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Recommended Yarn Second Edition - Part Two
This is part two to the second edition of Recommended Yarn, to read part one follow this link: Second Edition Part One. The theme for the Recommended Yarn series is to look at what is new and knitted up in the yarns we stock. You can check out Recommended Yarn - Part one and Part Two with those links. My criteria for the first... -
Lotta H. Löthgren's Mushroom Cowl - Favourite Colour Combos
We really enjoyed having Lotta in the shop the other weekend, it was so great meeting her and hearing about her designs. We loved seeing all the knits from her book Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest and sharing that with other knitters who came by to see the samples and have a chat. We are excited to see... -
Virtual Knit Night November 9th
I’m resurfacing, crawling out from behind the covid fog, I have to admit that this round was particularly rough. Slowly breathing and slowly getting back on track with everything Knit With Attitude, I’m so grateful for my wonderful staff that are able to steer this ship with steady hands even when I’m not there. Back in the shop, surrounded by... -
Yarn Pairings - Pom Pom 47
Pom Pom Issue 47 is around the corner and the Winter issue Monochrome is full of delightful patterns to keep you knitting through the coming months. The theme for this issue is subtle colour combinations. So designs that focus on shades of the same colour, textural differences or shadows and depth. Designers featured are Sara Ottosson, Rebecca Clow, Alessandra Gropazzi... -
Colour Inspiration - Halloween
Goblins and ghouls have worked some mischief on our widow display and turned it into a spooky fantasy. This however is all for a good cause. We are taking part in the Trick or Eat trail. Trick or Eat is organised by Hackney based Local Buyers Club and brings together residents and business in order to collect donations for Hackney... -
How I use the Twig & Horn Wool Soap
It's a perfect time of year to go through and give your favourite knitwear some love, maybe a refresh before you are wearing it again in the winter. So with this blog post I will take you through how I like to use the Twig & Horn Liquid Lanolin Wool Soap. The Twig & Horn Liquid Lanolin Wool Soap is... -
Needles for Socks
We have made many posts looking at the beautiful sock friendly yarns along with various sock patterns and books over the years. But this post is dedicated to the tools you need to create the socks themselves. The foundation of every knitters work, your needles. There are different ways to knit a sock and different needles available to you, but... -
Virtual Knit Night October 12th
Both the real world and our knitting world is in a turmoil these days, and if you are feeling confused, stressed and just completely 'out of it', you are definitely not alone. We need to create space to breathe and gather ourselves, and we need to openly communicate with each other. I am so looking forward to our knit night... -
A Deep Dive into Stranded Colourwork
It is probably the Northener in me, or more accurate, me being a Norwegian that makes me crave woolly jumpers as soon as autumn is here – but not any woolly jumper – oh no, I'm talking about proper thick proper wool proper bashing around in the snow jumpers! Now admittedly it's been years since I was bashing around in... -
Yarn Pairings - Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest
Seeing as we are on a bit of a jumper kick lately and especially a stranded colourwork one, I thought I would delve into Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest by Lotta H. Löthgren and see what colourwork delights it has inside. I shall be taking a closer look at some of the designs as well as recommending some... -
Design Focus - Camisole no. 9
With more than a decade in the fashion industry, when creating My Favourite Things Louise Rasmussen's main focus has been to create classic and timeless wardrobe favourites of high quality, that lasts for more than a season: simple but aesthetically pleasing designs with thought out details, always aiming for 'the perfect fit'. Here at Knit with attitude we're huge fans of My...