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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 13
I love winter issues of magazines. There is something so tempting at the thought of hunkering down on a dark evening sipping a warm mug of hot chocolate. Letting your eye wander from project to project, enjoying the pages of endless inspiration before you. Laine is one of those magazines you can get lost in, sumptuously photographed and beautifully produced... -
Knitters Gift Guide - Tools
Is that the distant sound of sleigh bells I hear, is Christmas just around the corner? This time of year means jumper wearing, mulled wine drinking, Christmas pie eating and so much more. Knitters needles may be busy knitting up a whole host of Christmas gifts for family and friends. But what do you get those knitters themselves? This series... -
Knitters Gift Guide - Get Organised
Is that the distance sound of sleigh bells I hear, is Christmas just around the corner? This time of year means jumper wearing, mulled wine drinking, Christmas pie eating and so much more. Knitters needles may be busy knitting up a whole host of Christmas gifts for family and friends. But what do you get those knitters themselves? This series... -
Singles Schmingles Day
Knock … knock … You know when they air-knock towards you to make it look like they knock on your screen, and a guy with the whitest teeth I've ever seen smiled at me on my feed. “Have you heard about the Singles Day? Last year it generated more sales than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, and I'm here... -
Knitters Gift Guide - In Print
Is that the distance sound of sleigh bells I hear, is Christmas just around the corner? This time of year means jumper wearing, mulled wine drinking, Christmas pie eating and so much more. Knitters needles may be busy knitting up a whole host of Christmas gifts for family and friends. But what do you get those knitters themselves? This series... -
Virtual Knit Night November 11th
We're on a stranded colour work craze for sure, with the Meadow knit-a-long in full swing, I am definitely suffering from the just-one-more-row-before... syndrome. Working on the same project, there is a bit of friendly rivalry happening as well, I just noticed that George is ahead of me with a few rows. Can't have that happening can I, so tonight... -
Yarn Pairings for Stripes by Veera Välimäki
Stripes! They are everywhere, from nature to manmade architecture. Providing endless inspiration for art, design, and of course knitwear. Veera Välimäki's book is a celebration of all those stripes and the forms they can take. These are realised in a group of knitted garments and accessories with a focus on simple and clean lines and modern details. Inside you will... -
Can it be worked in the round?
We're almost ready to cast-on for this fall's most magical adventure - the Meadow Wrap Knit-A-Long together with awesome designer extraordinaire Dee Hardwicke. After weeks and weeks of preparations, we are nearly there, the excitement is building and I am so eager to get that wrap onto my needles I can literarily taste it! In preparing, picking the most gorgeous... -
The Colours Of Nature
It's with great excitement that the newly translated The Colours of Nature book by Anne Støvlæk Kjær and Louise Shelde Frederiksen of G-uld has arrived at Knit With Attitude. Ever since we attended G-uld's Dyeing Workshop in 2019 we have been entranced by the power of natural dyes. Every time a new batch of yarn from G-uld arrives in the... -
Virtual Knit Night October 14th
I know I'm fairly late with this notification, but hopefully most of you know the drill by now! I am literarily drowning in my accounts these days with the VAT quarter deadline fast approaching, and I can't wait to emerge from my paper piles, to have a break and spend an evening with you guys! All set for tonight, because... -
Are you ready for an adventure? Wilderness Knits by Linka Neuman
The urge to explore has come over us here at Knit With Attitude and what every explorer needs is some good knit wear! Wilderness Knits by Norwegian designer Linka Neumann has been translated into English. Inside you will find stunning knits set in stunning scenery. With evocative photos of the Norwegian countryside that you just want to step right into... -
Meadow Wrap KAL with Dee Hardwicke
The time has finally come where I can fully reveal what we've been cooking up for you for this fall! Together with designer extraordinaire Dee Hardwicke we've come up with a magical fall adventure, and we do believe you will love it as much as we do! Made in the wonderful yarns of John Arbon - what more could one...