HAIR.

Pauline and the Knitchicks invite you knit hair with them, at the Hair Exhibition this Friday 14th November, 7-10pm.  It's FREE! at The Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE

Go to www.wellcomecollection.org/exhibitionsandevents for more info.

SMOKE, FLAMES, A ROCKET AND A CATHERINE WHEEL.

OOO! The LOUDEST Firework display we ever saw. Knitted and installed by Felix, with additional smoke and flames from Rosemary Haddon. ah!

POPWORKS BY FELIX.

It's easier to get through grey Novembers if you have sparkly, fun things like fireworks, pop corn and Felicity Ford.  

We have a Felicity Ford a firework display in our window, which is so real and explosive, I'm finding it difficult to photograph. I might manage it tomorrow, but in the mean time, I hope you enjoy the Felicity Ford 'Popworks'.

For more Felix sparkle, visit http://www.thedomesticsoundscape.com/wordpress

OUR FRIEND THE FIREMAN.

We had a marvelous skills swap on Saturday at the Pump House Gallery Smoke Fayre. It turned out the Wandsworth Fire Brigade are keen on knitting.  One of them had just knitted a cardigan for his baby son.  Louise taught them how to cable plumes of smoke, as Chris is doing here in the photo, and I demonstrated plying with Angora 'smoke'.

In return the guvnor Larry showed us all the tools, including the new battering ram, which was in action on Friday night to break down the door of a fourth floor flat, where a bedroom had caught on fire. 

It was difficult to knit with them in their oxygen masks, because we couldn't hear what they were saying, but it was strangely endearing at the same time. 

Chris was modeling a brand new oxygen mask which still had it's peel back cover on the lens, but when he took it off we saw he had lovely blue eyes.  Chris has only been a fireman for a year, so he still takes a bit of flack down at the station, but he seemed like a fully developed fireman to us.  

Big love to firemen everywhere.

THIS SEASON WE ARE WORKING WITH.....

....the Prick Your Finger Smokey Handspun Collection.  It's thick, dark, smokey and warm. Made with Alpacca and Shetland with whisps of Smokey Angora and silk toile, right here, in the window of our shop, as we gazed at heavy October/November skies.

Carding by Louise, spinning by Rachael, photo by Rosemary, make up by MAC at the Pump House Gallery Smoke Fayre. 

BUILDING A BONFIRE.

How lucky we were this bonfire night!  Felicity Ford  brought her explosive, sparkly energy, and showered us in fun.  After kick starting the day with Nigella's spicy pop corn, Felix set to work on our knitted bonfire and firework display in the window. The knitted  rocket, complete with fuse, and  Catherine Wheel look LOUD!  Rosemary set her knittting machine up in a cupboard and knitted smoke and flames.  As the day drew to a close and we warmed our hands around the window, Felix explained how good it felt to finally find a use for all that sparkly, fuzzy yarn, which she bought but couldn't wear. 

The weather has prevented us getting a good picture of the full display, so we''ll try and put one up tomorrow. 

THE ACCOUNTANT!

Here is a picture of Louise doing our accounts. Louise has her own, methodical mind. She matches things up and puts things in columns. Her columns form the structure, of a small castle, which is our shop. 

Our Castle is built on Rock, and we are on a roll. Not a big roll, but we roll around laughing a lot, so I guess that means everything is OK.