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wanderings in the east end
My new camera arrived, so I went out for a wander around Brick Lane in London’s East End. Sadly much of the area has been well and truly ‘cleaned up’ (*cough* Spitalfields) but thankfully there’s...
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to market, to market
Well, after listing a heap of crafty markets on my blog a few days ago, I managed to get to a sum total of one on Sunday! I’d arranged to meet up with Woollystuff and Hoxton Handmade at the Made in...
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under the river
Continuing my theme of enjoying vintage London, I was one of the lucky ones to get a ticket for a tour through the Brunel Thames tunnel this weekend. This was apparently the first public opening for...
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a sunny weekend in London
I’ve done very little knitting this weekend, but that’s because I’ve been out and about enjoying the sunshine. It’s such a rare treat; it feels very odd to not be wearing a heavy winter coat (I can’t...
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not quite avoiding the jubilee
I have to put my hand up as being one of those people who hasn’t celebrated the Queen’s diamond jubilee this weekend. Despite living in London, I decided not to join the estimated one million people...
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gold postbox
A little while ago, I noticed that the postbox in my neighbourhood suddenly turned gold. Postboxes are traditionally red, so it was quite striking. It wasn’t until a few days later that I found out...
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(knitted) paralympics
I make no secret of the fact that I hate sport. I never watch sport on TV, and I often comment that I moved to the UK just to get away from sports-mad Australia. I’d never been to a single sports game...
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the make escape
Some of you may not be aware, but there is a fantastic FREE craft night that happens in Hackney on the last Tuesday of the month. It’s The Make Escape, and it’s held upstairs in The Attic at The...
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north-east London yarn crawl
A few weeks ago I put together a little yarn crawl for my Walthamstow Knitters group. Even though London doesn’t have anywhere near as many yarn shops as other major cities like NYC, we do actually...
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