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If you’re shopping for a knitter who already seems to have all the gear, I’m here to help! I hope I've compiled a list with gift ideas at variety of price-points and size options.  Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. That means, if you click results in a sale, I might receive a small commission. This does affect the price for you.  Stitch Markers (from £4.75) It’s impossible to have too many stitch markers!If the knitter in your life likes to knit garments with any sort of pattern on them, whether that’s using different coloured yarns,...

[Edit: This pre-order has now closed, but Pride Christmas Tree Scarves are available in the shop for Christmas 2021 here.] Every year I sell hand-knitted Christmas tree scarf decorations. Popular tree scarf designs have included Doctor Who scarves, Hogwarts house scarves (although I don’t make these any more due to the terrible behaviour of you-know-who), and Pride flag inspired colours. Because a tree scarf takes me two weeks to hand knit (usually while I’m watching TV in the evenings), I make them to order. This means there’s a very limited number I can offer each year. The earliest point in...

It’s super important to me that shopping with Woolly Rebellion won’t be doing harm to the planet. That’s why I recycle packaging or try to use the most sustainable new packaging options I can to send out your orders. You might know that Woolly Rebellion started out as an Etsy shop. One of the things I like most about selling on Etsy is that they offset the carbon emissions of shipping on every order. When I was setting up this website, I wanted to be able to offer something similar. I’ve been able to do that via Ecologi and their...

So, you want to knit socks with contrasting cuffs, heals and/or toes? West Yorkshire Spinners' beautiful self-striping Country Birds sock yarns are a great choice because there are lots of solid colours that match.  Actually, there are so many combinations that it can be tough to keep track. On the WYS website, they recommend yarns from their Spice Rack and Sweet Shop ranges of solid colours to match with Country Birds. I think there are more combinations than this. For example, I think Cherry Drop pairs better with Pheasant than Nutmeg. Some shades of Signature 4 Ply have recently been discontinued,...