London

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 | 4 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?

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!

Monster ArtBox update: When Muncher met Plarchie

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 17 Jul, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, BT ArtBox, Charity knits, Knitting, London, My Knits, Plarchie the Giant Squid, Solo Graffiti, Squid | 0 comments

Day 24 on the Trafalgar Square roundabout: a pirate tattoo, a meeting between two giant knitted brothers, and Plarchie the giant squid gets taunted by the world’s bravest child.

Monster ArtBox update Day 21: Muncher gets a tattoo

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 7 Jul, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, BT ArtBox, Charity knits, Knitting, London, My Graffiti Knitting, My Knits, Solo Graffiti | 0 comments

Muncher the Monster has been on the Trafalgar Square Roundabout for 23 days. He braves a milkshake spill, the hugs of the passing hordes, and gets an unexpected tattoo and requires a bit of stitched surgery.

All in a day’s work for London’s handmade monster.