Category: knitting
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Cotton, Cotton / Bamboo, Bamboo
It’s hotting up but our knitting hands still want to keep busy. So what do they crave, plant fibres! Plant fibres are the cool breeze of the knitting world and we have just had a delivery of the lovely Nurturing Fibres, Eco-Cotton, Eco-Fusion and Eco Bamboo. These hand dyed yarns are what your hot hands…
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Back to Black Elephant
Black Elephant Singles are back with a bang! Petra’s eye for gorgeous hand dyed colours is pure magic and we love it when a box of her yarn arrives in the shop. Rich, saturated and speckled, hand dyed yarns are a joy to knit with, making every stitch exciting. Black Elephant Merino Singles are a…
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Yarn Pairings for Pompom Issue 41
Pompom is 10 and this is their celebration Issue! Issue 41 marks their 10th birthday and there are 13 designs inside for all weathers. Knitting, crochet, this issue has you covered. Issue 41 is a special Issue not only because of Pompom’s 10th anniversary but the magazine has had a redesign. This larger format has…
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Designer Feature – Birkebolla Strikk
We have become entranced by the mesmerising colourwork socks of Jorun (Birkebolla Strikk). If you are not a sock knitter these sure are the socks to tempt you. Heavily ornate colourwork designs that feature everything from the traditional to the modern, the geometric to the flowing and the graphic to the cutesy. Each design can…
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Browse the Shelves – Cumbria Worsted
I’m taking a look back over some of our much loved yarns with this series ‘Browse the Shelves’. Let us guide your hands and spark some inspiration for your next project. First up we have The Fibre Co Cumbria. This blend of 60% merino wool, 30% brown masham wool and 10% mohair has a plump…
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How to choose your colours for iKnit7 Side by Side KAL
We have created an exciting new way of shopping for kits at Knit With Attitude for the upcoming iKnit7 KAL. Susanne Sommer’s design uses two colours. A main colour for the body and sleeves and a contrast colour for the neckband and cuff ribbing. With so many colour choices and so many possibilities our new…
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Block around the Clock
Every knitter has their own way of knitting and their own tension. These may slightly vary from knitter to knitter or vary a lot. Knitting styles, needle types and yarn varieties all play a part in the finished tension of a piece. That’s why it’s important to swatch. To knit to the same tension as…
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What George Knits – Shawlography Shawl
Another Stephen West Mystery Knit-A-Long came a long in October and I was a bit on the fence about taking part. But then an idea entered my head and I couldn’t get it out. What about knitting it in lace? The MKAL shawls are always huge, so it shrinking it down a bit would be…
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Knitters Gift Guide – Kits
So we said we were looking at everything else but yarn, but how could we resist! This post though is dedicated to kits. Carefully curated bundles of yarn to complete a whole project. These are not just random skeins, but the whole project potential. Is there something a knitting friend has been dreaming of making…
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Yarn Pairings for Stripes by Veera Välimäki
Stripes! They are everywhere, from nature to manmade architecture. Providing endless inspiration for art, design, and of course knitwear. Veera Välimäki’s book is a celebration of all those stripes and the forms they can take. These are realised in a group of knitted garments and accessories with a focus on simple and clean lines and…
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Can it be worked in the round?
We’re almost ready to cast-on for this fall’s most magical adventure – the Meadow Wrap Knit-A-Long together with awesome designer extraordinaire Dee Hardwicke. After weeks and weeks of preparations, we are nearly there, the excitement is building and I am so eager to get that wrap onto my needles I can literarily taste it! In…
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Are you ready for an adventure? Wilderness Knits by Linka Neuman
The urge to explore has come over us here at Knit With Attitude and what every explorer needs is some good knit wear! Wilderness Knits by Norwegian designer Linka Neumann has been translated into English. Inside you will find stunning knits set in stunning scenery. With evocative photos of the Norwegian countryside that you just…
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