Tag: yarn

  • Colour Inspiration – Halloween

    Colour Inspiration – Halloween

    Goblins and ghouls have worked some mischief on our widow display and turned it into a spooky fantasy. This however is all for a good cause. We are taking part in the Trick or Eat trail. Trick or Eat is organised by Hackney based Local Buyers Club and brings together residents and business in order…

  • Recommended Yarn – Second Edition Part One
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    Recommended Yarn – Second Edition Part One

    The recommended yarn blog posts earlier in the year were really popular so it has encouraged me to keep it up as a regular series. Maybe three or four times a year I will check in and see what is new and designed in the yarns we sell. The theme for the Recommended Yarn series…

  • Yarn Pairings – Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest

    Yarn Pairings – Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest

    Seeing as we are on a bit of a jumper kick lately and especially a stranded colourwork one, I thought I would delve into Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest by Lotta H. Löthgren and see what colourwork delights it has inside. I shall be taking a closer look at some of the designs…

  • Yarn Pairings – Laine Issue 18
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    Yarn Pairings – Laine Issue 18

    The Autumn Issue of Laine is here to whisk you off on a cosy weekend getaway. This issue focuses on the versatility of knitwear as we enter the autumnal season. Great for wearing outdoors or in, perfect for a little adventure. Inside this Issue there are eleven designs by ten designers that include jumpers, cardigans,…

  • New Yarn – Twisted Ambitions Yarn: Sweet Sock
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    New Yarn – Twisted Ambitions Yarn: Sweet Sock

    A collection of inspiring new yarns have arrived at Knit With Attitude. Twisted Ambitions Yarns from American hand dyer Ross Taylor. Bright neons, soft neons, electrifying speckles that all have a glow of positivity that will rub off onto your knitting making them a pleasure to knit, wear and enjoy. These colours will blow you…

  • Recommended Yarn – Part Two
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    Recommended Yarn – Part Two

    We spend most of or days recommending different yarns for different projects. It may be a customer who comes in looking for yarn for a pattern or trying to substitute a yarn that may not be produced any more. Or even when we do the Yarn Pairings blog posts where I will try and match…

  • Colour Inspiration – Growth
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    Colour Inspiration – Growth

    I’m continuing with my colour inspiration posts with the idea of not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. Next up in the series is Growth. As summer’s warmth helps gardens and parks come alive with an abundance of green. After looking at Sunrise and Sunset and also Rainy…

  • Recommended Yarn – Part One
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    Recommended Yarn – Part One

    We spend most of or days recommending different yarns for different projects. It may be a customer who comes in looking for yarn for a pattern or trying to substitute a yarn that may not be produced any more. Or even when we do the Yarn Pairings blog posts where I will try and match…

  • Colour Inspiration – Rainy Days
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    Colour Inspiration – Rainy Days

    I’m continuing with my colour inspiration posts with the idea of not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. Next up in the series is Rainy Days. I was woken up the other night by a very loud thunderstorm that passed over us bringing heavy rain with it. After…

  • Colour Inspiration – From Sunrise to Sunset
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    Colour Inspiration – From Sunrise to Sunset

    I’m starting a new Colour Inspiration series on the blog. This time I’m not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. I’m starting off with the Sun. The weather has been lovely and warm in London this past week and summer is just around the corner so the sun…

  • 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…

  • 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…