The Year I Accidentally Became Peckham’s Local Hoop-Knitter

The Year I Accidentally Became Peckham’s Hoop-Knitter

It all began in January, when I told Dr Thomas I had a “small side project.”
(He immediately braced himself — he knows me.)

That “small project” was, naturally, to knit every single yarn from LANGYARNS and WOOLADDICTS.
All 145 of them.
In 60cm circles.
Endlessly.

Dr T raised an eyebrow — the medical eyebrow — and said,
“James… you’ll be knitting in circles forever.”

Dear Reader, he was right.

Since then I’ve been knitting hoops everywhere:

• In cafés (one sip of coffee per round)

• At the dentist (timing the drill was a no-go)

• On trains, sofas, pavements, probably in my sleep

People ask, “What are you making?”
I say, “A hoop.”
They blink like I’ve just spoken in Morse code.

Dr T now claims I have “Hoopitis” — chronic circular knitting with occasional caffeine-based episodes.

And because good lighting is essential, we’ve roped in half the neighbourhood.
You haven’t lived until you’ve watched two grown men photographing yarn hoops in a stranger’s garden while someone shouts:
“Quick! The sun’s back!”

Ten months later, 99% of the yarns are done — photographed, uploaded, and now proudly sitting on every LANG and WOOLADDICTS product page.
So you can finally see how each yarn actually knits up: drape, halo, bounce, personality… all of it.

And just when I finished?

Spring/Summer 2026 samples arrived.
Back to the circles we go.

If you’d like to see the full kaleidoscope (and the exact moment I lost my sanity), it’s all on the website and over on Pinterest.

Until then — may your stitches be smooth and your projects stay frogging-free.

James
(and Dr Thomas, who says I’ve now officially “gone round the bend — perfectly.”)