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  1. A Year Long Knit-A-Long - Resilience Kits

    2021 is the Knit With Attitude Year Long Knit A Long! Every month we celebrate a pattern from the Knit With Attitude Anniversary Collection. To read all about it see the introductory blog post. We are starting with Resilience by By Karie Westermann. This cute colourwork mitten and cowl set features a repeating tree motif and is knit in Hillesvåg...
    A Year Long Knit-A-Long - Resilience Kits
  2. Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 10

    We are really excited to see Laine Magazine back on our shelves. This truly is a beautiful knitting magazine, with is stunning photography, articles, recipes and of course amazing knitting designs. Issue 10 does not disappoint. Laine Issue 10 features 12 patterns by 11 different designers: Denise Bayron, Aleks Byrd, Maxim Cyr, Midori Hirose, Julie Hoover, Natasja Hornby, Mieka John...
    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 10
  3. Virtual Knit Night January 7th

    The holiday for me was all about embracing your mistakes, as I mindlessly knitted away I made so many of them. This week is about finding focus, and after ripping back rows and rows, my project is back on track. Just in time for our first virtual of the year, I hope to see you tonight! The details are the...
    Virtual Knit Night January 7th
  4. New Yarn - Garthenor Snowdonia Sock

    We've expanded the range of Garthenor at Knit With Attitude and we have some exciting new yarns to introduce to you. Today I take a look at Snowdonia Sock. A beautiful 100% British, nylon free, organic sock yarn. Garthenor began in 1999 with a small flock of sheep. When Garthenor began, there were no organic standards for wool yarns. They...
    New Yarn - Garthenor Snowdonia Sock
  5. Our anniversary collection – A Year Long Knit-a-Long

    As we're sweeping 2020 out of the door (good riddance) we've had a chance to reflect on the year that has passed. A year that brought so much we didn't ask for and took away so much we didn't expect, still it was the year that our humble little corner of the knitting world celebrated 10 years in existence. And...
    Our anniversary collection – A Year Long Knit-a-Long
  6. Deck the Halls!

    I'm seeing seasonal decorations popping up all over the place. Christmas has arrived. I don't know about you but I love to knit little Christmas decorations and every year have knitted a bauble or two. So I had great fun researching for this blog post. Read on and discover some inspiring ways to decorate your home this festive season. Please...
    Deck the Halls!
  7. Virtual Knit Night December 17th

    Oh you know I've been a good girl this year, monogamously, admittedly quite boringly, not necessarily enthusiastically and hence painfully slow, but yes, I've been working on all those unfinished projects I had gathered throughout the previous few years. Last knit night we saluted one of those projects, one of the greatest hurdles, to be honest it is a miracle...
    Virtual Knit Night December 17th
  8. Virtual Knit Night December 10th

    When we started our regular virtuals mid-March a consistent theme was what to knit next, facing world wide lockdowns and collective fear, not exactly knowing what this was all about, as crafters at least the extra time at home gave promises of activity, and we all had ambitious ideas about completing one project after the other. My poncho, a project...
    Virtual Knit Night December 10th
  9. Get Started with Knit How

    Knit How is one of most popular learn to knit books and now it is back in stock! For those curious to start knitting or looking for a knitty gift I have written this blog post with an introduction to the first project along with some suitable yarns and the right needles. Knit How takes you from the very beginning...
    Get Started with Knit How
  10. Yarn Pairings for Amirisu Issue 21

    The Autumn/Winter Issue of Amirisu is here, with 12 elegantly simple but classic designs. This issue is titled 'From Land to Needles' and explores the yarns sources and traces it back to the natural fibres we use. Think simple shapes with sometimes bold and sometimes understated texture and a clever use of colour. The designers include: Stella Egidi, Keiko Kikuno...
    Yarn Pairings for Amirisu Issue 21
  11. Virtual Knit Night December 3rd

    It is a grey heavy day and absolutely freezing in ol' London Town today, and I can't come up with any better idea than to curl up for a cozy warm knit night tonight (yes, definitely metaphorically speaking about our wonderful atmosphere here ... ). My poncho is getting close to finish and will keep my lap warm while knitting...
    Virtual Knit Night December 3rd
  12. I'm thinking about hats (again)

    I think it must have something to do with the change of seasons and the nights drawing in. There is a chill in the air, the weather is miserable. But it's this time of year I start to think about knitting myself a new hat. Hats are fun to knit. Unlike some more ambitious projects it's a realistic expectation to...
    I'm thinking about hats (again)

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