Author: George Cullen
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Exploring Pickles Økologisk Bomull
We have been enjoying the Pickles Økologisk Bomull for over a year so it’s well overdue a blog post. Usually we write a ‘New Yarn’ post as soon as something arrives in the shop that we have not had before. But for some reason we missed this cotton. That is not to say it is…
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Inspiration for Flea Sweater
We often get a lot of requests for how the Flea Sweater might look in different colour combos. I’ve attempted to work a little photoshop magic to give you some ideas. The Flea Sweater takes six different colours of the beautiful Pickles Pure Wool. Pure Wool is a worsted spun 4ply weight yarn, that comes…
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Twine Time
It’s not all knitting here at Knit with Attitude, we also crochet of course, but there are other interesting fibre crafts we are itching to get stuck into. So when the Sorazora handspun twines arrived the other week our minds were racing with the possibilities. The name Sorazora comes from the Japanese ‘Sora’ meaning ‘sky’…
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New Yarn – Riverknits Chimera DK
We love Chimera so we were even more excited when Riverknits released a DK version, and NOW that DK version is here at Knit With Attitude. We introduced Chimera 4ply in 2022 and it’s been much loved here in the shop ever since. The DK version is going to be no exception. Riverknits is the…
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How I use my Knitting Barber Pocket Scales
This has to be one of those knitting gadgets where you ask yourself do I really need this? Ok yes I do really need this! We have just got in the Pocket Scales from The Knitting Barber and I have to say I don’t know how I have lived without one for so long. These…
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Revisting Bettaknit Love My Jeans
BettaKnit Love My Jeans is back at Knit With Attitude and perfectly timed for some warm weather knitting. With an ethos in sustainable fashion BettaKnit produce fibres from recycled material and by-products from the fashion and food processing industries. They design their yarns with an eco-friendly mentality. This is done in a variety of ways;…
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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 25
Summer heat is inspiring us at the moment in Laine’s summer issue. Light and relaxed garments featuring a variety of textures and techniques all photographed in the quiet beauty of a Finish summer. Laine Issue 25 features knitwear by twelve different designers : Audrey Borrego, Antonio Jesús Castillo Urquízar, Lindsey Fowler, Sus Gepard, Maria Gomes,…
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Yarn Pairings for Let’s Crochet!
Laine are well know for there inspiring crafty collections and this time they have focused purely on crochet. Let’s Crochet is a collection of seventeen newly designed crochet patterns. You will find inside eight tops, two vests, four bags, a hat, a shawl and a pair of hand-warmers. The issue is bright and colourful and…
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Inspiration for 52 Weeks of Scrap Yarn
Laine’s bumper 52 weeks series is back, this time with Scrap Yarn. We all have them, bits and bobs we have saved from past projects. Single hanks we have treasured and not found a use for. Well Laine is to the rescue. This edition of the 52 weeks series is all about using your stash.…
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Recommended Yarn
If you haven’t seem them before every now and then I take a deep dive through Ravelry and look at whats new and knit in the yarns we sell. We do a lot of recommending and yarn substituting every day in the shop and here on the blog so it’s nice every now and then…
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Just add text…
Seeing the amazing ‘East London Knitters Say Balls to Fascism’ banner hanging in the window has got me thinking about text in knitting. That is anything typographical or text based; slogans, favourite quotes or simply just the alphabet have all been stitched into these designs. Some in a collective sign of solidarity like the banner…
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What George Knits – Copenhagen Building Blocks
This pattern has been on my radar for a while, I’m a big fan of colourwork and enjoy a blanket project from time to time. I loved the idea of the mix and match building theme and I have a friend who lives in Copenhagen so it’s perfect. It all came about because I wanted…
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