Look at me!

Me again, I just HAVE to tell you guys about the thing I was supposed to tell you about before. I just can't hold it in any longer. A couple of weeks ago I did a photo shoot with my friend and amazing photographer Nic Chapman, to get some promotional shots done. The idea was that I am completely consumed by knitting, I wear only knitted stuff, I eat, sleep and LIVE knitting. Anyway, it was loads of fun and here are some of the best photos!


In Nic's garden, having dragged half the living room outside.


China Town.


This one was the most fun I think. We went to the Manchester Transport Museum in Cheetham Hill, and the guys there were so helpful and lovely. I am on a SELNEC 7001 bus from 1972, which is going to Leigh. Yeah, bus fans! You should totally go there anyway, it's ace. Even if you are not that into buses.


I'm in China Town again here. In these photos I'm wearing the jumper Valpuri made, a hat, legwarmers and gloves that I made, Nic's tights, a pair of socks that used to be mine and my sister's Christmas stockings, and Nic's slipper boot-things. A great look, I'm sure you'll agree. I enjoyed traipsing through the centre of town wearing that outfit, on a Saturday afternoon. I was very warm.

So what do you think? I am really pleased with how they came out. They're bright and colourful, and a little bit absurd, which is how I see my work. Nic is currently building her own blog, which I will link to when it's finished so you can all follow her, too! Oh, and check this out: she is looking for more guinea pigs to photograph. Right, I have to go now! Exciting times ahead.

Yet ANOTHER monster.. and MORE!!! Argh

Hola, como estas? Aahh, muy bien. I am being Spanish because the Manc weather is SO good today. I feel as if I am on the Costa De La Lluvia. I hope that is the right word for rain. It's raining very very muy hard.

Sorry! Tangent. Anyway! I have a few bits and bobs for you today. First up, a new monster! I know! It's for Stacey who I work with. Here she is:



She is holding the moon on a stick, in case you were wondering. I am really happy with this.



Check out them craters! Yeeooww, yeah!



Finally, a close up of her tattoo (note: not like Stacey's actual tattoo. Also may be on the wrong arm).



One thing I liked about making this one is that Stacey has a shaved head so I didn't have to make her any hair! Yay. Don't get me wrong, I like making hair, it's cool, but sometimes it's nice to get a break, right? Mm.

What else. Oh yes, the big order I was doing is now finished, signed, sealed and delivered, and I am told the recipient is dead pleased with them. Awesome! I think they are going to post some photos of them somewhere, so I will show you all, when they do. I KNOW you are all falling off the edges of your seats waiting for this.

Yesterday I ran a crochet workshop at Beetle Felt in Chorlton, which was really fun. We listened to Fleetwood Mac and crocheted for three hours, and really, what more could you want? I also drank way too much coffee, but it's okay, I can handle it. Here are some photos from, er, that.









Fun times accomplished. I don't know if there is anything else I need to tell you about. Ooh, yes! There is, but I'm going to leave it for another post because I've had enough of wittering on for now. Hasta... pronto.

Beer and wabbits

Ey up cockers. How's things? I have VERY NEARLY finished the huge commission that I have been doing for what seems like forever, but what is actually about four weeks. I am very excited about finishing it, it's been super fun making all these different people, and they are all so interesting and quirky. But I will be relieved to have got it done. I'm looking forward to posting photos of them after Christmas! You guys are gonna shit!

Anyway, I made a monster a few weeks ago which I'm going to show you now. You guys are gonna shit! Not really. It was for a lady at work, and I owe her a fiver, and I keep forgetting. It's her son. Here he is on the pavement outside my office:



I don't actually know what his name is, oops. But apparently he loves Red Stripe.



Gulp, gulp. Here he is having a good old swig.



Mint. Okay, that is it for now. Oh! No it isn't. I have new flyers, thanks to Nic. They are this.



Yay Garth! I need to cut them and then I will do precisely nothing with them. Hurrah! I have taken my Etsy address off because I don't have an Etsy shop any more, I decided to close it. I am too scatty and disorganised, and I sold one thing on Etsy ever, and I didn't work out the price right, and I got annoyed and closed my shop in a huff. I may re-open it when I get my life in order, which I predict will be on the 12th of Never. In the meantime you can still email me with requests and any other nonsense you would like to send me! Right, I have to go to bed now! Night!

Complete mayhem

Hi friends! It's been a long time since I updated this, but I've been so unbelievably busy that I think my head's going to pop. I've got a large commission which I'm in the middle of. As it's a number of monsters for Christmas presents, I can't really post pictures of them, not that anyone is likely to 1) look at my blog in the first place, and 2) recognise themselves from the dubious likeness of their monster, but you never know.

Anyway, I thought I would check in and see what going down in blog town. Before I started the big order, I did loads of my knitted drawing. Remember that!? I started this to record the completion of the drawing, as it's such a massive longwinded project, and then forgot all about it after about three posts and started making other things instead. However, rest assured it is still in production (phew) and I took a few photos this morning to show you.



So I'm nearly two thirds finished, I've done three squares for the fourth row which aren't sewn together yet. I pinned them to my duvet, put one of them in the wrong place, and then spent about ten minutes panicking because I thought I'd lost one of the squares, which as it turns out, I haven't even made yet.

What do you think of the ladymonster? She's hideous in't she?



Aauuugghhh!

I don't know why I've got such an attachment to her, but I love her. I think she's brilliant.

One more.



So I'm pretty pleased with how this is turning out so far. I've still got loaaaads of monsters to make, so I probably won't get any more knitted drawing done for a couple of months. However, I'm startled by the speed of my work this week, I've been more productive than I was before I started working full time. It's cool.

Well, best get back to it, those legs aren't going to crochet themselves! Bye.

Oh yeah...

Don't forget to check out Valpuri's blog here! She is a busy bumblebee too, you know.

Valpuroo part deux

Hey gang. This evening I went round to Valpuri's house to do a We Are Your Friends photo shoot, and it was fun! Although I was starving, because I seem to have developed the appetite of ten men recently, but I have since eaten and I am ready to share the fruits of our labour with y'all.

We took a lot of shots in front of the red garage door, which I think looks ace because the only colour on the monster is red too. These are my faves, check it out you guys:









Int she brilliant! The one with the monster hanging off the door is kind of unnerving, but I like that they are smiling at each other.

The other good 'un:



Perfectly matching poses. Perfect. Thanks Valpers!

Yee hawwww

I have been a busy bumblebee this week. I've been making monsters obviously, but I'm also trying to get the knitted drawing done as well, so I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed, but it's all fun and games and I've had some great stuff to do.

For example:



This is And. He requested a quiffy hairdo, flared trousers and a pig's nose, so that is what I gave him. And why ever not?



My good friend Rachel had a birthday, moved house and got engaged all within the last month or so, so seeing as it was a triple whammy of an occasion I made her some monstery goodness.

This is Rachypompom.



As you can see she is the sheriff of Cooltown.



Now just look at the cowboy boots! I love these! They are (I think) like the ones the real Rachel wears, so that's cool too.



And this is Rachel's fiance Dave:





Aces.

Stray horse button - maybe Roger will recognise this, he gave me the buttons from a weird jacket about three years ago and I have NEVER had a chance to use one before. They are special.



Enough! I have to go now.