Knitters without borders

Click on the above link – Its a great way to help haiti and all of the emergency appeals that are going on around us (that we often dont hear about or forget about).  They are collecting a tally of all the money donated by knitting folk and if you email them they will enter you into a draw to win knitting related goodies.

I know we dont need an excuse to donate to the Haiti appeal and to Médecins Sans Frontières… so what are you waiting for?

p.s more yarnstorms are in the invention stages.. watch this space!!

Knit The City’s Nutcracker

It was a very, very cold sunday afternoon, and knit the city were out once again to install our latest creations.  With a christmas theme, small creatures from the world of The Nutcracker descended on the lonely ballerina outside The Royal Opera House and held her down with ropes and some pretty mean aerial balancing….

Knit The City's Nutcracker

Knit The City's Nutcracker

Rose sliding down the ballerina's arm

Lilac shimmying along the rope

Daisy showing off her tightrope skills

Purpy holding on for dear life

Young blue scaling the stool leg

Sunny lassoing the stool

I was even fortunate enough to see the flowers in rehearsal before their take over of the ballerina, and caught it on film…

SEE THE FLOWERS IN ACTION HERE

crocheted creeps – update***

So heres whats left of our gate of ghouls… quite pleased that my stitched ‘knit the city’ speech bubble is still there …

http://julia-faye.blogspot.com/2009/11/knit-city-com.html

Crocheted Creeps

It was Halloween in London and there was an underground movement of knitters decending on the city.  Each came with their crafted ghouls and knitted spirits, ready to descend on a certain haunted underground station.  It was my first outing as the newest member of knit the city and I was ready to craft like there was no tomorrow.  Weeks of planning and only half an hour to install… I behold to you the knitted Gate of Ghouls.

For more on this story go to Deadly Knitshade’s blog

or Knit the City’s Website

Thrown into the bunker!

Its official, I can reveal what Ive been hiding for the last few months… I’m the newest member of KNIT THE CITY

It was a hard job holding back all of my excitement, but the stories out now and Im official.  I cant however reveal to you the rigorous training and yarnbomb detox to you, but let me tell you it was tough.

Over the last week, interviews with all the yarn corp members have been posted on the knit the city site and on Friday I was finally revealed as the seventh member to this fabulous yarn storming group.

You can read all about myself and my introduction to the wooly corps here

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This poor little bird flew into my open window this morning and has made his new home in my plant.  I dont like to question him about where his other home is… He’s most welcome to stay put.

(My first amigurumi, hopefully the first of many.  Many thanks to The Purple Purler and Blue Stocking Stitcher for your brilliant crochet lessons.)

making (me) crazy

Im in the middle of 2 weeks off from work and have decided to spend it relaxing – crafting, making, knitting and generally getting up to nefarious deads.  Heres what ive made so far, with more to come…

'But its for my new home'

Button hair grips

close up of the hair grips

how many buttons?

so thats it for now.. watch this space

This way to SnB…

The bitching and stitching was had, the rose sherbert was drunk and new friends had been made.  All was complete except for…

This way... no that way

I just hope the person whos house it is cares for him.

La Calaverita in old Twickers

Buttons for eyes

Early hours of Sunday 6th Sept. 2009

The merryment over, the wine fully in my system, i trundled off home and felt that this poor old lamppost was a little cold.  Wallar he had a new coat!

NB.  The fastener can not be held responsible for the skewifness of the skulls lower jaw.  Far too much drink had been consumed before the fastening occured.  Never fear the fastener will correct when checking up on the progress later today.

A now not cold lamp post

Button it baby.

Buttontastic

Saturday September 5th 2009

The scene was set.  A day in London wondering around through The Pestival on the southbank, waiting in line only to be told that ‘walking through my mind’ was sold out and sketching in The V and A was all achieved and my journey back to the southbank to meet some other cheeky yarn stormers was about to start.  What else could I do but leave a little present between the V and A and the science museum?!

Brightening up the world one button at a time