Category: Shawls

  • What Maya Knits – Sophie, Ferda & Leopard
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    What Maya Knits – Sophie, Ferda & Leopard

    A New Year in so many ways mean new beginnings – but for my knitting – no I don’t think so! I guess my resolution this year is to actually finish what I’ve started, and I am absolutely not allowed to cast on something new, before I’ve completed at least one of these. It is…

  • Yarn Pairings for Cultivate Pt. 1
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    Yarn Pairings for Cultivate Pt. 1

    We all know those books that touch us on a deeper level, making a lasting impact on how we see the world. Cultivate: Knitting the Beauty of Nature is just that. A passion project between two friends — the British artist and knitwear designer Dee Hardwicke and Laine’s very own Jonna Helin — this book…

  • Time for a New Project – Brioche O’Clock
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    Time for a New Project – Brioche O’Clock

    If you are a knitter and one of your best friends is a renowned designer, you tend to believe that everything they come up with is extraordinary. But you see, with my friend it is different, because everything that woman touches turns to gold, she really IS a designer extraordinaire! Julie – true Colour Combo…

  • On Maya’s Needles
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    On Maya’s Needles

    I’m living in the hope of spring arriving soon, but at the moment this seems like a distant dream. The weather is London is horrible at the moment, as a Norwegian I shouldn’t complain – but seriously this is cold! Currently on my needles (those active ones, there is no denying I’ve got other projects…

  • Knits for Busy Times
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    Knits for Busy Times

    This time of year can get quite hectic. You might be traveling, you might be visiting family or friends or even going away on holiday. Whatever you find yourself doing, your precious knitting time might be disappearing fast. Of course it’s still nice to keep you hands busy with something that you can do while…

  • What George Knits – Sea Mist Shawl
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    What George Knits – Sea Mist Shawl

    My design the Sea Mist Shawl was published as part of Laine Issue 11 in Summer 2021. Now it is available as a single pattern so I thought it would be fun to knit up a new version in some of the yarns we have here at Knit With Attitude. I have had it in…

  • Yarn Pairings for Stripes by Veera Välimäki
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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…

  • Can it be worked in the round?
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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…

  • Meadow Wrap KAL with Dee Hardwicke
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    Meadow Wrap KAL with Dee Hardwicke

    The time has finally come where I can fully reveal what we’ve been cooking up for you for this fall! Together with designer extraordinaire Dee Hardwicke we’ve come up with a magical fall adventure, and we do believe you will love it as much as we do! Made in the wonderful yarns of John Arbon…

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    What Maya and George Knits! – Brioche + Mystery Shawl

    George’s Brioche + Mystery Shawl I love a mystery knit-a-long. The adventure and challenge of being faced with an interesting project and the unknown. You don’t know what direction it will turn. Often they include a fun stitch or a different kind of construction you haven’t used before. I also love choosing my colours, as…

  • A Year Long Knit-A-Long – Junction Road
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    A Year Long Knit-A-Long – Junction Road

    2021 is the Knit With Attitude Year Long Knit A Long! Every month we celebrate a pattern from the Knit With Attitude Anniversary Collection. To read all about it see the introductory blog post. Next up in the Year Long Knit Along is Junction Road by Natalie Selles. Junction Road is an interestingly structured shawl which starts…

  • Kits for the iKnit7 KAL A Break in the Tide Shawl by Tif Neilan.
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    Kits for the iKnit7 KAL A Break in the Tide Shawl by Tif Neilan.

    The excitement is brewing and it’s that time again for the iKnit7 KAL. This time around we are making the gorgeously squishy and oh so textural A Break in the Tide Shawl by Tif Neilan. Worked from the bottom up from point to long edge, you knit combinations of garter stitch, slipped stitches and fisherman’s…