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Cooey the Pigeon

Free pattern: BBC Scarfgate or Knitting the Scarf of Doom

Posted by on 17 Feb, 2012 in Blog, Cooey the Pigeon, Fantabulous Crafty People, London, Video | 35 comments

Free pattern: BBC Scarfgate or Knitting the Scarf of Doom

Once upon a time there was a blue-haired knitter who was asked to go on BBC News to talk about knitting. EEK! A story of bright yarn, snarky beasts and happiness.

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Happy Valentine’s Pigeon

Posted by on 14 Feb, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Book Stuff, Cooey the Pigeon, Knitting, Stitch London, Stitch London Knits | 2 comments

Happy Valentine’s Pigeon

A very mushy loved up Valentine's Day from Cooey the Pigeon and her new friends, the Flutters. Awwwwwwww.

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Craft with Cooey: how to love the snow

Posted by on 12 Feb, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Cooey the Pigeon, Craft with Cooey, My Knits, Tutorials and How Tos | 8 comments

Craft with Cooey: how to love the snow

Cooey the Pigeon loves the snow. And you should too! If you have forgotten how and become a snow moaner, let Cooey remind you why snow is the coolest thing ever.

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Craft with Cooey: How to make iPhone / Touchscreen gloves

Posted by on 20 Jan, 2012 in Blog, Cooey the Pigeon, Craft with Cooey, Tutorials and How Tos | 17 comments

Craft with Cooey: How to make iPhone / Touchscreen gloves

Cooey the Pigeon takes her needle to a pair of humble gloves and shows you how to make them iPhone-tastic. What a crafty genius she is.

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The Thirteen Deaths of Cooey the Pigeon

Posted by on 31 Oct, 2011 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Cooey the Pigeon, Halloween and Horror, Knitting, My Knits, Stitch London | 24 comments

The Thirteen Deaths of Cooey the Pigeon

Coo... Coo... ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! It's Halloween (my favourite day of the year) and for your viewing pleasure I have convinced my fibre-feathered friend, Cooey the Pigeon (star of my Stitch London book) to take part in a handmade Halloween gallery. Ladies and Gents, the horror of The Thirteen Deaths of Cooey the Pigeon.

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Launching the Stitch London book

Posted by on 23 Oct, 2011 in Book Stuff, Cooey the Pigeon, Plarchie the Giant Squid, Stitch London, Video | 4 comments

Launching the Stitch London book

Woo hoo! My first proper book by me, rather than by Deadly Knitshade (that Deadly Knitshade always gets the kudos). I buried myself in yarn and words at the end of last year to conjure up my very first knitting pattern book, Stitch London. You can read all about how it came about here, but now it’s time to celebrate. Stitch London the book fluttered into bookshops across the UK, US and Canada last month and my publishers, David and Charles, thought it was about time we celebrated after...

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