• New Yarn – Tukuwool DK
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    New Yarn – Tukuwool DK

    A delivery arrived from Finland. This delivery contained the most beautiful woolly yarn. That yarn is Tukuwool DK and it is now sitting very happily on the shelves of Knit With Attitude. What arrived was the most tempting selection of 20 colours of Tukuwool DK a 100% Finnish wool. Tukuwool DK is a woollen spun…

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    Virtual Knit Night June 8th

    Summer is here, and something weird happened. It’s like with the sun shining and temperatures rising, so did my knitting mojo. Normally I go into a bit of slumber during the hot summer months, and my stitches move very slowly across my needles. Also, as you know, I’ve been a strict one project at the…

  • Knits for Children
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    Knits for Children

    Making Memories by Claudia Quintanilla has been captivating us ever since it arrived at Knit With Attitude. This beautifully put together collection of children’s knitting patterns is a handy knitting library essential. Along with Minipom from Pompom you will be fully covered for any new baby or child. Making Memories contains 25 knits for children,…

  • Meet Maya

    Meet Maya

    In what decade were you born?In the 70ies, I’m all about that peace and looove baby! Where are you from, and what brought you to London?I’m Norwegian, and in my past life I used to be a filmmaker. I’ve been visiting London several times in my youth, but my first proper stay was in 2006…

  • Revisiting Noro Silk Garden Lite
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    Revisiting Noro Silk Garden Lite

    I started writing this blog post when we relaunched the shop last year as Noro Silk Garden Lite was one of the yarns we reintroduced. But the yarn didn’t last long enough for me to finish it, as they were all snapped up by eager knitters. Silk Garden Lite is back so this is a…

  • Fibre Talk – Merino
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    Fibre Talk – Merino

    This post was originally written by Natalie Selles and published on our blog back in 2015. The Fibre Friday posts have now been edited to reflect our current selection of yarns, under the new heading Fibre Talk. This week we are talking about merino wool. Merino wool! you may say, That’s not a summer yarn.…

  • What Maya and George Knits – Camisole No.5
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    What Maya and George Knits – Camisole No.5

    George’s Orange One I can’t quite remember what came first. Was it Maya’s blog post Summer Knits in June 2022 or when a customer came in looking for yarn to knit the Camisole No.5. But either way we were both hooked on the idea of knitting Camisole No.5 by My Favourite Things and especially knitting…

  • Virtual Knit Night May 11th
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    Virtual Knit Night May 11th

    Can you believe it? I’d almost lost hope, but yes it is true, the sun is out and spring IS HERE! I feel it immediately makes such a difference on the general mood surrounding us – there is a little skip in people’s step, a smile on their faces, and over all the ‘soul of…

  • Meet George

    Meet George

    Hello I’m George and I have been working at Knit With Attitude since 2016 when we shared the space with Of Cabbages and Kings. Now I work only for Knit With Attitude and you can find me in the shop on weekdays. In what decade were you born? 80’s. Where are you from, and what…

  • Fibre Talk – Linen
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    Fibre Talk – Linen

    This post was originally written by Natalie Selles and published on our blog back in 2015. The Fibre Friday posts have now been edited to reflect our current selection of yarns, under the new heading Fibre Talk. This week’s fibre feature is linen. Linen has been used as fabric for thousands of years. Some of…

  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 17

    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 17

    Here comes the sun! Laine Issue 17 is not far away and we sure are looking forward to waking up from winter to some warmer days. This bright and cheery issue with a nod to a vintage aesthetic features the work of eleven designers: Julia Disini, Rastus Hsu, Elena Solier Jansà, Pauliina Leisti, Veronika Lindberg,…

  • Meet Heleanna

    Meet Heleanna

    In what decade were you born?I’m an early 70’s baby 🙂 Where are you from, and what brought you to London?I’m from Southern Italy, from a town called Taranto, in Puglia, which has become a very popular destination among British people, but was totally unknown when I arrived in London in 2005.We came here for my…