When is a jumper not a jumper?....When it is still in bits.

So, my knitting for "Wicked" has been completed and I have received my first ever payment for knitting. The thought of being paid to knit is insane. Since finishing I have received 2 commissions for other things so it is not a mad idea to try and make a go of knitting/crocheting for profit. Btw if anyone else wants to commission me just get in touch *winks*.

You will be pleased to know I have completed the knitting for a jumper I have been making for about a year now (maybe more). I just have to sew it up now which is actually the hardest bit. My sewing skills have never been good. I get bored and rush. I vow not to do this with my jumper. It has taken too long to knit to not finish it properly. Hopefully the next blog entry will include a pic of the finished jumper. I may even model it myself!

I am also busy putting together a Queen of the Knit website. Unfortunately the web host I chose is not the easiest to use so it is proving difficult to get it how I want it but hopefully it will be live in the next couple of weeks. Rest assured you will be the first to know about it

To end let me share a couple of photos of people knitting in costume. The first is of members of the ENO chorus relaxing during Fidelio rehearsals. The second is of a member of the Icelandic Opera chorus. Enjoy.

Hang on a cotton picking minute, should your name be there?

Sorry I have neglected you all recently. I have had lots on and nothing interesting enough to write about. I promise to give the appropriate amount of time to this blog over the coming weeks (whatever the appropriate amount of time is).

So, you may remember I mentioned I had been knitting for a West End show recently. This was the result of knitting gloves for a touring production of the same musical. They liked them so much they ordered more pairs for their West End production too. I was, and still am, over the moon and a little flabbergasted. The wardrobe mistress on the touring production sent me a picture of a page of the tour's programme. Now I have been in countless programmes over the years but always in the cast list, never in the technical/creative list. So I thought I would share this momentous moment with you lot. By the way the show is "Wicked".

Look, knitting by...... Hilarious!

That is all I have to report today but you will be pleased to know that a jumper I have been knitting for a fair while now is almost complete and I will post a pic as soon as it actually is. I also have some lovely pics of people knitting in costume that I will also post soon. In the meantime why not get your needles out and join the knitting revolution.

Please help me!....I can't do this alone.

This is just a plea for help with a future blog. I am putting together a series of pieces about knitting in unusual situations. The first will address knitting in theatres. I need pics that people are happy to have included in my blog. Regarding the theatre knitting/crochet blog entry it would be brilliant to have people in costume but just people casually crafting in a theatre is fine too.

The next post I intend to put together is pics of people knitting in unusual places. I say unusual, I mean anywhere really. If you have any pics of people knitting please send them to me. If you are on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ you can send them to me via any of these. If not I have just put a "contact me" app on this blog just to your right. See? So you should be able to send them to me here or contact me to tell me you have pics to send.

I hope some of you can help but I realise it is a peculiar ask. If you help me though I promise to reward you with pictures of cakes in a future blog entry. Can't say fairer than that!