Monthly Archives: September 2014

Wool Week PicKnit at Plutonium Muffins HQ

Wool Week runs from the 5th to the 12th of October this year, and being in London, I am fortunate to have a lot of events available to me to celebrate! I have also decided to host a PicKnit of … Continue reading

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Episode Four: Mvere

The latest episode of the Plutonium Muffins Podcast includes the #WIPCrackAway knitalong, some big news regarding fleeces, a resolutions update and a lesson on another breed of sheep. Enjoy – and don’t forget to enter the giveaway before the 5th … Continue reading

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[Giveaway] Great London Yarn Crawl Bags! CLOSED

Today I get to talk about the Great London Yarn Crawl Project Bags! These were given to us when we arrived at our meeting places, and were crammed full of goodies. I’ve got two of the project bags (unfortunately, empty) … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Loop

My local yarn shop, Loop was the third yarn shop on Team Romney’s route and I think we were lucky to find any yarn left! There was a confluence of three groups as we arrived – what a collection of … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Sharp Works

Sharp Works was the second of the yarn shops I visited on the Great London Yarn Crawl 2014, and with a lovely mother-daughter duo running the shop, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Located just opposite the Herne Hill train station, the … Continue reading

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Local Yarn Shops: Stitch Up

As promised in my post on Monday, Stitch Up is the first of the yarn shops Team Romney visited on the Great London Yarn Crawl 2014. Located in Wimbledon, the shop is a one minute walk away from Wimbledon Park tube … Continue reading

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Great London Yarn Crawl 2014

I spent Saturday tripping along with a load of amazing people on the Great London Yarn Crawl, visiting yarn shops (and buying too much yarn), travelling across London south and north and having a great time at the Pompom Quarterly after party … Continue reading

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#WIPCrackAway – Icon Dress Pt 1

I’ve been working on my #WIPCrackAway project – which is what the Icon Dress now is! #WIPCrackAway is a knit along which is being hosted by Louise of the Knit British Podcast, and Nic of the Yarns from the Plain podcast. Go … Continue reading

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Episode Three: Kuruka

Welcome to Episode Three of the Plutonium Muffins Podcast – Kuruka! I discuss some projects I’m working on, as well as the events I will be going to in the next few weeks. I go through the Monthly Resolutions and … Continue reading

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Breeds of Sheep: The Mouflon

Following on from the second episode of the Plutonium Muffins Podcast: Gachira, I have been doing a bit more research into the Mouflon sheep! What can I say, I’ve got a lot of time on my hands – and it … Continue reading

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