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Yarn of the Week: Excelana 4ply and DK
This week’s yarn of the week comes to you a day late due to the bank holiday weekend, we hope you all had a lovely time in the sunshine if you had the day off! The weather has had a little freshness to it here in London, and it has us turning our minds to…
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DIY, ethical yarn, inspiration, Knit with attitude, knitting, knitting pattern, yarn, Yarn of the Week
Yarn of the Week: Lyonesse 4ply
This week’s yarn is Lyonesse 4ply from Blacker Yarns. Perfect for transitional seasons, it is a blend of Linen and Corriedale/Merino wool. This combination creates a subtle flecked fabric where the two fibres blend together. The yarn can have a very rustic appearance in the ball, but linen softens dramatically with knitting and washing, so…
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Yarn of the Week: Tokonatsu
This week our highlight yarn is Tokonatsu by Noro. This DK weight yarn comes in a range of 8 muted jewel tones. It is a blend of cotton, silk and viscose, making it a wonderful yarn for summer and warmer weather garments. The yarn has a slubby blend, giving the finished fabric a slightly tweedy…
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Yarn of the Week: Serena
We would like to reintroduce an old favourite of ours, Yarn of the Week! We will highlight one yarn from the shop every week, with an offer and inspiration for projects. Our first yarn is Serena, from Manos del Uruguay. This yarn is a 4ply/fingering weight blend of alpaca and cotton. It makes for a…
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Beeswax Mitts
Who doesn’t love a quick knit?! We recently knit up these sweet Beeswax Mitts by Amy van de Laar in Juniper Moon Findley DK, using just one ball in Garnet! The honeycomb effect in the stitch pattern is done with small cables and a knit/purl texture. Bonus, there is also a pattern for a matching…
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Diana Sweater and Fairy Mist Snood
We have been working on boosting up our samples here in the shop. These projects are a great opportunity to show off our favourite yarns and some of our favourite designers. All of the patterns we have used are available in the shop, either as a hard copy or through the Ravelry In-store program. This…
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Yarn Pairings for Making No.1 Flora
How beautiful is our latest arrival? It’s of Making No.1 Flora, the first issue of a brand new magazine from Carrie Bostick Hoge of Madder Made. We could not be more excited here at the shop, and have been cooing and exclaiming over it all morning! This inaugural issue includes contributions from 21 different designers…
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Yarn Pairings for Pom Pom Issue 17 Summer 2016
There has been so much anticipation for this latest issue of Pom Pom here at Knit with attitude, especially after hosting the samples for Yarn Shop Day at the end of April. It’s finally here! The garments fit perfectly with our Summer Top KAL, and even better, we’ve just received loads of new summer yarns here…
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Yarn Shop Day Winner!
We are very excited to announce the winner of our draw on Saturday for Yarn Shop Day. Congratulations to Gail! She won 4 balls of Blacker rare breeds yarn. They include a Pure Polwarth in cream, Manx wool with Mohair, in a natural tan, Pure Black Welsh Mountain wool in almost black, and a Gotland in…
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Getting to Know: Sweet Sheep Body Shoppe
Here at the shop we have been looking for some ethically produced, knitter friendly hand products to carry for our customers. We were so happy to find Sweet Sheep Body Shoppe, a small business in the US that produces just that. We have a few scents in a solid lotion bar that includes lanolin, a…
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The Anniversary Collection – Pumpkin Legwarmers
And then there are three! We are so pleased to present to you the third pattern in our Anniversary Collection, and let me tell you, this is the cutest little quick fix ever!!! These little baby leg warmers are perfect snugglers for the upcoming chill, and heart warming gifts for those special little limbs. This time we’ve…
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The Anniversary Collection – Viv Coin Purse
Woooot!!! We are officially ready to launch the second pattern from our anniversary collection! The Viv coin purse is a little crochet bag with a clasp that is the perfect size for coins and cards. This little coin purse is named Viv after both the Fyberspates Vivacious DK yarn, and the distinctive V stitches running…
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