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		Norah Gaughan We're very pleased to have Norah Gaughan's 3 pattern books in stock; Vol. 1 (Eleanor's Search / Urban Layers), Vol. 2 (Objet d'art / 3 for all) and Vol. 3 (Woodland Gothic / Art House). 3rd Birthday Sale It's the 3rd anniversary of loop and we're so happy about it that we're having a sale online, and the weekend of July 12th and 13th. Come on by and grab a bargain; it's 25% off EVERYTHING in the London shop that weekend, and up to 44% off the yarn below until stock runs out. This is to start making way for all the gorgeous new autumn/winter and new sock and lace wright yarns that will be coming in to the shop in the next 2 momths. Debbie Bliss Prima Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Cotton and Worsted Hand Dyes ggh Amelie, Safari and Samoa Mouline Gedifra Indra & Sheela Lana Grossa Bingo Chine, Luna and Royal Tweed Louisa Harding Impression, Fauve, Glisten, Kashmir DK Pear Tree 4, 8, 12 ply 100g hanks Rooster Almerino DK Rowan Biggy Print, Kid Classic, Ribbon Twist and Pure Life DK Also on sale are the following magazines and books, also at up to 42% off! Vogue Knitting Winter 07/08 & Spring/Summer 07 Knit.1 Winter 07 & Spring /Summer 08 Knitting Felt Better by Nicki Epstein Interweave Knits Spring 08 & Summer 08 No Sheep For You by Amy R. Singer Rowan No. 41 (in the London shop only) All RYC pattern books Summer & Autumn We've just added lots of new classes to get you knitting, crocheting and even felting!. There's the Summer knitting camp for kids (learn to knit, make pom poms, finger knitting and other treats!) and Juju Vail's Felt, yarn and bead flower corsages (learn beautiful techniques as well as making lovely gifts) Fab Hab! We've got loads of lovely Haberdashery in the shop at the moment, including these Pretty Cheep project bags, and Wire Blockers (super useful for lace projects). Coming soon are the very handy Pattern Tamers, and the it-could-almost-be-jewellery Needle Gauge from Debra's Garden. Swift We've got a wooden umbrella swift coming into Loop at the end of June. You can see pictures and details in the online shop now and place a pre-order if you're really keen! Royal Wool Winder & KnitPicks Needles » We have just received delivery of the first Royal Wool Windersin the UK just for you! They are the same wonderful ones we use at Loop to wind your skeins for you and have found them to be the best on the market. They’re smooth and super easy to use and make great little ‘cakes’ of yarn so you can knit with ease. We tracked them down from Japan and are thrilled to have them at Loop for you to take home with you. Loop has also just taken stock of the incredibly beautiful and very functional KnitPicks Interchangeable Harmony wooden needles and we love them. With your choice of cable lengths from 60, 80, 120 and 152mm and 8 different needle sizes from 3mm- 8mm you’re going to love having these on hand. Crochet coral reef Loop is participating in the great Crochet Coral Reef project at the Southbank Centre in London in conjunction with the Crafts Council. Bee Clinch, from Loop, will be on hand to help and teach you how to make more crochet coral to contribute to the UK Reef. We will be there on 23rd June and 21st July from 5:30-7pm. It takes place in the Sunley Pavilion in the Royal Festival Hall. The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef is a large-scale, handmade replica of the real thing. A woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. In 1997 Dr. Daina Taimina, a professor at Cornell University, astounded the scientific world by realising the first physical model of a hyperbolic plane, using crocheted wool. Using the same mathematical technique, two Australian sisters, Christine and Margaret Wertheim, created the idea for a Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef. Crochet is perfect for making coral as the hyperbolic way it increases has the same appearance. The project, organised by the Los Angeles based Institute for Figuring, is a direct response to the plight of coral reef from pollution and global warming. Fusing science and mathematics with fine art and handicraft, the reef is constantly updated by an ever-expanding group of participants from around the world. Great new haberdashery » Now Loop has longer lengths of Addi Lace Circulars - up to 150cm for your lace knitting, ranging from 2mm-5mm. For glamorous knitting, try Addi Double Pointed needles with gold glitter! They’re pretty and very strong. Now available in 7mm (finally!), 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 and 20mm. Savannah » Oh boy, do we love this yarn. Savannah DK is an organic blend of cotton, merino, linen and silky soya fibre. This hand-dyed yarn has the richest colours, is super soft, and is perfect for Spring and Summer knitting. Beginner knitter or crocheter? We have some more beginners classes coming up, as well as an improvers crochet class with Bee if you're ready to get more complex! Be Sweet's Bambino » An organic cotton / bamboo mix yarn in lucious colours and machine washable too? That's the lovely spring yarn Bambino from Be Sweet... More colours arriving soon, but for now check out the 15 that are already in stock. Sophie Digard » Loop is proud to now stock Sophie Digard’s exquisite crochet necklaces and scarves. French