Gifts for Knitters: What to Buy Someone Who Has Every Yarn (2026 Gift Guide)

Buying for a knitter is tricky - they already have a stash, they have strong opinions about needles, and the yarn they'd love is the one they'd never buy for themselves.

We've put together the gifts we'd genuinely want to unwrap, sorted by budget. Every pick is something we use, sell or knit with ourselves. It is truly so special to receive a gift from a loved one who has been paying enough attention to the hobby you love, to get you something that really speaks to you. If you want to put something bespoke together, we are always happy to help with that.

Not sure what they'd like? Skip to gift cards: they're the most-bought knitting gift in our shop for a reason.

Jump to: Under £15 · £15–£50 tools and gadgets · Special yarns and kits · Gift cards · The ultimate gift: a retreat

Stocking fillers under £15

Small things knitters use every day and rarely treat themselves to. Easy wins if you don't know their stash.

• Soak Wash 90ml £10.50: a no-rinse wash for hand-knits. A thoughtful gift for anyone who's just finished a big jumper.
• Allstitch Studio stitch markers £10.50: you can never have too many, and pretty ones make a dull section of stockinette more fun. I adore the blue flowers myself.
• ChiaoGoo Twist Mini Tool Kit £13.60: a tiny case of the bits every knitter loses.
• Merchant & Mills Fine Work Scissors £8: small, sharp and pretty enough to live in a project bag.
• Sajou Darning Egg £4.95: for the knitter who keeps meaning to fix that elbow hole. Pair with Merchant & Mills Long Darners (£5) for a mending kit under £10.
  

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Gifts £15–£50: tools and gadgets

The upgrades knitters put off buying. They'll use these on every project for years.

• Lumos Knitting Light £45: a hands-free light for knitting on dark winter evenings, and a lifesaver with black or navy yarn. I've been to several pub knit nights where people are wearing head torches - great for seeing what you're working on. Less so for speaking to the person across the table as you blind them. The neck light illuminates your work and that is all. 
• ChiaoGoo Twist Interchangeable Short Combo £29.50: a small way into ChiaoGoo's interchangeable needles, with smooth tips and cables that don't kink.
• ChiaoGoo Red Lace fixed circular £11.25–£21.60: a single needle in their favourite size. Check their stash first.
• Wooden Needle Gauge Ruler £15: checks needle sizes and gauge in one.
• Soak Eco Wash Bag £28.80: a laundry bag for washing hand-knits safely.

Bigger splurges: a full ChiaoGoo Twist Interchangeable Set (£112.65–£240.50) is the gift most knitters want and few buy themselves. Start with the Small Twist set if you're unsure, it has the most used needle sizes in it.

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Special yarns and kits

Yarn is the riskiest gift for someone with a big stash, so go for something they wouldn't buy for themselves, or a bundle with the pattern already chosen.

• Echo £20: our silk mohair. Light, soft and halo-y. Held with another yarn, it turns a simple jumper into something special. Go bright and bold with Endless Skies + Spellbound or go more scandi-chic with Badlands + Splashed White.
• Opus £26 and Origin £20: our own yarns. Opus never gets old, if you've worked with it once, you'll come back to it time and time again. Origin gives you the crispest stitch definition and a most perfect fabric for stocking stitch and texture alike. 
• Fluff £24: for the knitter who loves the mohair look but finds mohair itchy.
• Isager Silk Mohair £10.50: a Scandi favourite with a lovely colour range.
• A yarn bundle: yarn and pattern picked together, so there's no guessing. Good gift-sized ones: Robinia Mittens by Anne Ventzel (£40), Rustic Cabin Hat (£78) and Grid Gambit Cowl by Samantha Guerin (£86). 

Tip: if you're not sure of their colours, pick a neutral (oatmeal, grey, cream) or ask a friend to peek at their stash.

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Gift cards

A gift card is the safest gift for a knitter: they choose the yarn, colour and weight for their next project, and you can't get it wrong.

• Digital gift card from £10 to £150, sent by email, so it works as a last-minute gift

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The ultimate gift: a knitting retreat

For the knitter who really does have everything, give them time: a place on one of our knitting retreats.

We run two retreats in March 2027: a country house retreat in the Lake District and a luxury retreat in Bath. Both mean days of knitting, learning and good company.

• Country House Retreat, March 2027: 30% deposit of £478.50 for a single room (about £1,595 in total). Shared rooms are sold out.
• Bath Luxury Retreat, March 2027: 30% deposits from £1,275 for a single guest in a Heritage Room (about £4,250 in total). Classic Rooms are sold out.
• How to gift it: send us an e-mail hello@ayarnstory.co.uk

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About the author

Carmen Schmidt opened A Yarn Story in November 2014 and now runs it from Walcot Street in Bath, where she also hosts our knitting retreats. Originally from Eugene, Oregon, she grew up sewing with her mum and fell for knitting in 2012 at This is Knit in Dublin, after spotting a scarf on a shelf and thinking, "I could make that."

In Carmen's words: "Knitting is about so much more than sticks and string. It's about connecting with ourselves and those around us, and I feel incredibly blessed that I get to run a yarn shop every day."

Read the full story in Carmen's Story.