With a swoop of lace and the prettiest stitch details, Piccadilly is a romantic crescent shaped shawl designed by Justyna Lorkowska for Loop. The luxuriously soft Eden Cottage Yarns Hayton, is striped together, dotted with eyelets and finished with a delicate picot edge. We caught up with Justyna to find out more – make sure you read to the end of the post to find out how you could be one of three readers who can win a PDF copy of the pattern!
Introducing our latest free pattern, the Cecelia Cowl! This beautiful knit uses almost an entire ball of Freia Super Bulky Ombre so there are minimal leftovers, plus it’s extra cosy! Make sure to read to the end of the post to find out how you could win one! Created exclusively for Loop by Rachel Atkinson, designer, tech editor and long time friend of Loop who was inspired by Cecelia Campochiaro’s book ‘Sequence Knitting’ – hence the name! Many thanks to Rachel Atkinson for the pattern, Susan Cropper for styling and Kristin Perers for her stunning photography.
Some marvellous mohair and merino is back on our needles courtesy of Quince & Co! Introducing Ibis, a chunky version of the airy lace weight Piper.
We’ve been seeing the shop through heart shaped glasses this week, so why not share a little love or treat yourself?
We’ve been busy behind the scenes adding the finishing touches to our new website! After ten years we thought the site needed a little love and we can’t wait to show you it.
New year, new classes! We’ve got you covered from your first steps as a beginner knitter to the final touch of finishing techniques- as well as lace, brioche, darning, continental knitting and everything in between!
Ready to cast on for your next big knit of 2016? Whether it’s your resolution to finally knit a garment, or you just want to get your needles casting on a big project we have a selection of our top jumpers that should satisfy every knitter.
Happy New Year! We hope you’ve all had happy holidays and are looking forward to a new year of yarns, patterns and lots of quality knitting time! For 2016 we thought we’d begin with one of our highlights from last year. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Nathalie Lete came to visit and spent a Saturday morning delicately decorating our window. It really was a joy to watch this talented artist, but don’t worry if you missed it, you can relive it all again!
What a wonderful wooly 2015 is has been! Join us as we look back over our highlights of the past year and the exciting things we have planned for 2016.
An early Christmas treat has arrived! Introducing our latest free pattern Alvaro, a textured colour block scarf that uses the cosy soft Illimani Cadena. It’s the pattern you’ve been waiting to solve those last minute gift knitting dilemmas!