Just like finding the time to enjoy your knitting at the end of the day, curling up with a magazine is the perfect little luxury. Luckily for you, Loop has a collection of the most beautiful and unique publications to inspire your creativity. So grab a cup of tea while we show you our favourites. Now stocked at Loop, Selvedge is the worlds leading textiles magazine.  This issue focuses on knitting and we just love the cover shot by the magical Tim Walker featuring some super chunky Giles Deacon knits. As well as articles on traditional fair-isle and crochet installation art, …

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Litrík by Cirilia Rose

With his unabashed love of colour, dramatic styling and innovative techniques it’s hard to mistake the original designs of Stephen West. The latest in his series of West Knits books, the highly anticipated Midgard, is the result of a collaboration with fellow designer Cirilia Rose. Fancy a little peek at some of the patterns and finding out how you could win a copy? … Photographed in Reykjavik, Iceland by the multi-talented  Ysolda Teague (a name you probably recognise!), the setting echos this collection of beautiful and eclectic patterns. Esjan above is a statement shawl, with a bold lacy edging. Using aran weight yarn, …

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Once you have mastered knit and purl a whole world of different combinations are literally at your fingertips. That must be part of the magic of stitch dictionaries, revealing and explaining how knitted fabric can be shaped. Conventionally, instructions are charted for working back and forth in rows – but what about converting this for the yoke of your top down jumper? Or inserting these instructions to change a pattern knit in the round? Here to solve all your stitch pattern problems is the new, and appropriately named, Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary. Be sure to read to the end of …

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