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 Foodbank. During Halloween on Tuesday 31st October 2023 from 3 – 6pm, collection boxes will appear for you to drop off donations. Knit With Attitude is pleased to be taking part along with others around Stoke Newington and Hackney and you can find all the locations on this map. If you have any food you are able to donate what is most needed is pasta sauce, tinned custard, rice pudding, UHT milk, long-life juice and washing up liquid. We will have a box in the shop with the Trick or Eat poster on it where you can leave your donations.

We have had great fun making our window display and filling it with pumpkins, cobwebs and of course lots of Halloween inspired yarn. A range of autumnal oranges, rusts, greys and blacks look so great together I had to do a Halloween colour inspiration post. So read on for some spooky colour combos.

Norne Yarn BFL/Silk/Cashmere Fingering in Ægir’S Feast- 4ply 100g – 70% Bluefaced Leicester Wool 20% Silk 10% Cashmere. This fibre blend beautifully compliments Norne Yarn’s colour palette inspired by Norse Mythology, combining the deepest of hues with a lush softness and shine. 

&Make DK in Lit- DK 50g – For their DK &Make yarn, the Fibre Co. added linen to soft alpaca and strong Highland wool, and it really adds a crispness to the stitch definition, making it a perfect yarn for textured stitch patterns.

Riverknits Chimera in Sunflower – 4ply 50g – 100% Bluefaced Leichester wool. Chimera is a magical hand-dyed marl entirely unique to RiverKnits! It is a smooth, 4Ply, worsted-spun 2-fold yarn with a lot of lustre and amazing softness.

Fyberspates Vivacious DK in 822 Peach Bellini – DK 115g – 100% Superwash Merino. A great all purpose yarn, hardwearing and machine washable, still next to the skin it feels soft. The ideal yarn for sweaters, scarves, hats, literarily anything you can think of!

Hélène Magnússon Katla Sokkaband in Artic Coral – Sport 100g – 100% Icelandic Lambswool. Katla is just as strong and durable as any other sock yarn blended with synthetic fibers, four strands of her Love Story tightly spun together.

Garthenor Preseli in Sycamore – 4ply 50g – Garthenor’s mission is to promote and provide a variety of sustainable, organic and British yarns in an ecologically responsible way. 

Twisted Ambitions Sweet Sock in Amber – 4ply 100g – 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon. Ross has a special eye for bright, fun, popping colour combos, his palette range from the fantastical multicoloured speckles, to eye-lusting semi-solids

Stranded Dyeworks in Poison Dart – 4ply 100g – Jude of Stranded Dyeworks creates smooth colour transitions and speckles that truly pop. With an eye for detail Stranded Dyeworks pays just as much attention to the environmental impact of their yarns as they do their beautiful colours.

The Fibre CO Amble Mini in Helvellyn – 4ply 25g – 70% Easy-wash Merino wool, 20% Easy-wash Alpaca, 10% recycled Nylon.

Quince & Co Whimbrel in Rhumb – Worsted 100g – Whimbrel is sourced from high-quality, responsibly grown organic cotton. The fiber’s long staple length yields a deliciously soft yarn with a hint of pretty sheen.

Fyberspates Scrumptious 4ply in 324 Persimmon – 4ply 100g – 100% Superwash Merino. A high twist superwash Merino, hand dyed in Peru and spun to perfection as a light weight multipurpose yarn perfect for showing off lace and cabled knits.

Hillesvåg Sølje in Cognac – 4ply 100g – 100% Norwegian Pelt Wool. Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk AS is a traditional Norwegian family owned wool spinning mill founded in 1898. Spun from fibre from the Norwegian pelssau breed.

Tukuwool DK in Repo – 100g DK – 100% Wool. Spun and dyed in Finland from 100 % Finnish wool, Tukuwool DK is a woolen spun two-ply yarn which is a delight to knit.