A Knitter's Gift Guide: Last Minute Gifts for the Crafter in Your Life
what to get the knitter or crocheter in your life who already has too much yarn
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Photo: Soolla
the ultimate project bag
The Soolla Studio bag is my absolute favorite project bag. I take it with me everywhere! big enough to fit a sweater project (or several smaller projects) and with 30 pockets of various sizes, it’s the ideal bag for carrying everything you need to knit or crochet on the go. And it can seriously hold a lot — check out this video showing everything I fit inside mine!
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the ultimate notions/needles pouch
This pouch is a great companion to the Soolla Studio Bag. The perfect fit for little notions, knitting needles, and crochet hooks!
Photo: Take a Yarn Adventure
a classic with a twist - an LYS gift card!
You can’t go wrong with a gift card — you might not know what kind of yarn to buy for your knitter, so let them get what they need for their project! Helping them support their local yarn shop is a gift for their local economy too. Find an LYS near them with this database from Take a Yarn Adventure.
Photo: Purl Soho
cute and practical yarn storage
These seagrass baskets come in two sizes and can transform from a roomy basket with carrying handles into an easy-access bowl, perfect for storing yarn for their next project! I use mine to carry projects to and from my studio and to store extra yarn for large projects. The natural woven baskets will fit in any cozy craft room or corner, and they make for easy project transport too!
Photo: Purl Soho
a yarn swift and ball winder
Every serious crafter eventually caves and gets a swift and ball winder — it’s just too much work to trek to the yarn shop to wind every skein they have! If they don’t already have these two essential tools in their arsenal, you can win big points by purchasing this gift for them. No more tangled skeins or spending hours winding balls by hand — your crafter will have neat cakes of yarn stacking up in no time!
Photo: The Knitting Barber
stitch holder cords
If you’re looking for a stocking stuffer, these cords from the Knitting Barber are a great choice. Knitters need them to put stitches on hold or to try on garments as they go to ensure they fit. And if they have multiple WIPs at a time, then they can never have too many sets of cords!
Photo: By Autumn
an easy i-cord making tool
Never knit i-cord by hand again! The Cordsmith is the best i-cord making tool on the market, and it makes knitting i-cord quick, easy, and painless. Once your crafty loved one has one of these handy tools, they’ll be cranking out endless lengths of knitted cord in no time.
Photo: Kelbourne Woolens
a baseball cap with an important message
Every crafter knows how important it is to swatch, even if they refuse to do it. This baseball cap will not only remind them to swatch for each project but it will also warn others that they’re dealing with a serious crafter!
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a lint roller and sweater comb in one
Any wool enthusiast knows how important a sweater comb or shaver is to keeping wool garments looking fresh and neat, and this one comes with a bonus lint roller! Use the lint roller side to clear off those errant fibers from crafting and then use the sweater comb (with three different levels of courseness) to get the pills off a well-worn garment so it looks brand new again.
Photo: Juliette Pécaut Designs
a sweater comb to keep their knits tidy
Need a pocket-sized sweater comb when you don’t want to lug your whole Gleener around? This is an affordable, portable option that also makes a great stocking stuffer!