Tag: Silk
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Twine Time
It’s not all knitting here at Knit with Attitude, we also crochet of course, but there are other interesting fibre crafts we are itching to get stuck into. So when the Sorazora handspun twines arrived the other week our minds were racing with the possibilities. The name Sorazora comes from the Japanese ‘Sora’ meaning ‘sky’…
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New Yarn – Norne Yarn Mulberry Silk
Can Norne Yarn get any better, the answer is yes! We have introduced a stunning new base: Mulberry Silk Lace. A sumptuous 100% Mulberry Silk in a tantalising fine lace weight. Its pure indulgence for the eyes and the hands. These 100g skeins are 800m of the finest Grade A Mulberry Silk. Mulberry Silk gets…
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What Maya Knits – Take Stock
After a really long winter, it honestly feels like we skipped spring all together, the summer heat has finally arrived to London. This is the time of year where I will gather all my ‘woollies’ give them a good rinse, a new blocking, and zip them up to be locked away for hot summer days…
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Yarn Pairings for Pom Pom Issue 1 – Re-Issue of Summer 2012
As a part of Pom Pom Quarterly’s 5 year birthday celebrations, they have re-issued their first ever issue with all new photography and a bonus pattern! It’s so lovely to have this early issue in the shop, and we’ve been enjoying seeing all the patterns in a new light. As always we thought that we…
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Yarn Pairings for Pom Pom Issue 21 – Summer 2017
Can you believe that it’s been 5 years of Pom Pom Quarterly?! This issue 21 marks the 5 year anniversary of the independent East London publication, and we couldn’t be more pleased for them! They have loads of celebrations planned for the year, with lots of announcements still on their way, we can’t wait to…
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Interpretations Vol. 4
Interpretations Vol 4 has arrived! This years installation to the project by designers Veera Välimäki and Joji Locatelli follows perfectly and does not disappoint. Published by Pom Pom Quarterly, it was released this past weekend at Unravel Festival The idea behind the project is that together the designers pick 6 words and then each design a…
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Yarn of the Week: Tokonatsu
This week our highlight yarn is Tokonatsu by Noro. This DK weight yarn comes in a range of 8 muted jewel tones. It is a blend of cotton, silk and viscose, making it a wonderful yarn for summer and warmer weather garments. The yarn has a slubby blend, giving the finished fabric a slightly tweedy…
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Yarn Pairings for Making No.1 Flora
How beautiful is our latest arrival? It’s of Making No.1 Flora, the first issue of a brand new magazine from Carrie Bostick Hoge of Madder Made. We could not be more excited here at the shop, and have been cooing and exclaiming over it all morning! This inaugural issue includes contributions from 21 different designers…
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Yarn Pairings for Pom Pom Issue 17 Summer 2016
There has been so much anticipation for this latest issue of Pom Pom here at Knit with attitude, especially after hosting the samples for Yarn Shop Day at the end of April. It’s finally here! The garments fit perfectly with our Summer Top KAL, and even better, we’ve just received loads of new summer yarns here…
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Yarn Shop Day Winner!
We are very excited to announce the winner of our draw on Saturday for Yarn Shop Day. Congratulations to Gail! She won 4 balls of Blacker rare breeds yarn. They include a Pure Polwarth in cream, Manx wool with Mohair, in a natural tan, Pure Black Welsh Mountain wool in almost black, and a Gotland in…
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Yarn Pairings for PomPom Quarterly Issue 16
It’s that time again! We have the latest issue of Pom Pom Quarterly in the shop and online. It’s a gorgeous issue, with a focus on stitch patterns and texture. In order to show these off all of the pieces have been knit in light neutrals from light grey through cream to white. The first…
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Kettle Yarn CoThere is always a lot of excitement in introducing a new brand to Knit with attitude, a lot of effort and care go into choosing what I believe would be the ‘perfect addition’ to our selection. So that I get to see and touch ‘a lot’ of beautiful and lush fibers is really an understatement,…
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