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Knitting on Trains
www.knittingontrains.com
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A scrapbook of making, baking and exploring London. Lately regular topics include charity shop finds, analogue photography, tasty recipes and crochet.
#11869 in All , #92 in Crafts

Rainbow Cake

So it turns out that when it comes down to it, we really are simple creatures. I dont think there could have been more excitement over this rainbow cake had there actually been children present. Who ...

3 days ago 3 people like this

Sun, Cake and Craft

On Tuesday I met up with some friends for a bit of alfresco crafting action. Crochet was the dominate medium, and I did cross stitch (very slowly and badly - I blame the sun). We sat in the Queen Eli...

5 days ago

Im Doing This

If your interested in doing it too, head on over to House of Pinheiro to find out how before 21st May.

5 days ago

Retro Garden Time

My grandparents garden was looking lovely this weekend, lots of flowers in bloom and interesting things to look at. The sun graced us with its presence for a few hours so I decided to test out the fr...

5 days ago

The Sea Is Just A Wetter Version Of The Skies

Since the weathers been warming up Ive been getting into a more summery playlist, which for me means lots of Regina Spektor. Any other Regina fans out there? I think my favourite album of hers is Far...

5 days ago

Orange You Lovely?

Geddit? Terrible pun I know, but sometimes you just have to give in. And I do think orange is lovely. Definitely one of my favourite colours - perhaps not always to wear (it can be a bit hard to pull...

5 days ago

Zesty Lemon Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Frosting

The other day I found myself in the situation of wanting to do some baking - preferably of the cake variety - but also being too lazy to leave the house (I dont know if you knew this about me, but I ...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

Book Q&A

Recently Kate tagged me in a Q&A all about books. It seemed like a fun way to flex my brain box and do a post that wasnt picture-based for a change. Although saying that, youll notice Ive shirked...

07 may 12

Pyrex and Teapots: A Blue-Hued Charity Shop Haul

  A couple more finds, this time from some of my favourite charity shops in Beeston, Nottingham (where Ben lives). Ive had a little dish in the same style as the gravy boat for a while, so could...

03 may 12

Summer Cactus

I was very pleasantly surprised when the Summer Cactus I bought a few weeks ago from Morrisons started busting out some flowers. I didnt notice at first because the buds open up during the day when t...

01 may 12

Cross Stitch

A few weeks ago I thought Id have a go at a little cross-stitch for a friends birthday present. Im not so hot at cross stitch yet - it probably took me longer to complete this than it should have! An...

26 apr 12

Card For An Anniversary

Two years of trekking back and forth between London and Nottingham...whod have thunk it?! But well worth every trip. I must say though, I am looking forward to the day when we finally ...

24 apr 12

Happenings in April

 A little corner of my bedroom, and my much-used radio. Its been a very slow month for me on the blogging front, due to it being a very un-slow month for me on the MA deadlines front. Heres a li...

23 apr 12

A Couple of Charity Shop Finds

The other week I got a chance to check out my new local charity shop, Sense on Rye Lane in Peckham. It was pretty good, actually. I wasnt in the mood for rooting through racks of clothes, so I headed...

16 apr 12

brb ... sort of

Martin Kurshe poster available from here Apologies for the radio silence. My world is only coursework, coffee and occasional (more than occasional) biscuits at the moment. Tres boring. I have hundred...

14 apr 12

Herman the German Friendship (Loaf) Cake... and Muffins

Ah, Herman, my yeasty European friend. While part of me is almost nostalgic about saying goodbye to this sourdough starter my house has been carefully nurturing, I must confess another part of me (th...

09 apr 12

Crafty goings on in London: April

Wicker pig from the QEST Crafting Excellence exhibition @ Fortnum and Mason Oh my - it appears I havent done a crafty events round-up since before Christmas! Shocking. I thought Id get back in the sa...

03 apr 12

Blog Award Niceness

Image source Recently I was awarded a Liebster Blog Award by Leah of A Vintage Thread and a Sunshine Award by Kate of Goodnight Prudence, which has left me feeling rather warm and fuzzy inside - than...

27 mar 12

Peckham (and surrounding): eating, drinking, exploring

 Image via Street Art London Since we found our new flat in Peckham (or is it Camberwell? I cant seem to find a consensus yet), Ive been making a note of things to explore in the ...

20 mar 12

Tate to Tate

A few weekends ago when we had that inexplicable summer-in-February weather, we decided to DO ALL THE TATE. My Saturday morning uni class was in Pimlico that week, so Ben met me after and we wa...

15 mar 12

Street Find

A few days before I moved house, I noticed this bedside table abandoned by the bins on our street, and (under cover of darkness) I worked up the courage to liberate it! While some folk are very ...

09 mar 12 1 person likes this

Good Web Lately

Image source - The Pothole Gardener This post  - about websites Ive been enjoying lately/recently discovered - was a lot more detailed, and then when it was near completion I somehow managed to ...

06 mar 12

Frugal February: How I Did

A very un-frugal piggy bank, found here Did you notice? Its March! I move into my new house on Saturday, I wont have to do any stupid packing again for at least another year, and Frugal Feb...

01 mar 12

Hidden Treasure

When I visited home earlier this month, I noticed a small pile of tangled jewellery on the living room side. Naturally, I was intrigued. My grandma informed me that shed found it in the dra...

27 feb 12

Give Me Sunshine

The sudden spell of sun has got me hankering for full-on Spring. Roll on April! Heres some cheerful things keep your Vit D up until then... (Note: all of these items are from UK based ...

23 feb 12

Yellow and Green Granny Square Cushion Cover

Still yet to buy buttons for this crochet cushion cover I finished ages ago, but as a stop-gap I secured the back by weaving a length of bias binding though the holes, and knotting it at the ends. No...

20 feb 12

Buttery Almond Window Biscuits

I was given some incredibly moreish homemade jam, and lovely as it was on toast, I wanted to utilise it to its maximum potential in something extra tasty. These biscuits are little bites of butt...

16 feb 12

Coffee and Crochet

With a rare weekend alone in London on my hands, I decided to take a little jaunt down to Camberwell on Sunday to hang out with Siobhan. Ill be moving into the area soon (less than three weeks in fac...

13 feb 12

Frugal February: One Week In

One week down, three to go. Doing pretty well so far, I think. No make up or toiletries bought (my biggest weakness for sure) and I even managed to resist a brilliantly kitsch apple-shaped sugar...

12 feb 12

Oh Jeez

So today Ben and I are meant to be collecting EIGHT second hand Le Creuset pans that I recently won on eBay. They happen to be cast iron, and as such damn heavy. The pans are in Finsbury park, a walk...

06 feb 12

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