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Viva Magenta
A couple of years ago I did a blog post looking at the Pantone Colour of the Year for inspiration, so this year I have decided to do the same. This year's colour is Viva Magenta 18-1750: Pantone (link to Pantone's website) produce a system for matching colours which is used by printmakers, graphic designers and fashion designers, and every...
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Virtual Knit Night January 12th
It is that time of year where I am drowning in my accounts. I'm leaving everything shop to George and diving in to my folders and the piles of papers not even put in them yet. Let me tell you I'm mustering all the will power I have not to abandon everything, because with me and which I can see...
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New Year ... New Skill
Do you have any crafty goals for 2023 or wanting to learn something new? Sometimes I set myself a little challenge at the beginning of the year, one year it was to knit more socks. Though I'm not quite sure what it will be this year. Maybe I'll just knit through my stash and not buy any more yarn, though...
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Unspun, Pre-wool, or Plötu – but what is it and how to work it?
There is a Norwegian saying that goes something like this: A much loved child is known by many names. And so goes the story with this type of yarn, lush, warm and quite intriguing, known as Unspun, Pre-wool, or Plötu – but what is it and how to work it? Plötu in Icelandic is directly translated to 'board' or 'disc...
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Ready Set Socks!
Look what has just skipped through the door! Its Rachel Coopey's Ready Set Socks! This blog post makes a great continuation of Knits for Busy Times. A sock is a great little project to have on the needles to pick up and put down when you have the time. Ready Set Socks is a collection of sock patterns by sock...
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A Balaclava Craze
We are noticing a bit of a balaclava craze here in the shop and lots of people have been coming in either wearing one or wanting to knit one. Like them or loathe them they are the ideal headgear for this chilly winter weather. An all round hood that keeps your head, ears and neck warm has to be a...
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Knits for Busy Times
This time of year can get quite hectic. You might be traveling, you might be visiting family or friends or even going away on holiday. Whatever you find yourself doing, your precious knitting time might be disappearing fast. Of course it's still nice to keep you hands busy with something that you can do while chatting away and enjoying a...
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Virtual Knit Night December 8th
Today is some day! We are expecting the last of our major deliveries before Christmas, a much anticipated one, which means that George and I will be on our feet, head down in boxes to get our pre-orders wrapped up and sent out just as fast as they came through our doors. But it is not everything 'last' happening today...
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Fibre Foraging with Maya and Tuva
Sometimes, as a knitter, you discover a design that just knocks the air out of you. Nothing else matters, you just have to get it onto your needles as quickly as you can. I mean, I am often intrigued by a project if it bears promises of new techniques or constructions that I haven't tried before, but a double win...
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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 16
The latest issue of Laine Magazine is always hotly anticipated and with good reason. The Laine team have an amazing skill at bringing together a selection of talented designers and producing a cohesive collection of patterns. All packaged within the cover of a beautifully designed magazine. This post I will take a look at the designs for the upcoming Issue...
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Last Minute Knit Gifts (and crochet too ...)
Every single year this happens to me ... I start in April going 'This year I will be prepared, I'll finish what I'm working on and then I'll start doing my Christmas gifts - I know exactly what to make for ... everyone!' Then fast forward, before I know it it's November, and I still haven't started. Many a cast-on...
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Stocking Fillers and Small Gifts
Yes Christmas is coming, lights are going up, window displays are become sparkly and Christmas sandwiches are appearing on the shelves of cafe's and supermarkets. The festive season is beginning. It doesn't have to be about grand gift buying though and the smallest of gestures are just as important. This blog post takes a look at the stocking fillers and...
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11thMay 2024Design Inspiration for Vivacious Botanicals
You might think that one becomes a bit blasé by working here at Knit with attitude, I mean there is literally beauty everywhere you look, and one could assume that this simply ...
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10thMay 2024I just couldn't resist some Vivacious colour combos...
Like the title of this blog post says I just couldn't resist some Vivacious colour combinations. Since we had a big restock of Fyberspates Vivacious and the new Vivacious Botanical I have kept ...
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9thMay 2024Virtual Knit Night May 9th
Oh I've had a few weeks with nothing but admin, spread sheets, counts, numbers and filing - I swear if it weren't for the few minutes of knitting that I've snuck in ...
