Our new book!
We're thrilled to tell you our book, Juju's Loops, is here!. It's a little gem of a knitting book including patterns for lace shawls and wraps, fingerless gloves, scarves, shrugs, cowls, a baby sweater & toy, blanket, hat and swing sweater. These patterns are a joy to knit and make delightful gifts. We hope you love the book as much as we do...
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 Loop visits France
» Loop will have a stand at the french textile fair, Pour L'Amour du Fil. It's in Nantes from the 18th to the 21st April...
 Knitting & Crochet Magazines
» We've got copies of Koigu Magazine, Interweave Knits Winter 2011, Mollie Makes issue 10, Knitscene Spring 2012 and (Vogue) Designer Knitting in stock if you're looking for project inspiration...
 Books just in...
» The latest issue of Independent London (No.3) is in, as well as Muhu Island (Estonian needlework), if we could only have one textile book, this would be it. Admittedly it is not cheap and weighing over 2kg, it will be heavy to order through the mail, but it is worth it!. If you are looking for a last minute gift for a fibrephile who has everything, this is it.
 Kate Davies patterns
» Loop is showcasing Kate Davies for the first time... Patterns includes this cute Owl sweater. Beautiful colourwork and stunning patterns are also another hallmark of Kate's designs.
 The Haapsalu Scarf
» NEW! The Haapasalu Scarf book is available at loop! This is a continuation of the first book, The Haapsalu Shawl, with all new patterns; 40 for square shawls and nearly 20 triangular ones.
 Scissors
» We've got some lovely needlework scissors in the Scissor section of Haberdashery; as well as the lovely Eiffel tower handled one from Sajou, new in are these antique style scissors from Yozo. Use them for any or all of your crafting projects; perfect for cutting yarns, threads or ribbons...
 Classic Elite
» This is the first time Classic Elite yarns are available in the UK and we're totally thrilled to have both their Mountain Top collection - Crestone, Vail & Vista - and accompanying pattern books in the shop now... gorgeous!
 Rowan Autumn
» We're getting in new shades of existing Rowan yarns as well as new season yarns such as Heritage Tweed (DK & 4ply) and Alpaca Chunky. Also a great selection of accompanying pattern books including City Retreat for aran / worsted weight yarns and Nordic Tweed (that uses the gorgeous Heritage Tweed yarns)
 Autumn and Winter classes and workshops
» Loads of new knitting and crochet classes and workshops have been scheduled including one on colourwork to make these sweet robin wristlets (shown left) led by Stephanie Dosen (Tiny Owl Knits) and a workshop with Stephen West (Westknits) to knit a top-down shawl... Book your places now!
 Jared Flood patterns
» We've got Jared Flood's pattern book, Made in Brooklyn, as well as individual patterns (paper) in stock. Check out the delicate Rock Island Shawl as a beautiful example to tempt you... (Also dying to cast on the Umaro Blanket!)
 DyeForYarns
» Loop now stocks German hand dyed yarn, DyeForYarns. The yarn is a silk-merino mix (4ply / fingering weight), and the colours have great names with shades to match; Bat in a Dark Mood, Sunken Ship and Bloody Black Roses are a few examples!
 Quince & Co at loop!
» Loop is one of only two shops in the world to have Quince & Co's fabulous yarn grace our shelves, and we are crazy about both the yarn and their wonderful patterns!
» Quince & Co yarns
» Quince & Co patterns
 WestKnits Book 2 & 3
» Westknits Book Two and Three are collections of eight new patterns featuring Stephen West’s popular design style. Featuring yarns such as Madelinetosh Vintage & Pashmina, Berroco Blackstone Tweed, Rowan Lima, quince&co Puffin and Osprey.
 Fab Hab!
» We've taken delivery of loads of new Haberdashery items from Sajou, including a beautiful range of the Sajou scissors, the whole range of Laine Saint-Pierre embroidery/darning threads and their very special sewing boxes. We've also got Debra's Garden Row Counter / Yarn Cutters in stock.
