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Summer Knitting with Maya
We’re so lucky to have travellers from all over the world visiting the shop during the summer holiday season, which create a lovely atmosphere in the shop and great conversations while preparing for our own go aways as well. We’ve organized an interview with the staff of the shop to see how they plan their…
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Summer Knitting with Jess
It’s starting to look like it will be another cracking summer season here in London, and that means it’s time to take a holiday. We’ve organized an interview with the staff of the shop to see how they plan their vacation projects and what they may be bringing along. We will feature one of our…
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Welcome to the World of The Fibre Co.
We have been finding loads of fun new yarn companies to work with recently, and we are excited to share their stories with you. As you know, Knit with attitude is all about finding out what’s behind the yarn company, from production to inspiration. One yarn that definitely inspired us is The Fibre Co. Recently…
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Brand New:
Vivacious Kids CollectionLet me tell you, we’ve been all oohs and aahs here at Knit with attitude lately, opening boxes filled with the new shades of Vivacious, and under the bags filled with yarny yumminess, what did we find? The new Vivacious collection! A collection filled with kids’ wear that is brilliantly suitable for the bright colours…
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Fibre Fridays: Round Up
As all good things must come to an end, we are rounding up this series of Fibre Fridays posts. We have had a great time talking about our favourite fibres and yarns and all the reasons (good and bad!) that they make good summer tops, why we stock them and how they fit with our…
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Fibre Fridays: Soy and Bamboo
As knitters become more conscious of where their yarns come from, we are getting more interest in what are often categorized as vegan yarns. These are yarns that do not come from an animal. We’ve already talked about the most obvious ones, cotton and linen, but there are a few others that we carry in…
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Fibre Fridays: Alpaca
This week we want to talk about Alpaca! Alpaca is a great fibre originally from South America. The alpaca animal comes from the camelid family. The fibre is long and lustrous, with no lanolin or barbs that wool has. Alpaca is known for having fantastic drape and a bit of shine as well. Alpaca fibre…
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Summer Top KAL Prizes Update
We have loved seeing your posts about what you are working on for the Summer Top KAL! We’ve seen some great projects started, we are looking forward to sharing some of them with you soon. Be sure to post progress pictures and get in the conversation on our Ravelry group. We have contacted some of…
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It’s All About Socks!
We’re going slightly sock crazy over at Knit with attitude these days! Admittedly there has been a lot of focus on summer tops here on the blog with the Summer Top KAL happening, but really, what knitting project is more suitable for summer than socks? Small, light-weight and so portable you could even bring it…
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Fibre Fridays: Merino
Another instalment of our Fibre Fridays! This week we are talking about merino wool. Merino wool! you may say, That’s not a summer yarn. It’s all sheepy and warm and not at all good for summer knitting. Well, we are here to disagree! Merino sheep were first bred in Spain, and were highly prized Long…
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Summer Top KAL 2015
Spring and summer can be a difficult time for a knitter. The warm layers are begging to be thrown off and toes long to be free from wooly socks. In general, the inspiration or knitting mojo can fade in the face of longer days. Luckily for you, we’ve got just the ticket to keep your…
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Spring – inspirations and ideas
Spring is beginning to show it’s face here in London. The flowers are starting to bloom, crocus and daffodils, and the trees are just starting to bud. Here in the shop we’ve got all sorts of new yarns and patterns to inspire your needles for the warmer months! First up is an expansion of the…
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