Book Hive animatronic celebrates 400 years of public libraries in Bristol

There's a buzz and a flutter of pages down at Bristol central library now until 7th March, in the form of the Book Hive. The booky sculptures have been created to celebrate the 400 year anniversary of public libraries in Bristol.

If you can't get down there then here are a few movies to give you a sense of the atmosphere. 

Alli xx

.  Book Hive info

Flower power @ Craft Club

Here's something to make with the ribbons you've collected from gifts, stashed away in a drawer.


This project is from a book called Fabric Flowers by Kate Haxell. Cutting, twisting and stitching. Rather sweet, we think. Mr J come along and made a flower! 

Crafty Olympics!

I couldn't resist sharing this gallery from yesterday's Guardian.

Knitted Olympic stars - in pictures

A new knitting book gets into the London 2012 spirit with patterns for the most celebrated Olympians of all time. But how closely do the knitted characters resemble the real sporting heroes? Rachel Dixon finds out

Knitlympics by Carol Meldrum is published by Collins & Brown. Buy it from the Guardian Bookshop for £6.39.

• Rachel Dixon
• guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 November 2011 09.00 GMT

Still trying to get my head around the idea of a knitted swimming figure....!