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Colour Inspiration for WestKnits MKAL 2024
It’s MKAL season! Stephen West has become famous for his fun, engaging and often surprising yearly mystery knit alongs. This year we’re doing Go Go Dynamo! A clue is released every week for four weeks seeing you on a journey of texture, colour, shape and construction. Often challenging you with new stitches or techniques, but…
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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 22
It’s Laine time and the autumn Issue 22 is coming out on the 30th August and we can’t wait. Laine 22 is titled Aalto after the Finish architect Alvar Aalto who designed the Paimio Sanatorium where this issues photos were taken. This cool and stylish setting provides a great backdrop to the eleven knitwear designs…
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It Takes Two
Do you also get an idea of what you want to knit and once that idea is implanted you cannot shake it? Even if you have a queue of projects a mile long, with yarn to knit them. Well this has happened to me this week and I am having to be very disciplined in…
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Designer Focus – Florence Spurling
I’m in love with the intricate colourwork detail Florence Spurling brings to her projects. I have admired her Scout Shawl design for many years. Those repeating motifs that seem to tread the line between the traditionally familiar and the contemporary graphic. So when we noticed the Anouka Tank and the Adelia Tee we had to jump right…
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What George Knits – Fast Forward Scarf
If you have been keeping an eye on the blog then you might have noticed the little scarf series I have been working on. It started with the idea of seeing what little projects are out there for just one skein of yarn. I have been working my way through the Hey Mama Wolf Yarns…
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What a Difference a Thread Makes
A couple of weeks ago, we introduced the lovely new design, the Helica Pullover, by Teti’s Knit Garden. Teti is known for her nature inspired, almost etheric looking, romantic and timeless style. Teti chose the name for this design, Helica, from Latin, meaning “winding”, because of the winding ivy branch of the colourwork motifs on…
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Virtual Knit Night July 11th
You know, when you are planning for a new project in anticipation, that feeling. Who would have thought that a couple of needles and a string of thread can give so much joy – without actually producing anything, because I am swatching… and what I have to show for it is a pile of swatches.…
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Travel Edition
The promise of hot lazy days finally seems to become true! One thing is to narrow down and choose your holiday projects, a whole other ball game is HOW? How to pack, organise, and travel with your projects with ease? We’re here to show you our favourite solutions! Bucket Bags This bag can handle absolutely…
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Yarn Pairings for Short-Row Colourwork by Woolly Wormhead
Woolly Wormhead’s new book Short Row Colourwork has taken the knitting world by storm. It has been hard to get our hands on them and as soon as they do they are gone again. But the exciting news is we have more coming in. If you have had your eye on this book grab your…
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For The Love of … 2024
As every year, the intention is to create stronger bonds between us as a community, making space for the joy of sharing and being joined together by our love for our crafts and the joy of creating and making. With so many wonderful contributions, we are absolutely delighted to invite you to vote in the…
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What Maya and George Knits – Throwback Tops
We are exposed to inspiration and the most wonderful creations on a daily basis here at the KWA HQ, and that means that occasionally the urge to make will strike simultaneously – and hit both George and I at the same time. We will then embark on the same project, a friendly battle of the…
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Virtual Knit Night June 13th
Oh I’m having one of those days where there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day – a proper jig saw puzzle of activities, covering business life as much as every day family obligations. I’ll be running around covering all my bases, hopefully landing on my sofa because tonight I plan to tune…
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