Edinburgh Yarn Shop Tour | Creabea Knitting Podcast

[@mesheela]

Just seeing this now, it makes me want to go to Edinburgh. What a beautiful city. Yarn touristing around a city is so much fun! I've done that here in Vancouver with folks who are visiting and it really makes you look at what makes every shop unique and special.

[@catherinethomes2910]

I loved seeing Scotland and all the yarn shops! I’m glad you found some treasures!!! ❤️

[@cwanlin128]

Thank you for this podcast! I will be in Edinburgh on a cruise in Sept, and I plan to go to Ginger Twist for some yarn. It was great to see the 3 shops you went to. I'm excited to see your beautiful city!

[@mattersofmimi9545]

Currently in Edinburgh from florida. I did a search for yarn shops and you came up! Thank you so much for this tour! I do not knit or crochet, but my daughter does. I asked her what she would like for me to bring her from Scotland. She replied, “Shetland yarn!” I have zero idea about this, so I went to Be Inspired from your posting! What a joy Mei is! She was incredibly patient and so kind to help me with my purchase. I will be fulfilling my daughter’s request bringing her a treasure trove of gorgeous yarns!

[@kate-emvintage]

I enjoyed this tour, haven’t been to Edinburgh in a few years so it was lovely to see it again. Must make a visit to Ginger Twist next time.

[@sanna7412]

What a lovely episode! Scotland has been on my bucket list ever since I was a teenager and now my wish to visit has become even more urgent! Very inspiring - thank you so much 💜

[@suekilgour5360]

Oh thank you so much I’m coming over to tour Scotland in April so plan to visit these shops! I’m from NZ 😊

[@swedishflowerpowerjo]

Aww man you're making me miss Edinburgh (I was a student there too.) Sadly I haven't visited since before covid so thank you for the fun virtual yarn tour. My friend lives round the corner from Be Inspired Fibres so I am very familiar with it. It is such a gem of a shop, I have yet to leave empty handed. So glad you love it too! Although I can't remember the shop's name, there is another yarn shop on Frederic Street (I think?) Same street as Cuckoo's Bakery, down towards the botanics, but on opposite side of the road. It has commercial yarns, lots of knitting/crochet books and a good selection of needles/notions. I hope it's still there!

[@bernbee1679]

Loved the tour it was like being there! The yarn was all fabulous 😊. I would take that yarn back it definitely has been sun faded by the look of it, beautiful shade though 💜

[@mellrashid305]

Hi Rebecca, truly appreciates your yarn tour. Am planning to go next yr and this video definitely is helpful. TQVM

[@judysbrewer]

Beautiful podcast and beautiful yarns. Thank you so much for sharing all the beautiful yarns and yarn shops with us. 🧶🥰

[@mixedandknot5911]

Great and enjoyable. Loved the tour and how much you are enjoying your purchases. Thank you and now I am on to shop for similar yarns.

[@feltaria9177]

I’m so glad you bought the J C Rennie. It’s my favourite yarn, and I think very underrated. I think the end result will be very similar to your Kinross yarn but it has the huge advantage that it’s Scottish yarn that hasn’t travelled from South Africa and Australia. Knit with it before you buy another jumper quantity of the Kinross. Then you can decide which you prefer. Also, I understand they make the yarn for Biches et Buches but obviously the JC Rennie is way cheaper.

[@Nell0111]

Be Inspired fibres is the best ! Mei who owns the shop and does an amazing job curating the yarns and running the shop. She knows so much about knitting in general and her stock in particular and is so helpful and kind … So lucky to know this shop !

[@gabrielacanova4625]

Hello from Italy. Thank you for taking me back to Edinburgh again. I sooo wish I had this video with me when I was in town last May. I have taken down the shop names you mention and can''t wait to visit them all. 💜

[@sarahjanedolby]

Oh thank you so much for this video. I live in Spain and it was great to see places that I could remember and see the different yarn shops.

