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  • New Yarn – Garthenor Preseli
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    New Yarn – Garthenor Preseli

    What more yarn? Yes! Garthenor Preseli has come to join our selection from Garthenor. Garthenor Preseli is a 4ply weight blend of blend of organic Polwarth, Romney and Hebridean wools. To create the subtle, complex pair of bases that make up Preseli, they’re mill-blended as tops before spinning. By blending this way, the result is…

    George Cullen

  • Virtual Knit Night January 14th
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    Virtual Knit Night January 14th

    In my KWA newsletter today I wrote about being isolated and apart, still not being alone – I truly believe that our community and most definitely our weekly knit nights play a big part in maintaining this within me, and I hope the same goes for you. Lets hang out together tonight! The details are…

    MayaB

  • A Year Long Knit-A-Long – Resilience Kits
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    A Year Long Knit-A-Long – Resilience Kits

    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. We are starting with Resilience by By Karie Westermann. This cute colourwork mitten and cowl set features a repeating tree motif…

    George Cullen

  • Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 10
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    Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 10

    We are really excited to see Laine Magazine back on our shelves. This truly is a beautiful knitting magazine, with is stunning photography, articles, recipes and of course amazing knitting designs. Issue 10 does not disappoint. Laine Issue 10 features 12 patterns by 11 different designers: Denise Bayron, Aleks Byrd, Maxim Cyr, Midori Hirose, Julie…

    George Cullen

  • Virtual Knit Night January 7th
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    Virtual Knit Night January 7th

    The holiday for me was all about embracing your mistakes, as I mindlessly knitted away I made so many of them. This week is about finding focus, and after ripping back rows and rows, my project is back on track. Just in time for our first virtual of the year, I hope to see you…

    MayaB

  • New Yarn – Garthenor Snowdonia Sock
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    New Yarn – Garthenor Snowdonia Sock

    We’ve expanded the range of Garthenor at Knit With Attitude and we have some exciting new yarns to introduce to you. Today I take a look at Snowdonia Sock. A beautiful 100% British, nylon free, organic sock yarn. Garthenor began in 1999 with a small flock of sheep. When Garthenor began, there were no organic…

    George Cullen

  • Our anniversary collection – A Year Long Knit-a-Long
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    Our anniversary collection – A Year Long Knit-a-Long

    As we’re sweeping 2020 out of the door (good riddance) we’ve had a chance to reflect on the year that has passed. A year that brought so much we didn’t ask for and took away so much we didn’t expect, still it was the year that our humble little corner of the knitting world celebrated…

    MayaB

  • Deck the Halls!
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    Deck the Halls!

    I’m seeing seasonal decorations popping up all over the place. Christmas has arrived. I don’t know about you but I love to knit little Christmas decorations and every year have knitted a bauble or two. So I had great fun researching for this blog post. Read on and discover some inspiring ways to decorate your…

    George Cullen

  • Virtual Knit Night December 17th
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    Virtual Knit Night December 17th

    Oh you know I’ve been a good girl this year, monogamously, admittedly quite boringly, not necessarily enthusiastically and hence painfully slow, but yes, I’ve been working on all those unfinished projects I had gathered throughout the previous few years. Last knit night we saluted one of those projects, one of the greatest hurdles, to be…

    MayaB

  • Virtual Knit Night December 10th
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    Virtual Knit Night December 10th

    When we started our regular virtuals mid-March a consistent theme was what to knit next, facing world wide lockdowns and collective fear, not exactly knowing what this was all about, as crafters at least the extra time at home gave promises of activity, and we all had ambitious ideas about completing one project after the…

    MayaB

  • Get Started with Knit How
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    Get Started with Knit How

    Knit How is one of most popular learn to knit books and now it is back in stock! For those curious to start knitting or looking for a knitty gift I have written this blog post with an introduction to the first project along with some suitable yarns and the right needles. Knit How takes…

    George Cullen

  • Yarn Pairings for Amirisu Issue 21
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    Yarn Pairings for Amirisu Issue 21

    The Autumn/Winter Issue of Amirisu is here, with 12 elegantly simple but classic designs. This issue is titled ‘From Land to Needles’ and explores the yarns sources and traces it back to the natural fibres we use. Think simple shapes with sometimes bold and sometimes understated texture and a clever use of colour. The designers…

    George Cullen

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