Category: Fashion
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Profile: Wool and the Gang
I’m so excited to tell that we finally have most of the Wool and the Gang yarns (and some kits too) in stock! From the ‘classic’ super chunky Crazy Sexy Wool, to the most luscious newcomer in the family Sheepaca, a yarn as elegant as it’s name! Recently I grabbed hold of one of the…
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Profile: DesignETTE
As you probably have noticed, first half of 2014 brought lots of changes to Knit with attitude, our refurbishment meant much more shelf space and finally I’ve had the chance to expand our selection and introduce more new brands, and there is even more to come… One company I’ve started collaborating with this year is…
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My Honey
Finally something has been completed (and I’ve got the pictures to prove it)! Nemi’s new cardi is the My Honey by Elena Nodel. It is such a fun knit with lots and lots of constructional details making sure you’ll never get bored. I’m a huge fan of Elena’s designs and have made several of her…
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Inspiring Knits
Entering a yarn shop, approaching those walls covered in woolly loveliness, sometimes it can be hard to visually imagine how a yarn will look like knitted up as a garment. You are just so completely surrounded by colour it can be hard to mentally distinguish between them. I find it particularly difficult to choose multicoloured…
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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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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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We’ve got bling!
Looking for the perfect gift for a crafty friend (a nice way of saying for yourself), then look no further. Beautiful crafty related jewellery is now in stock at Knit with attitude.
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We’ve got TJOKT
I’m on a fat knit craze, and judging by these pictures from London Fashion Week where London based designers Siblings presented their Autumn Winter 2013 womenswear collection, I’m not the only one. Siblings Autumn Winter 2013 via Dezeen Siblings Autumn Winter 2013 via Dezeen Personally, I’v had the impression that really fat yarns like these…
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News from Purl Alpaca Designs
The high season of knitting is finally here, and what better way to celebrate than to fill up our stock with lovely, delicate and luxurious knitting kits from Purl Alpaca Designs? Each of Purl Alpaca Designs’ kits includes the pattern, yarn, a postcard biography and image of the alpaca the design is named after. Purl’s…
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Mikono Knits at Knit with attitude
I first learned about Mikono Knits quite a few years ago. Back in Norway I was watching the News and there was this short story about a Norwegian woman, Frøydis Dybdahl Archer, who had initiated a project in Kenya teaching the skill of knitting and enabeling women to sell their garments, providing safe income for…
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