 Shetland Trader
» A collection of 10 patterns from designer Gudrun Johnston. Inspired by the Shetland Islands with photography by Jared Flood, it's already a loop staff favourite. It also uses many of the yarns available at loop too, including Malabrigo sock, Madelinetosh Prairie and Old Maiden Aunt Alpaca Silk.
 eat.shop.london
» The latest edition of eat.shop.london features loop! We are especially thrilled as there are only 87 entries for the whole city, and we're one of them!
 Nathalie Lete at loop
» Loop is over the moon to have a large selection of items designed or made by Nathalie Lete.
We have a range of her items in stock, from limited edition prints, knitting bags, and beautiful limited edition handmade ceramic owls - all featuring Nathalie Lete's delightful design.
 Wollemeise at loop!
» Wollemeise yarns are coming to loop! They are only available from the London shop, and we will announce in advance when they go out in the shop (once a month on Saturdays) via our blog or Facebook page. They cannot be ordered from our online shop. Phone orders are possible.
The collection is through the whole Wollemeise colour wheel with variegated and semisolid skeins in all yarn weights.
 Loop in Time Out
» Loop is proud to be named in Time Out's 50 best shops in London; a distillation of the top 500 listed in Time Out’s guide to the capital’s must-visit retailers, London’s Best Shops. Thank you :)
Loop holds weekly Knit Nights!
» People are welcome to come from 5:30 to 7:30pm to hang out in the lounge area and knit with us. There will be cakes and tea available!
Juju Vail and Meghan Fernandes will be around to keep you company. The shop will stay open until 7:30pm for later night shopping as well.
 Fernando Boher Prints
» Loop has just received a selection of Fernando Boher's prints. These silkscreens are true collector's items, as only 75 signed prints of each image will be made.
Each print is silkscreened on 100% Mitsumata fibre paper, hand-made in Bhutan and comes in a hand-made frame.
 Shilasdair yarns
» From the Isle of Skye in Scotland comes luxury 4 ply and DK yarn from Shilasdair. Committed not just to excellence without harming the environment, but to the excellence that comes from using the very best of Scottish fleece in combination with natural dyeing techniques. It is so pretty!
Loop wins BT Business Essence Award
» "We are pleased (and so proud!) to announce that Susan Cropper through her shop 'loop' is the one of the winners of the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur competition 2009. The contest honours the nation's finest entrepreneurs and celebrates the achievements of small businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication and passion towards their work. The acclaimed photographer, Rankin, hosts an exhibition showcasing his portraits of the 20 winners of the competition at Oxo Tower Gallery, Southbank, London."
We tweet...
» You can now follow Loop on Twitter and see quickly whenever a new class is scheduled or a beautiful new yarn or great book arrives. We'll still send out our lovely emails but this will be for little inbetween updates!
Loop gift vouchers
» These can be purchased by calling loop on 020 7288 1160 during opening hours. We’ll happily post them to you but please bear in mind they can not be used for the online shop but only in-store at loop’s London shop.
 Loop books!
» Loop is over the moon with excitement about the publication of it’s two books 'loop Pretty Knits' and 'loop Vintage Crochet'. Both are published by Jacqui Small Publishing.
They are both chock-full of gorgeous designs that have been commissioned from an array of incredibly talented people (Leigh Radford, Debbie Bliss, Louisa Harding, Catherine Tough, Kristeen Griffin-Grimes and Kate Samphier amongst a host of other wonderful designers) working in knit and crochet. I was honoured that they took time out of their busy lives to contribute to the books.
 There are designs for everything from cardigans, wraps, shrugs, dresses and capelets to throws, bags, tea cosies, lavender heart pillows and necklaces. Even a tent!
Some of the patterns are for beginners who might want a little nudge to learn new techniques, while others are quite advanced. We’re very proud of the books and hope you find some inspiration in them.
Vintage Crochet & Pretty Knits errata
» We've noticed a couple of errors and made some clarifications to the patterns from loop's Vintage Crochet & Pretty Knits. See the errata link here.
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