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How to be a Handmade Hero: Part 1 – A girl, a mouse, a jigsaw piece and a whole lot of optimism

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 9 Nov, 2012 in Blog, Craftivist Jigsaw Project, Indonesia, Mice, Travel, Video | 1 comment

I put on my Handmade Superhero cape and head off to Indonesia with Save the Children for the Craftivist Jigsaw Project. I’m taking a knitted mouse, a jigsaw piece and a whole load of optimism. My mission is to report back to the craft world and hopefully convince you that us crafty types can make a difference.

Watch my first video and see…

Free pattern: Bonkers Beanies for St Mungo’s Woolly Hat Day

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 26 Sep, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Charity knits, Free patterns, Knitting, Knitting Patterns, My Knits, Random Knits | 0 comments

This autumn I’ve teamed up with the folks at St Mungo’s, a charity ‘opening doors for the homeless’, to champion their Woolly Hat Day and rally the knitting masses to use your purly powers to make a difference in the lives of people who need your help to find a home.

Going Guerrilla Gardening: the discovery of Amelia Bearheart

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 22 Aug, 2012 in Blog, Fantabulous Crafty People, Guerrilla Gardening, London, Other People's Street Art, Solo Graffiti | 0 comments

In the heart of London grows a lovely field of guerrilla gardening lavender. After wondering about the green and leafy guerrilla gardening world for so long it was high time I joined the guerrilla gardening crew and got my hands dirty.

Update: Stitch London Olympics Week 2

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 12 Aug, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Cooey the Pigeon, Knitting, London, My Knits, Stitch London Knits, Stitch London Olympics | 2 comments

Week Two of the Stitch London Olympics. Proving herself to be the Jessica Ennis of knitted pigeons Cooey has gone for gold in a whole host of events since then. Here are the highlights of the woolly week gone by

Stitch London Olympics: the pigeon Olympic games

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 30 Jul, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Book Stuff, Cooey the Pigeon, London, My Knits, Stitch London, Stitch London Olympics | 4 comments

It’s been a long and nervous wait but the Stitch London 2012 Olympics are finally here! Let’s the Purly Pigeon Olympic Games begin!

For sale: the world’s only knitted BT ArtBox Monster

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 17 Jul, 2012 in Blog, BT ArtBox, Whodunnknit For Sale | 0 comments

Muncher the BT ArtBox monster is for sale! The Dial M for Monster auction offers you the chance to have a handmade monster in your life for ever. If you don’t buy him now someone else will go home with the monster that was meant for you! The horror!