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BBC Craftivism coming to your tellybox

Can craft help change the world? Meet the crafters turning handmade art into action. Craftivism: Making a Difference is on BBC

Free pattern: Little Knitted Polar Pug

The Little Knitted Polar Pug is a woolly companion to accompany you through the snow-covered tale of Pugs of the Frozen North

Knit a Beard for Comic Relief

Three patterns for my Comic Relief Woolly Whiskers for the Big Comic Relief Crafternoon magazine, a very special edition of th

Free pattern: Squishy Santa Claus Christmas Decoration

Ho ho handmade! A Squishy Santa Christmas Decoration is just the right size to hang from your tree and welcome in the festive

Who-dunnknit? A woolly celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who

My handmade Matt Smith as the bow-tied Doctor Who, a couple of familiar fibre-based friends, a woolly TARDIS and a squishy lit

Norway: “Can we get out now?”

It takes about three seconds for your legs to feel like they’re about to freeze and snap off when you’re swimming

Stitch New York: Bright lights, big book launch

Celebrating the 4th of July with fibre-based fireworks I'm having a little party and you're all invited. Meet the Stitch New Y

Event: Aliens on the Overground (Camberwell Arts Festival)

Join the sneaky stitching graffiti knitter Deadly Knitshade on Friday June 21st at 8pm for a yarnstorming alien invasion of th

Handmade Melody: Cultural Hijack takes over the city

Yarnstorms tend to be quite quiet things. Lurking there all woolly and colourful but not really saying much to the ears. Why a

London Tree Week: The Fluffy Forest Four

When the knitphone rang and the Greater London Authority asked me to show some trees a little woolly love for London Tree Week