We’re certainly starting to enter into the festive spirit at Loop! As well as ensuring that lots of goodies for gift knitting and presents are carefully parcelled up and sent to you all across the world, we’re thinking of our own stash supplementation too! This is the Loop staff Christmas wish list and it’s just the thing if you are looking for some ideas on how to spread a little wooly goodness to someone this year. Remember, you can also create an online wishlist from any shop using the Amazon Universal Wishlist Button. That way, as you’re browsing our online …

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Ready to add the finishing touches to your latest hand knit? We’ve been musing over our selection of buttons this week as we prepare ourselves for the colder weather and making sure those works in progress get the perfect match. It’s also the right time to freshen the look of old winter coats and jackets by updating them with a new set of buttons. So, have a ponder over that button tin (we all have one, right?) and we’ll show you some of our favourites and some new treats too…

One of the many joys of knitting or crochet is the portability of the craft. Several of us keep projects in our bags for the daily commute or to have with us for those ‘just in case’  moments when our hands are idle. And taking your latest work in progress to your local knit night is another occasion where your craft relocates. Project bags can therefore sometimes be an overlooked knitting essential when you are out and about. Not just practical as they keep your project clean and untangled, but as these designs by Melissa Wastney (Tiny Happy) show, they can be truly beautiful. …

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