Author: MayaB
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Artisan Yarn – Sheep of Steel
Sheep of Steel is a collective of spinners through the UK working collaboratively in showcasing and selling unique, contemporary handspun yarns! Spinning is a valuable craft and art form worth conserving and promoting. Its process encourages investigation, understanding and appreciation of the raw materials, which are at the basis of every textile. Skillfully and sustainably…
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Knitting with attitude
Why knit? I’m sure there are as many reasons as there are knitters out there, and even more so, because I for one have many many many reasons for knitting and for why I love this activity. Easiest to point out maybe, are those purely egocentric reasons, but knitting can also be used as a…
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But what does it look like…?
One of the best parts of my job is to receive deliveries, and I’m sure this goes for everyone working in a yarn shop. There is this very particular excitement when opening the boxes, being the first one to open the bags and pull out the lovely woolliness neatly winded up in fresh skeins or…
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Spring colours from WAK
I’ve just had a delivery from the wonderful We Are Knitters, and they are introducing new spring colours! All of them are of course available in the web shop, but as a taster I thought I should show you a few of them, so here you go: red, navy blue and honey.
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Indigo Memoirs
I’ve been so lucky to have Indigo Memoirs discover Knit with attitude. Indigo Memoirs is an online ‘magazine’ and this is what they say about themselves: Indigo Memoirs are unseen experiences we seek and stumble upon as we search for a meaningful urban existence. We channel our intuition to discover such experiences in London and…
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Knit Night
While I plough through my accounts, my knitting is patiently waiting for tonight’s KNIT NIGHT! Will your knitting join mine for some wine and chatter?
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2013
Happy New Year everyone!!! I really hope you all had a wonderful celebration and that Christmas brought you time to exhale, letting go of all the duties and chores of every day life. I for one did. Everyone that run or work in a shop knows that December is absolutely exhausting, it is a rush…
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Stitch & Story Knitting Kits
In our series of ‘what’s new at Knit with attitude’ we’re so happy to finally tell you about Stitch & Story! Simple, lovely, and beautifully packaged knitting kits specially aimed at the beginner knitter, or the more advanced ones who are looking for a quick and easy knit fix. This is how Stitch & Story…
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