With the two May bank holidays swiftly approaching and the promise of warm weather on the horizon, we can virtually feel the pull of summer. That’s why we’re so excited to have Laine Magazine’s Summer 2024 issue available for preorder now! Summer knits are truly a joy unto themselves, offering fun opportunities to play with gauge, texture, fibre, and see a different side of yarns you’ve used for years. We absolutely love what the designers of Laine Issue 21 have done with Gepard Kid Seta, Camarose Midnatssol, Uncommon Thread Cloud Fingering, Camarose Snefnug, Biches & Bûches Le C ..read more

How are your socks looking at the end of winter? A bit worse for wear? Well not to worry — we’ve got everything you need to restore your favourite pair or even try your hand at knitting a new pattern! Beautiful mending gives old favourites a fresh look (photos courtesy of Hikaru Noguchi) We’re super excited that Hikaru Noguchi will be visiting Loop in August to teach some fabulous classes, including two sessions dedicated to socks. Her Darning Workshops on 3 and 4 August in the afternoon will focus on the techniques for both fixing holes and reinforcing weak points she explores in her new sock ..read more

All over London, spring is in full bloom — and Loop is no exception! Just in time for the Easter bank holidays we’ve received all kinds of inspiration to keep your needles clicking. As the squirrels start to scurry around we have two sweet squirrel haberdashery bits in the shop, stitch markers and tin boxes (which also feature a piper) for keeping all your favourite notions together. These industrious little pals are great crafting buddies, and the energy they bring after their fallow winter months will help bring renewed energy and vigour to your needles and hooks. LBA yarns in “Amira” Cashm ..read more

The Hellebore Bandana is the perfect piece for this time of year: warm enough to cover the days when it feels more like winter and playful enough to bring out in the brightness of spring. And just as the season changes, we’re bringing you some bright kit options to make this bandana your own! The Hellebore Kit in Aqua Green & Sweet Kiss With a garter stitch body and a super sweet and playful linen stitch stripe (there are very clear instructions for this straightforward stitch in the pattern), this bandana is a real charmer. This piece can span so many moods. It can be worn like a traditio ..read more

This spring we’re welcoming Holger Auffenberg to Loop to teach two fabulous classes all about socks, one of the most wearable and rewarding wardrobe items to knit. Read on for all the details! Like so many of us, Holger was taught to knit by his grandmother. Since 2007 he has been honing his craft, focusing on the technical intricacies of knitting and on combining his two-plus decades working in classic men’s tailoring with the techniques of knitting. And of course, his focus has been on socks. Holger is coming to Loop in April, May, and June to share all he’s discovered in his years of sock d ..read more

When Loop first started almost 19 years ago it was nearly impossible to imagine this moment, but we’re so humbled to have topped 100,000 followers of the shop on Instagram! It is such an honour and a treat to run a knitting shop, but at the same time it can be tough sometimes to run an independent business. Knowing that the goings-on in our little corner of London are making it to so many people all around the globe (both on Instagram and through the blog and newsletter) make it feel like it has all been worthwhile. Not to mention all the lovely little messages we get from those who find inspi ..read more

We have been eagerly awaiting Teti Lutsak’s Polina Pullover Kits with G-uld yarns and we’re so excited to finally have them we feel like celebrating! That’s why we’ve been scheming with the lovely people behind G-uld yarns to team up and give away two Polina Pullover Kits on Instagram this weekend! Both Loop and G-uld will be giving away a kit in Teti’s original colourway, “Golden”. Read on for full details on how to enter to win. The Polina Pullover. Photo © Teti Lutsak First, more on the pattern and kit. This design is so so gorgeous and the story behind it is really beautiful as well. It’s ..read more

Our most phenomenally fluffy number is getting a younger sibling — it’s a darling makeover in miniature! At the beginning of 2023, we launched the Cloud Cardigan, a super cosy piece dreamed up by Susan with technical design by our very own Fabienne Gassman. Needless to say, this piece that somehow combined your hippest bomber jacket with your softest sweater was a hit. Pale Grey, Fawn, and Cream are the colours of these Baby Cloud samples. Each clour is available in a kit! And now, a year on, we’re so excited to introduce a version every bit as soft and snuggly — this time for your sweetest li ..read more

We are over the moon about so so many yarn deliveries that have arrived this week. We’ve had a bumper crop of shipments from some of our most coveted brands and we are frolicking in all the soft, woolly goodness! Six of our gorgeous new Qing Dashing colours. Top left to right: Malachite, Peach Meringue, Pool. Bottom left to right: Biscuit, Pearl, and Snapdragon We have an incredible array of new colours of Qing Dashing, the stunning base from Qing Fibre. We are totally in awe of this base and everything London-based dyer Layla Qing does with it. The silky shine, the way the colours just take t ..read more

The winter chill may be with us for a while yet, but we have so many wonderful things arriving in the shop we don’t even mind! More from Miesje Chafer Step into the colourful world of Miesje Chafer! We’re so happy to see handmade Miesje Chafer Project Bags back on our shelves! These always brighten a room and Miesje has been in such high demand lately that they’ve been hard to come by. But they’ve arrived again and the whole store looks so happy and bright. These bags are the real deal. Beyond being excellent eye candy, they’re fully designed with the knitter in mind, with sturdy handles, a fl ..read more