Urban knitting and yarnstorming has been sweeping across London for a little while now and has already taken Leake Street tunnel, some churches and a few phoneboxes by storm! We recently caught up with a few of the Yarn Corp girls and spun and few questions at them with some amusing replies….
How did you stumble into the art of amigurumi?

Purple Purler: a Totoro came to me in a dream and made me make lifesize yarny replicas for his clone army…
Deadly Knitshade: Ancient Japanese gods instilled us with awesome and …

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Frae is a new organic frozen yogurt business that recently popped up in London with an inviting shop in Angel. Frae offers up fresh fruit and tangy frozen yogurt combinations at reasonable prices which are good for you too!
Londonerseye.com recently caught up with one of the owners Donald to chat about the Frae business and the place for healthy food products in the capital:
How did the Frae shop come about then?
Donald: Well myself and Martyn were working as corporate lawyers for around four years and we decided …

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The Trocadero centre used to home to the legendary Segaworld until 1999 which was a monster games arcade features loads of cool simulators and rides as well as bucket loads of arcade booths and cabinets.
Trocadero is a little sad and old now but still has some of it’s original charm and plenty of games and arcade machines to splash some cash on. The layout is spread over a confusing one-way system of ropey looking staircases and gangways.
The centre also features a Cineworld multi-screen …

Mash is one of those uber trendy clothes shops on Oxford Street which boasts some top names in urban fashion and streetwear. Mash stocks the likes of Carhatt, Zoo York, Fenchurch and recently introduced Terratag lines.
They stock both mens and ladies wear but the main focus seems to be on menswear, there is loads of stock in the shop and Mash also stock lines which are difficult to find in other shops. Mash have an extremely large accessories range along with designer watches and jewellery too.
The shop also hosts …

London has become awash with flashmobs and organised dancing events over the last few months due mainly to the success of T-mobile events such as Pink singing in Trafalgar Square and the organised flashmob in Liverpool street which was plastered all over the telly a while back.
Well the Southbank centre have also jumped on the mob mentality and on Sunday 30th August at 3pm, London’s Southbank Centre will play host to ‘DanceMob’, a mass synchronised ‘Flash Mob’ style dance routine, choreographed by Into the Hoods creator Kate Prince.
If you want …

www.bortuskleer.com/
Bortusk Leer is one of those crazy graffiti artists that makes your mind feel a little boggled whenever you spot any of their work out and about in London.
The work is always pretty comical and usually takes the form of childlike drawings and scrawly sketches that are brightly coloured and sometimes a little neon or glow in the dark.
Usually pasted up on newspaper clippings and glued directly onto walls, the work has a carefree light hearted feel when compared to other graffiti artists.
Check out their website for more …

www.paulinsect.com/
Paul Insect is an artist I didn’t know a lot about but when I browsed though these photos I instantly recognised some of the work including the scary looking baby heads which remind me of Dillinger Escape Plan album work and have a very eerie feel.
Also a lot of Paul Insect work features the more recently spotted skulls wearing x-ray specks with sparkles and fireworks spraying out of the head. I have noticed a few of these around East London.
This set also features some modern art which …

The Burberry outlet in deepest darkest Hackney isn’t what you would expect when you find the place. Tucked away on an industrial side street this large scale outlet shop is chock full of designed bag totting Japanese tourists and bargain hungry shoppers.
The scale of the shop is quite impressive and larger than the usual outlet park affair. The shop stock pretty much everything Burberry you could wish for from bags and expensive scarves to trademark coats and macs. They also stock reasonably priced men’s polo shirts and t-shirts which …