Plarchie the Knitted Squid to Party with China Miéville
It was only a matter of time before it happened: China Miéville, world famous fantasy fiction writer with a soft spot for gia
Knits on Titchmarsh (or Plarchie meets Daytime TV)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show on October 6th was all about knitting. Hence calling on the so-called 'Banksies of knitting' (accordi
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 m
White Paper Three: Squid’s Eye View
It might not seem as tough as building skyscrapers, gutting fish or working in a coal mine but being dropped into the middle o
New York Squids in the city: Mollusc at the Museum
One squid. One city museum. One mission. New York City’s American Museum of Natural History boasted more than 32 million
New York Squids in the City: Statue of Squiddity
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Liberty Island’s Statue of Liberty Construction Tour. It sure took a lot of people to p
New York Squids in the City: Tentacles at the Top of the Rock
Noo Yoik. A city of late-night hotdogs, steaming manhole covers and skyscrapers that go on forever. I arrived in the city that
Meet Plarchie: the giant plastic knitted squid
The arrival of Plarchie, the 8-metre giant knitted squid made entirely from plastic bags, came as something of a shock to me.
The stitching of Squidius Knittius
The humble Stitched Squid (squidius knittius). This tiny tentacled terror appeared on my knitting needles one lazy Sunday and