The penguin with the pointy sticks

A penguin with a pointy stick from Spain

How could I not point you to this Spanish government video featuring Berni the Bear and a penguin promoting fencing.

 

Knitting & Crochet Blog Week - Knitting with swords

As a keen amateur swordswoman, I've always hankered after an attempt to knit with my sabre.

And so I offer these pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By the way, today's theme is "something completely different" - and the date, well the first day of the fourth month.

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I'm not alone!

I stumbled across a blog called Knit 1, Purl 2, Stab today. It's by another fencing knitter, so I thought I'd share.

Knit yourself for the Science Museum

The Science Museum has asked London knitters through Stitch London to craft 6inch tall models of themselves for an exhibit in June. 

The stages of mine are likely to feature here and on Ravelry. It will feature either a turquoise or a pink tunic dress, Rowan Tapestry hair & black leggings but could do with a suggestion for the shoes. I'm also wondering about making a fencing mask or sabre for it to carry...hmmmm

Welcome: Kntting and fencing but rarely together

Lapurplepenguin is the off-duty identity of a Northern
Irish born, London-based journalist and editor.

In her down time La Penguin likes to to take a break from the serious thinking about future media and society and such stuff to indulge two particular hobbies.

Although superficially different knitting and sabre fencing share some surprising common traits (apart from getting you odd looks on the train) - storage requirements, specialist kit, strange languages and of course the pointy objects.

The blog is mainly about adventures in yarn and jewellery but will occasionally feature a spot of swashbuckling.

One thing I should explain is the name. You can find me on twitter and ravelry at lapurplepenguin and so this blog belongs to a penguin with pointy sticks (knitting needles and swords). Purple Penguin has been an all purpose name I've used for years. It first started I think when I needed a name for a quiz team or the like. Someone said think of a couple of things you like: obviously purple and penguins.

But it then has come in handy as a code in relation to knitting and dressmaking. If you are wearing a garment you made and someone compliments it, and you admit you made it, there are sometimes odd reactions. But if I say "it's a purple penguin" they nod or say really.