted Teemo from the HUGE online multiplayer game I hadn’t heard of.

A post in which I confess my shame as a League of Legends game playing geek girl.

One for the hipsters: Snake-Ridden Snapper

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 14 Jan, 2013 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Custom Stuff, Events, Knitting, My Knits, Random Knits | 2 comments

When the fine folks at Lomography asked me to use my woolly magic to customise one of their fabulous new Lomography DIY Sardina cameras I shouted “HELL YES!” at them rather to loudly. The Snake-ridden Snapper was born…

Stitch New York is released into the wild

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 14 Dec, 2012 in Blog, Book Stuff, My Knits, New York, Stitch New York | 1 comment

Start spreading the newssssss, it’s published todayyyyy, you can knit cool things out of it, STITCH NEW YORK, STITCH NEW YOOOOOOOOORK!

Yes, my lovely internet stalkers, Stitch New York is unexpectedly alive! Guffawing the in face of the January 2013 release date, Stitch New York actually hit the shops last week! Woo hoo! So here’s a little more about my fantabulous new book and what you can make. I’m so excited I may explode in a cloud of giant knitted hot dogs…