Category: yarn
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What yarns are suitable for Babies?
One of the more frequently asked questions I get is ‘What yarns are suitable for knitting or crocheting for a baby?’. Well this question can be somewhat of an open ended one, with most of the yarns in the shop suitable in one form or another. But there are a number of things you can…
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A Summer KAL – KWA does Milkweed
If you’ve followed my social media lately you know I’ve been talking about the wonders of thinner weight yarns. Now, let me be clear on one thing, I am not a lace knitter, I just don’t have the patience in me to complete those amazingly beautiful but oh so stunning projects knitted with very fine…
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New Yarn – Countess Ablaze Rebel Batch Resist & Hope
The last time I saw Countess Ablaze was back in February at the Unravel Festival. We were so lucky to be stand neighbours, and in between managing our stands we hung out in the back chatting, laughing, ranting, putting the world straight (as one do). “I always plan to be sensible when I see you,…
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New Yarn – BettaKnit Soy Cotton and Love My Jeans
Continuing in this blog series of new yarns from BettaKnit we move onto Soy Cotton and Love My Jeans. Two interesting yarns with a range of great colours. Perfect for home accessories and summer knits.
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New Yarn – BettaKnit Prato Cotton and Pima Cotton
Well summer is not necessarily the the weather for woolly jumpers! What it is the weather for are soft breathable plant fibres and with perfect timing BettaKnit arrived in store.
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What Maya Knits – KORO KORO Shawl
As the pandemic spread and London went into lock-down, I went into melting mode. Turning to my knitting for comfort, none of my ongoing projects gave the nurture or the calm I was looking for. Maybe this is because they were newly started summer projects, in thinner yarns and airy stitches, neither carried the promise…
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Time For a New Project – Knitting with Cumulus & …
Cumulus is one of my favourite fuzzy yarns we have in the shop and we have expanded the range. With a great selection of jewel like colours there has never been a better time to try out this yarn. Cumulus is wonderful just on its own but it is also great combined with a whole…
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New Yarn: Norne BFL Mini Skein Sets and BFL / Silk / Cashmere
It seems like a long time ago since we launched Norne Yarn at Unravel in March. At the time we had two bases – Merino, Silk, Yak Singles and Merino, Silk, Yak DK. We were won over by the rich and vibrant colours of Tuva’s. Her colours are inspired by Norse Mythology and are all…
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Yarn Pairings – Amirisu Issue 20
Amirisu is a stylish and contemporary knitting magazine from Japan and is now in its twentieth issue. The theme of this issue is Les Aventures and features designers from Japan and around the world. Pre-order your Issue here. A beautiful collection of designs from the simply elegant to the elegantly simple. There are twelve knitting…
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Exclusive Kits From Knit With Attitude for iKnit7
Have you been following the buzz on social media from iKnit7. A collaboration between seven great yarn shops: Wild and Woolly, Tribe, A Yarn Story, Emily Foulds, Ginger Twist Studio, This is Knit and us at Knit With Attitude. All week our shops have been offering goodies, discounts and exclusive content. Whats more is there…
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Yarn Pairings – Pompom Issue 33
I love the explosion of colour summer gives us and nothing is more embracing of it than this issue of Pompom. Exploring summer at its best with vibrant colour, summer shapes and inspiration taken from the sun. This issue is jam packed with happy, bright and colourful designs, it’s guaranteed to leave you smiling. Not…
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FO Friday – Roland Jumper
I’m very pleased to bring you this FO Friday. This jumper has been a WIP for a long, long time. Three years in fact. If you read my WIP Wednesday post from April you would have seen that the reason I had lost interest in it. I was struggling to get the right size and…
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