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The Knit with attitude Blog
- an East London Yarn Shop
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Shop Re-Opening June 15th
The last few days in the shop had been all about filling up those shelves with woolly goodness and getting ourselves ready to re-open. At Knit with attitude and Of Cabbages & Kings, I can't even begin to tell you how excited we all are to be opening our doors and welcoming you back again! We're trying to structure our... -
Virtual Knit Night June 11th
Today is the first day I am spending in the shop for the first time in three months, and I am overjoyed spending my day with my lovely colleagues (my dearest friends) back in my happy place. Today it looks like this, but Monday we'll be ready for you! And so this is a later-than-usual invitation, I know, but I'm just... -
Yarn Pairings - Amirisu Issue 20
Amirisu is a stylish and contemporary knitting magazine from Japan and is now in its twentieth issue. The theme of this issue is Les Aventures and features designers from Japan and around the world. Pre-order your Issue here. A beautiful collection of designs from the simply elegant to the elegantly simple. There are twelve knitting patterns alongside other content. A... -
Virtual Knit Night June 4th
How can it be June already? My sense of time and days of the week has definitely been skewed during isolation, as it has for many of us. Someone told me that the days of the week as we knew them, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and so on, are now known as Thisday, Thatday, Otherday, Someday, Yesterday, Today and Nextday. However... -
Exclusive Kits From Knit With Attitude for iKnit7
Have you been following the buzz on social media from iKnit7. A collaboration between seven great yarn shops: Wild and Woolly, Tribe, A Yarn Story, Emily Foulds, Ginger Twist Studio, This is Knit and us at Knit With Attitude. All week our shops have been offering goodies, discounts and exclusive content. Whats more is there is a chance to win... -
Virtual Knit Night May 28th
With the iKnit7 Virtual Yarn Extravaganza in full swing I nearly forgot about Knit Night! Not that we are having one of course, but that for it to happen I actually had to set it up and post the invitation here. A bit late today, but still as always, you are all invited to join our Virtual Knit Night tonight... -
Yarn Pairings - Pompom Issue 33
I love the explosion of colour summer gives us and nothing is more embracing of it than this issue of Pompom. Exploring summer at its best with vibrant colour, summer shapes and inspiration taken from the sun. This issue is jam packed with happy, bright and colourful designs, it's guaranteed to leave you smiling. Not only do we have knitting... -
Virtual Knit Night May 21st
If you follow us on social media or you subscribe to our newsletters, you'll know that I am completely inundated with work trying to get everything ready for our iKnit7 Virtual Yarn Extravaganza starting next week. I really really need a break, to pick up my needles and have a good laugh. So tonight, our 10th virtual knit night, is... -
We are iKnit7
I belong to this collaborative, supportive, love-led sisterhood of women who all happen to own AMAZING yarn shops, and I can't even begin to tell you how much our weekly zoom meetings and daily group chats have meant to me during this pandemic with all the uncertainty and fear that came along with it. The support, care and encouragement from... -
Get Organised!
I have to say I go through phases of being completely organised to complete chaos when it comes to my craft supplies and materials. All this time spent at home has made me a little guilty about what a state they are currently in. I hope writing this blog post will jump start some tidying and maybe give you some...