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The Knit with attitude Blog
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New Yarn - Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk Forgarn
Light and airy, delicate but hardwearing, squishy and fun to knit, this intriguing yarn from Hillesvåg has arrived and I'm in love. These giant round 'cakes' of yarn are Forgarn from Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk. A 'pre-yarn' which means it has been carded (combed) but no twist has been added like with more traditional yarns. This creates a delicate strand of unspun... -
What Maya Knits – Autumn Forager by Jennifer Brou
I ripped up the box, flipped the flaps aside, and fell in love – hard! It was our delivery of the autumn issue of Laine and beaming up at me was the cover featuring Autumn Forager by Jennifer Brou (link to Ravelry). My favourite projects are the ones that lets me explore texture, and the Autumn Forager presented endless opportunities... -
New Yarn - Twisted Ambitions Yarn: Sweet Sock
A collection of inspiring new yarns have arrived at Knit With Attitude. Twisted Ambitions Yarns from American hand dyer Ross Taylor. Bright neons, soft neons, electrifying speckles that all have a glow of positivity that will rub off onto your knitting making them a pleasure to knit, wear and enjoy. These colours will blow you away. They have real depth... -
Urban Foraging
With a desire to do some more natural dyeing I headed out on a foraging adventure looking for buddleia flowers which I have seen give an amazing yellow colour, I was not disappointed. Taking a bag and a pair of scissors I took a walk along a pathway near me that runs along the back of some houses and alongside... -
Taking a Tour of the Leather Notions Zip
The Leather Notions Zip from Thread & Maple has arrived at Knit With Attitude and we are in love with this handily sized and well made leather pouch. These pouches are made in Ukraine from beautifully soft Crazy Horse Leather. Crazy Horse Leather is the same high grade full grain cowhide leather that is used in saddle making. This leather... -
Virtual Knit Night July 13th
What a day! You know, one of those where everything you touch turns to poo. So far I've had my server crash, deliveries missing what they should contain, a meeting I had to cancel, my blog not accepting my password, and an international shipping disaster for a delivery that was supposed to arrive last week ... and it isn't passed... -
Recommended Yarn - Part Two
We spend most of or days recommending different yarns for different projects. It may be a customer who comes in looking for yarn for a pattern or trying to substitute a yarn that may not be produced any more. Or even when we do the Yarn Pairings blog posts where I will try and match as best I can a... -
Colour Inspiration - Growth
I'm continuing with my colour inspiration posts with the idea of not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. Next up in the series is Growth. As summer's warmth helps gardens and parks come alive with an abundance of green. After looking at Sunrise and Sunset and also Rainy Days, Growth seems like the... -
Recommended Yarn - Part One
We spend most of or days recommending different yarns for different projects. It may be a customer who comes in looking for yarn for a pattern or trying to substitute a yarn that may not be produced any more. Or even when we do the Yarn Pairings blog posts where I will try and match as best I can a... -
Colour Inspiration - Rainy Days
I'm continuing with my colour inspiration posts with the idea of not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. Next up in the series is Rainy Days. I was woken up the other night by a very loud thunderstorm that passed over us bringing heavy rain with it. After looking at a more romantic... -
Swatches and a Sock - Knitting Katla Sokkaband
I've longed to knit Hélène Magnússon Katla Sokkaband ever since it arrived in the shop just before Unravel in spring this year. A solid yarn made up of 4 strands of Love Story Einband plied together has made it extremely intriguing. So I bit the bullet and cast on a sock, undeterred by the fact that it is the hottest... -
On Varre's Needles
Spring is finally here, and it’s joyous. The sun is out, everyone’s breaking out their shorts, t-shirts and sandals. So what better time to cast on… a jumper! The perfect time to finally start the jumper I’ve been collecting yarn for for over a year? Not a chance! Instead I’ve been tempted by the plethora of pattern ideas around the...