One of the things that we’ve learnt is that knitting is no longer about scratchy wool, itchy acrylics and dodgy plastic needles. Yarns have changed enormously over the years and you can take your pick of the lovely needles and pins out there to work with.

There are now hundreds of materials and tools to choose from. Here, we want to show you a selection to give you an idea of many available, as well as where you can buy them from.