Happily, though, we have managed a bit of crafty time and an opportunity to put the studio in order, so we are hoping that soon we will be comfortably settled into our regular crafting and blogging adventures and not just getting swamped in the extraneous stuff that is of the rest of our lives.
So what have we been up to for the last few weeks? Well, we have been developing our contribution to
http://www.claptonfestival.com/
Knitting the Clapton Mile
How times have changed.....
Some people may remember when the area between the Lee Bridge Roundabout (or more specifically the edifice then known as The Chimes Bar), Clapton Pond
and Hackney Central was known as Murder Mile.
Things have moved on a lot since then, what with gentrification and the rising house prices that accompany it.
Now, in the wake of the very successful rebirth of the
Chatsworth Road Market
and a new vibrant commercial streetlife
this summer we are celebrating with the inagural
Our Crafty Mission.....
Knitting the Clapton Mile is and attempt to swathe the Lower Clapton area in a multi-coloured, multi-crafted, multi-textured mile-long creation to celebrate to diversity and creative talent of the area.
Lu and Miss Lu and many of our yarn-obsessed friends are happily producing meterage to add to the creation which we will stretch from the Square to the Pond. We currently have sections of knitted and croched pieces to join together, but we welcome contributions of any textile or fibre creations. We will be working on it in the Elderfield pub on Elderfield Rd on Thursday from 8.30 if you would like to join us for that, or if you find yourself in the area on Sunday 12th June please bring along your needles, hook or loom and help us to make the yarny journey in Clapton Square in celebration of Knit in Public Day and Yarnbombing Day as well as the Festival and all its lovely events.
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