January 2020
-
The Photographer - Jonna Hietala - Kickstarter Campaign
I was first made aware of Jonna Hietala's stunning photography when she together with Sini Kramer founded and published the first issue of Laine Magazine, a knitting magazine representing and showcasing nothing we'd ever seen before! Laine Cover Photo - Issue One A burning desire to translate what we see and feel into our own language.We are born to create... -
Our Neighbourhood - Kickstarter Campaign
An important part of what Knit With Attitude is and what places us within our community is the relationship with our neighbours. That's everyone from our friends and customers that come through our doors, attend our monthly knit nights or come in for a chat when they are out and about in Stoke Newington. Being a shop you interact with... -
Knitting With Attitude the Book - Kickstarter Campaign
You may have seen lots of tempting teaser pictures of various knitting designs on our social medium platforms instagram and facebook over the past few weeks. But why are we teasing you! The Knit With Attitude anniversary book of course. If you didn't know Knit With Attitude is celebrating its 10 years this year, read more about our beginnings here... -
10 Years and Still Standing - kickstarter campaign
Ten years ago, in January 2010, I dragged with me what I could carry onto three buses across London, off to set up Knit with attitude on it's very first day as a market trader at Greenwich Market. Having just moved with my family from Norway to London, coming from a background as a sub-culture film maker, I can honestly... -
What to Knit? Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK
If you haven't noticed already we have had a massive explosion of Hedgehog Fibres in Knit With Attitude this week. Glorious tonal solids and crazy speckled skeins of Merino DK and Twist Sock are now hanging happily in the hand dyed corner of the shop. I have been particularly drawn to the Merino DK the past couple of days. It's... -
What Maya Knits - Eifelgold Shawl
“I'm not a shawls person” is clearly a lie I've been telling myself forever. After making a humongous DK weight shawl a couple of years back (the Askews Me! by Stephen West) and having worn it constantly since then, maybe not through the worst summer heat wave, but other than that every single day is like … I can feel... -
New year.... New skill
There is something exciting about a new year. It's full of anticipation for what the year ahead has in store for us. New friends we will make, and new things to discover and learn. What better time of year to set yourself a challenge. This could be something simple like revisiting a forgotten past time, or something altogether more challenging...