Author: MayaB
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East London Knitters say Thank You NHS!
Here we go folks. It’s time to banner together again… What better way to gather our friends from near by, far away and beyond, in a community project celebrating all things important right now – solidarity, camaraderie, nurture, kindness, support and love – through a message of gratitude! No, we’re not saying #ballstotrump this time…
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Regular Virtual Knit Nights
We did our first attempt of a virtual knit night via Zoom last Thursday, and all though some of us were struggling with online connections and understanding how this new tool works, it was such a great experience and everyone expressed a want for our knit nights to happen on a regular basis. We all…
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You are invited – Virtual Knit Night
Here at Knit with attitude we are very aware the need for community, support and friendship in these challenging times of isolation, we still need ‘to see’ each other and keep in touch with our local friends as well as those from far away. We are currently working on virtual alternatives trying to find suitable…
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Coping with Corona
It was an amazing photo shoot last week. In many ways it felt like everything that is Knit with attitude – what it represents to me personally, friendship, creativity, drive and ambition, all melted into this one passion, the love for yarn and knitting. I was surrounded by this energy of achievement and pride, and…
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The Photographer – Jonna Hietala – Kickstarter Campaign
I was first made aware of Jonna Hietala’s stunning photography when she together with Sini Kramer founded and published the first issue of Laine Magazine, a knitting magazine representing and showcasing nothing we’d ever seen before! A burning desire to translate what we see and feel into our own language.We are born to create. Now…
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Our Neighbourhood – Kickstarter Campaign
An important part of what Knit With Attitude is and what places us within our community is the relationship with our neighbours. That’s everyone from our friends and customers that come through our doors, attend our monthly knit nights or come in for a chat when they are out and about in Stoke Newington. Being…
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10 Years and Still Standing – kickstarter campaign
Ten years ago, in January 2010, I dragged with me what I could carry onto three buses across London, off to set up Knit with attitude on it’s very first day as a market trader at Greenwich Market. Having just moved with my family from Norway to London, coming from a background as a sub-culture…
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What Maya Knits – Eifelgold Shawl
“I’m not a shawls person” is clearly a lie I’ve been telling myself forever. After making a humongous DK weight shawl a couple of years back (the Askews Me! by Stephen West) and having worn it constantly since then, maybe not through the worst summer heat wave, but other than that every single day is…
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New year…. New skill
There is something exciting about a new year. It’s full of anticipation for what the year ahead has in store for us. New friends we will make, and new things to discover and learn. What better time of year to set yourself a challenge. This could be something simple like revisiting a forgotten past time,…
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Quick Christmas Knits – Cowls
As Christmas is quickly approaching the not so organised of us are frantically looking for for some quick and easy Christmas gifts. We knitters and crocheters rely on our crafting skills this time of year to whip up quick and thoughtful gifts for our friends and loved ones. So with this idea in mind I…
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Quick Christmas Knits – Gloves
As Christmas is quickly approaching the not so organised of us are frantically looking for for some quick and easy Christmas gifts. We knitters and crocheters rely on our crafting skills this time of year to whip up quick and thoughtful gifts for our friends and loved ones. So with this idea in mind I…
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Quick Christmas Knits – Hats
As Christmas is quickly approaching the not so organised of us are frantically looking for for some quick and easy Christmas gifts. We knitters and crocheters rely on our crafting skills this time of year to whip up quick and thoughtful gifts for our friends and loved ones. So with this idea in mind I…
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