We know you love the subtle variation and depth of colour hand dyed yarns give – and so do we! New at Loop are some gorgeous hand dyed beauties from Cowgirlblues. We now have their plump double knitting and the delicate lace weight for your knitting delight. Cowgirlblues has inspired our Spring window display and some new knits too! We caught up with owner Bridget Henderson to find our more, plus make sure you read to the end of the post to find out how to enter our Cowgirlblues giveaway! This giveaway is now closed, but we’ll have lots more in the future!

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…

We have recently added  another great British yarn to our shop collection. Beautiful, super-soft and light Orkney Angora – St Magnus. This is a delicious DK blend of 50% lambswool and 50% grade 1 Angora. Stunning! It has the lovely soft halo of Angora but is easier to work with, and has less shedding in this blend.