Tag: What Maya Knits

  • What Maya Knits – Yolene Top
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    What Maya Knits – Yolene Top

    In my newsletters lately, we’ve been discussing the concept of mojo, and how it sometimes just seems to come and go as it pleases, in midst of a crisis I completely lost my knitting mojo and found myself in a place where I just couldn’t hold on to my needles for support. This blog post…

  • What Maya Knits – Sophie Hood
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    What Maya Knits – Sophie Hood

    What a cleverly constructed project, scrumptious Garter Stitch broken up by the neat finishing of I-cord edges, the Sophie Hood by PetiteKnit gives enough to keep you interest peaked, it grows quickly for instant satisfaction and the rhythm of this knit is incredibly soothing. I’ve claimed for years and years that there is a lot…

  • What Maya Knits – Sophie, Ferda & Leopard
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    What Maya Knits – Sophie, Ferda & Leopard

    A New Year in so many ways mean new beginnings – but for my knitting – no I don’t think so! I guess my resolution this year is to actually finish what I’ve started, and I am absolutely not allowed to cast on something new, before I’ve completed at least one of these. It is…

  • What Maya Knits – Inner Peace
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    What Maya Knits – Inner Peace

    Today is the day! My friend Veera Välimäki (@veerarain on insta) is releasing her latest design the Inner Peace Sweater, and I can finally show of my new favourite FO – I’ve literarily been wearing this every day since it came off my needles. In the summer Veera put out a call for testers, I…

  • What Maya Knits – Two at Once
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    What Maya Knits – Two at Once

    Most know that I am a slow knitter, as in sloth pace slow. I can be quick if I have to, I used to be much quicker, but the combination of my osteoarthritis and time restraints have slowly slowed me down over time. However, I’ve never been into speed knitting, as a process knitter I…

  • What Maya and George Knits – Throwback Tops
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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…

  • What Maya Knits – Tessellated Vest
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    What Maya Knits – Tessellated Vest

    As most of you know by now, my knitting time is so precious to me – firstly as it is very limited, secondly because with time I’ve become slow. With this I noticed a change in my focus, where the end result used to be the main goal, it is now all about the process,…

  • What Maya Knits – Autumn Forager by Jennifer Brou
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    What Maya Knits – Autumn Forager by Jennifer Brou

    I ripped up the box, flipped the flaps aside, and fell in love – hard! It was our delivery of the autumn issue of Laine and beaming up at me was the cover featuring Autumn Forager by Jennifer Brou (link to Ravelry). My favourite projects are the ones that lets me explore texture, and the…

  • 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…

  • Fibre Foraging with Maya and Tuva
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    Fibre Foraging with Maya and Tuva

    Sometimes, as a knitter, you discover a design that just knocks the air out of you. Nothing else matters, you just have to get it onto your needles as quickly as you can. I mean, I am often intrigued by a project if it bears promises of new techniques or constructions that I haven’t tried…

  • What Maya Knits – Take Stock
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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…

  • What Maya Knits – Filigree Sweater by Julie Knits in Paris
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    What Maya Knits – Filigree Sweater by Julie Knits in Paris

    There is this saying I’ve kept coming back to throughout my adult life, which goes something like ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.’ the saying originates from Punk culture and the DIY movement, it is about sustainability, and a reflection on why ‘replacing’ and ‘adding to’ is quite symptomatic of our current culture. But…