SPORTY HAIR BAND.

This is one of my favourite stories so far on the UFO Project administration Service.  Camilla left her 'blue' school 'St. Annes' for a 'green' school after the Lloyds crash in the 1980's before her Granny could finish knitting her hockey hair band. The UFO has flown from Cumbria to West London, where Shiv has finished it off for her daughter Molly who plays Lacrosse at 'St. James's'. 

WIG OUT WITH COREY FOGEL,

MAPS>

And here we all are! The UFO Project Administration Service Maps are finally in action. In between the knitted frames are little flags on various destinations around the UK, waving UFOs. In the next couple of weeks, I will be adding flags waving the finished pieces, and there will be threads joining start to finish. It looks busy, I'm really pleased. If you would like to be on the map for the Jerwood Exhibition, there is still time, but not much time....

LOUISE'S UFO'S TAKE OFF.

After many years of dedication to knitting and crochet, Louise ended up with a lot of UFO's in her cupboard, and turned them all into this amazing bat wing cardigan. One day I will interview her about all the different parts, but for now, let's just watch her be beamed up.

MY FIRST UFO.

I started this jumper for my Dad when I was a teenager, mis-judged the tension and ran out of wool. My dad is an architect, so I turned it into a building. I asked my Dad about his favourite brick work and then made English brickwork on the right sleeve, Flemish on the left and an Anglo Saxon arch for the neck with Dog roses growing up and over. It means the original blue bits become some sort of tiling or something. I made the arms long because Dads should always have long arms.  I don't think my Dad will wear it, but it does kind of look like his studio/shed. 

LOUISE CUTS THE MUSTARD.

Louise has finished her gorgeous mustard alpacca cardigan with a brown trim. It is made in UK Alpacca, which we sell in the shop and it is so soft and floppy. We all want to wear it now.

99 LIZARDS ON THEIR WAY.

As I write, Mieko Tozawa is trying to persuade 99 knitted lizards to go in her suitcase. Her 99 knitted lizards will do as they are told, because of the good hearts she made them. Meiko is coming to London to knit the 100th Lizard at Prick Your Finger on Friday 5th June. You are all invited to come and witness the birth of this creature. 

Meiko's lizards are keeping it real. They believe that man and lizard are one, and believe you me, when you meet them you'll know what she means. 

Meiko will be holding two workshops on Saturday 6th and 13th at PYF and then her show will travel to 'Ruby in the Soda' in Japan. 

We are very excited to be receiving Meiko Tozawa and her 99 lizards and we hope you can all come to witness this fascinating right of passage.

To see more of Meiko's work go to http://yaplog.jp/yoshieda and http://blog.drecom.jp/yoshieda