My Knits

Little knitted Queen’s Jubilee jolly

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 2 Jun, 2012 in Cooey the Pigeon, Knitting, My Knits, Stitch London Knits, Whodunnknit For Sale | 6 comments

Joining the Jubilee celebrations the Little Knitted Queen and her two trusty tiny knitted Corgis have been out on the town.

Here’s a sneaky peek at her adventures so far…

Meet the Knits: London Steampunk meets Stitch London

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 7 Apr, 2012 in Book Stuff, Events, Fantabulous Crafty People, Knit the City, Knitting, London, My Knits, Plarchie the Giant Squid, Stitch London, Stitch London Knits | 2 comments

Join me, steampunk scribbler extraordinaire Gail Carriger, Plarchie the squid, Cooey the Pigeon (armed with her very own tiny and lethal parasol) for an evening of steampunky book signing and giant squid.

Handmade Little My needs a home

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 19 Mar, 2012 in Blog, Book Stuff, Charity knits, Competitions, Knit the City, Knitting, London, My Knits, Random Knits, Whodunnknit For Sale | 1 comment

Little My is a feisty thing and possibly my favourite character from Tove Jansson’s Moomin stories. She knows what she likes, she’s not afraid to say what she thinks and, best of all, deep down she has a squidgy heart of gold.

She appeared on my needles one night and now you can win her.

Free knitting pattern: The Purly Paw Print Patchwork Blanket

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 5 Mar, 2012 in Animals, Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Blog, Charity knits, Free patterns, Knitting, Knitting Patterns, London, My Knits | 13 comments

I heart hounds. I really do. Snoopy is my Yoda, Hong Kong Phooey is my Mr Miyagi, and when I was little I wanted to grow up to be The Littlest Hobo. So when Battersea Dogs & Cats Home got in touch to ask me to create another free knitting pattern for them, this time for their canine chums, I was tail-waggingly thrilled to do it. For those of you who have been stalking me for a while, you’ll know I created the scurvy Captain Cat-Battler  for the home last year. The results were...

Craft with Cooey: how to love the snow

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 12 Feb, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, Cooey the Pigeon, Craft with Cooey, My Knits, Tutorials and How Tos | 13 comments

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.

Graffiti yarnstorm: Weekend of the Woolly Wildflowers

Posted by Deadly Knitshade on 5 Feb, 2012 in Beasts, Birds and Creatures, France, Knitting, My Graffiti Knitting, My Knits, Other People's Street Art, Solo Graffiti, Travel, Woolly Wildflowers | 11 comments

Zuts alors! What do you get if you mix one yarnstorming graffiti knitter, one pile of insanely coloured yarn and the biggest comics festival in Europe? You get the Weekend of the Woolly Wildflowers!