designer Sophie Digard creates accessories that beg to be touched - curious crocheted flowers with soft velvet buds, each leaf and petal crocheted individually. Her colour palette is all her own in deep plums and mauves, burnt orange and leaf green - with numerous fine threads in merino, mohair, and velvet giving rich, intense individual tones and making each item unrepeatable. Spring magazines » Interweave Crochet's Spring issue is now in, along with the latest issue of Selvedge magazine. Also just in are Lantern Moon's longer length dpns and new 30cm straight knitting needles... Oh, one last thing; Lexie Barnes' bags in the new range of colours are here, as well as a new style of bag for crocheters - Dottie is perfect for your crochet hooks and dpns. Just in! » Alchemy Haiku and Silken Straw - part of the gorgeous range from Alchemy Yarns with patterns in their great first book Destination Alchemy now all available at Loop. We've also just received the divine Nile from Tilli Tomas - 100% Dupioni Silk Ribbon yarn in lustrous colours. This yarn is absolutely perfect used as an embellished edging on blankets and garments or for a special elegant scarf or wrap for the summer. It’s just beautiful. Loop will happily order any Tilli Tomas yarn that you like whether we normally stock it or not. There is no minimum order so you can order however much you like and we will gladly get it for you. Please contact the shop for details and any special orders Small and perfectly formed... » We’ve been searching high and low for even those small things that make a difference and we found Renaissance Dyeing darning wool. Hand-dyed darning wool made from 100% pure lambswool and dyed with natural plant based dyes in about 100 colours! So you’re sure to find a colour match for mending anything that needs some attention. It can also be used for fine knitting small projects as well as embroidery. Organic and Hand Dyed yarns » Loop stocks many certified organic yarns including the new cotton yarn from Twilleys, Sincere (only £3!) and Rowan's Purelife. We also have many, many hand dyed yarns. So many in fact, that we now have a section listing them all grouped together to make it easier for you to find them! Debbie Bliss Prima » Prima is a Bamboo / Merino mix yarn from Debbie Bliss - great for springtime knits. New solid colours from Colinette » Now in are the latest solid colours in Point Five, Giotto, Grafitti and Jitterbug... Hummingbird » Artesano's Hummingbird is a space-dyed yarn in a range of 12 jewel like colours. It's 6-ply and perfect as a sock yarn, and super soft as it's 100% alpaca. It's imported from Peruvian co-operatives with a history of treating their workers well, by a family run UK company. Read more about Artesano, or check out the lovely Hummingbird yarn (we're particularly keen on the Sunbird colourway - lovely!) Lacey Lamb » A fabulous lace weight lambswool from Jade Sapphire that's machine washable, and you only need 1 or 2 balls to complete a great project? A lace knitter's dream and here at Loop - Jade Sapphire's Lacey Lamb! 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. Misti Alpaca » The shelves are overflowing with yummy new yarns such as Misti Alpaca Chunky and Chunky Hand-Paints, the most exquisite 100% Peruvian Baby Alpaca that knits up quickly and is the softest yarn. Talk about cosy! Hand Jive Nature’s Palette » We are thrilled to have Hand Jive Nature’s Palette from California. Another incredibly soft hand dyed yarn with great yardage. These 4 ply 100% Merino wool skeins are like little jewels. All of Nature’s Palette colours are from natural plant based dyes which offer a really lovely richness of colour and make them very special. Perfect for shawls, wraps, shrugs and socks. Touch Me yarn for a little bit of glamour » Wonderful shimmery microfibre mixed with wool velvety chenille from Meunch Yarns. It has a wool core so that it doesn't fray or split. Once you wash and spin dry it (see website for instructions) it takes on the amazing look and feel of vintage velvet. Nice for a special wrap or jazzy scarf for the crisp Winter nights. Hand Maiden Sea Silk » 100g skeins (a whopping 400 metres!) of beautiful hand-dyed 4-ply Sea Silk yarn from Hand Maiden in Canada. Gorgeous for lace work. Knitting Goddess » Sumptuous pure cashmere hand dyed by Knitting Goddess on the Isle of Man. Slightly thinner than 4 ply. Perfect for socks or lace knitting. 700 metres per skein! Mericash by Punta Del Este » This heavenly soft 4 ply yarn from Uruguay is hand dyed and made from 80% Merino and 20% Mongolian Cashmere. Each 50g hank has a whopping 240 metres on it. We love it. Jade Sapphire Hand Dyed 100% Mongolian Cashmere » New colours just in! With colours like Bing Bing Red, Berries and Cream, Mauvelouse and Tourmaline Winter knitting doesn’t get more special than this. So snuggle down, put on a brilliant movie and knit, knit, knit. Rosewood needles » Lantern Moon Rosewood needles are in! We stock straights and the beautiful Sox Stix, double pointed needles which come in a beautiful silk pouch. 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 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. » The London shop has been featured and reviewed in this sweet little book: Independent London Store Guide. We're on page 76, or you can see a scan of the page here...