don't forget! underground food rave this weekend!

yes, my poor little blog has been sooo neglected! and i'm so so sorry to the few of you that still pay me any mind...but i've been busy hooking things to sell to your good selves that are attending ms marmite lover's underground food rave this weekend.

i am also putting together some learning materials for those lucky enough to join me and juicy lucy in bed to learn to crochet! but for those of you intent on coming, i need to remind you of the RULES...same same as any other awesome underground rave...you GOTTA BUY YOUR TIX IN ADVANCE to get the address...and i swear on my bag of antique hooks that it's not in some field off the M25 (shhh...kilburn)

so to make it easy for my little lovelies click the date to reserve your space now!
Friday starts at 18:00
Saturday starts at midday

well that's my service announcement
its going to be such an awesome event that you'll be a smelly dogshit covered fool to miss it!

enough. from. me.
i've had really bad stomach flu so i better get my ass offline and back to blocking out some crocheted skulls to tempt all ya'll to part with some big fat british pounds...but make sure you bring extra! because my friends  paul a young will be there with their chocolates too!

a handjob is better than no job!

well...wow!

been hooking my little fingers to the bone as i've had lots of orders lately - it seems that everyone that sees my bunting wants some, and now what's even more awesome is i'm trading it for tattoo work. yup, my lovely hand=poked artiste the amazing BOFF saw some today as i was dealing it in his tattoo shop (had to pay for my ink somehow) and want want wanted some...

...so i'll be assembling it soon.

but before i deliver i have to wait til my new order of crochet moo cards arrives, so if anyone wants to buy any, he can share my card. other bits and pieces i guess i should think of re-instating are: labels to sew on my goodies, a proper gallery/products page on this bloggy blog, some proper photos of my work by my daughter raven isis when she isnt rehearsing/performing - and then maybe finally get some shit onto etsy...or should i use folksy? which do you crafty vixens prefer...would like to hear what and why.

but that is just looking ahead a bit, for now i'll just sort the blog out to have an area of items that can be ordered for private sales, or very limted runs for wholesale.

anyway - back to my tattoo i was getting today - and my quite easy 5 hour session, so easy i kept falling asleep, which one really shouldn't do during a handjob as the skin needs to be kept taut, so a bit of contortion helps the work go quicker. anyway anyway - we started FREEFORM filling in my back, and it's starting to look like my all black lace crochet project with paisleys and mini-doilies! will get some photos taked when the kid is home, and not too hungover to work a camera, lol...

...and as well as it being tattoo day, it was gay pride here in london - so to keep with the yearly tradition, i spent the evening at The Ship Pub in soho, with the wonderful Gerard from IKNIT.

the irony is not lost on me

this evening mostly made me feel horrid. this evening also had me upset with myself. for the last few months i had actually felt a bit guilty for focussing more on my bellydancing lessons and rehearsals than my knitfriends...now i am kinda glad that i did!

however, this evening was also punctuated with some of the most awesome moments. moments that i'll always hold dear - seeing a proud young teen mother and glowing new grandmother, catching up with one of the most zen women i know, seeing the most shit hot tattooed girlie family in london, and visiting with one of my oldest stitchfriends.

and the highlight>>>>>>

afterwards and even though we were all dead tired, with us moms in fucking horrid hip pain - we still as a group and without thinking or speaking rushed to the aid of another woman stranger on the street and stayed with her til the situation was diffused and she was definitely okay. then as soon as she was sorted we said our good nights without even discussing it -just a natural thing.



now, i'll probably offend some knitladies with the rest of this post though

(what's new)

maybe even lose a couple friends from it - but if they don't understand then i am better off without women like this in my life.

all i can say is gosh darn those ladies love bitching about each other and fucking back biting - especially about things they have not lived/experienced. it got so bad and i was feeling so horrid that i finally said "i know i've been gone awhile but i really can't believe how much you all talk shit about each other".

now ironically i'm kinda doing the same thing here on my blog. well, it is called Trashy Crochet - and at least i was brave enough to say what i was thinking TO THE PERSON'S FACE.

so i've had both ends of the frienship spectrum tonight.
and right now i'm still oscillating between the two, wonderin' which end i'll remember next time it's a thursday night and i'm itching to crochet!

ironically i walked right past another stitch event to get to this one tonight.



and PS to my dearest radio lee - if you are reading this - thank you our knight in shining (vintage) armour!!!

find cassie!

firstly - for anyone back home or anyone that knows anyone back home can you please have a look at this blog post and pass it along if you can? nother crafty vixen could really use our help in trackin down her daughter cassie who has been missing since the 8th...there is a possibility that she could have run away, and may be headed towards Virginia. thanks so much for having a look - just in case we can help in anyway.

as a mom i can't even imagine what she is going through - just thinking about my daughter ravenisis going missing makes me sick. my daughter means everything to me and i'm so lucky - shes my best friend as well as my only family over here in london...and i'm so proud of her! we had a great day together today at the V+A for their quilt exhibition. she got me the tickets for my birthday last weekend.

i do have to say tho-that i really don't think i've seen that many menopausal women in one space ever before in my life! what is it about patchwork and the change?

beauty baby beauty

aw...look at the big luscious beauty inky shout out my tatoo artist facialist has put on her blog!

she just touched up my tattooed eyebrows for me the other day...i so love her and can't wait to be tatttooed by her on friday night...x

so tis the reason i missed hoxton knit...

cadbury announced going fairtrade at midnight last night!

here is their blog that i've been working...http://cadburydairymilk.typepad.com/

please let us know what you think.

now back to the crochet!

work/knit club

my old boss that now works at work club sent me this link to his work's blog about knitblubclub and iknit...so my blog now links to his blog...its like all part of my life have now connected, lol!

didn't make it tonight and am already feeling the loneliness...

see you all in a couple weeks!

xxx

i'm loving this idea...

for a competition/viral seeding...

check out the lovely stuff on this blog and also join in the competition to win $50 gift certificate!

in shadows stuff rocks!
i love the heart shaped brains necklaces.

wonder if i could find a crocheted brains pattern somewhere?

...but why???

welll...

i have a healthblog.
i have a sex blog.
i have a family blog.
i have a tatoo blog.
i used to have a dreadlock blog.

now i think it is time for a dedicated craft blog.
specifically crochet.

because us hookers always seem to get left out.

but really we are the elite, lol!