[@maryduggan3992]

Just stumbled across this podcast . Wish I had seen it before I was in Edinburgh last year. We went to be inspired yarn and were delighted with the variety of yarns that we tripped over. Need to save my pennies to go again . We had to buy extra suitcases with all the yarn and tweed we bought

[@deidrefalck166]

Perfect Timing! I am travelling to Edinburgh from Northern Canada and cannot wait to follow your path to all the yarn shops! ❤

[@kellyrathmann7502]

Thank you so much for the lovely tour, I loved it and now I really want to plan a trip to Edinburgh!

[@rosemaryeveleigh3562]

A lovely podcast with a tour of Edinburgh yarn shops. Oh my word and the yarn you bought.

[@Stumpybear7640]

I have never been to Edinburgh and am surprised how it looks. Thanks so much Rebecca for the Tour of your wool shop in Edinburgh. Much love from Shetland x

[@leannascherr3710]

Loved this episode! I hope to make it to Edinburgh at some point. Idea for your colour changing ball of yarn. I made the Alaska hat with Lang in fingering paired with a solid. It looked like a sunset in the background. Looked fabulous. Maybe something like that in DK. Happy pattern finding!😊

[@cathybardenstein8032]

So glad you did this now! We are planning a trip to Scotland this summer!

[@the.creabea]

Ohh now you'll know which yarn shops to go to!

[@karensmith2204]

Thank you for the tour, you did a great job......take a nap

[@fishcove5]

I really enjoyed the episode. I am hoping to come to Scotland in the next year or two so maybe I can get to one of the shops. Your new sweater pattern is on my list of sweaters to make. I love the stitch pattern. Happy Knitting ( and designing). Carla

[@knitgirl.7676]

Oh thank you so much for the tour of this lovely city. I could do some real damage to my yarn budget in those adorable shops. Someday, I will get there. ❤

[@kerriechristie6391]

Lovely tour around my beautiful hometown .I have been in all those places except the bookshop and as I love books Im wondering how I missed it .... thank you for a future visit . What a great day out you had and always a delight to see someones purchases and the plans .... or not .... for their transformation

[@the.creabea]

I didn't come across it until I moved back with my book-loving boyfriend and we stumbled across it. It's such a beautiful bookshop!

[@lindas5964]

Oh my goodness, I would sure have loved to go squeeze the yarn with you! We have no yarn shops in a 100 mile radius :-(

[@annecrawford5431]

This is perfect! I arrive this week and look forward to checking out these shops. Excited about all of Edinburgh ! Thank you💙

[@KnitsByNayla]

I’m sure Kathy of Kathy’s Knits knows exactly where everything is. And I know it would be extremely fun to dig for treasure in there. But reorganizing that yarn would definitely tickle my knitting pickle (as Penrose Knits says 😂). Adding everything in this video to my list for my (eventual) dream trip to Scotland.

[@katelliott7124]

Thank you for making this video! I recently moved to Edinburgh and have been looking for the shops and find I feel a bit lost. This has been a great help! :)

[@the.creabea]

Yay! Welcome to the city!

[@TheRPresley]

Finally watched and loved every minute of it! You are so wonderful and funny in a brilliant way 🎉 I was an exchange student in Edinburgh before I started knitting and I just want to get there right now, make a yarnstore-tour and have a nice knitting with coffee time (or fika as we would say hete at home) with you 🌟 Thank you so much for sharing!

[@deloresjackson437]

Thank you for the yarn tour and a mini glimpse of Edinburgh, which has been on my list since I was a child. Thank you for your inspiring podcast. Hope your holiday was as you planned and more. Cheers.

[@hsttsfs]

I live on the start of Leith Walk!! Only knew Ginger Twist Studio, thank you for the video :)

[@haveagojo-joanne]

Loved your wee jaunt round the yarn shops. Was on the lookout for my twins on your travels, who are both studying in Edinburgh.

[@RachelBearn]

This was so fun! My husbands family live near St Andrews so next time we are up I’ll have to take a trip to Edinburgh to do a yarn crawl. So many lovely yarn shops!

[@elaineziemer3640]

what a beautiful city tour with you, and all those yarn shops look so inviting. You brought home some great choices, and now I'm wanting to try the Kinross 4 ply. It sounds so good.

[@zsazsajones2440]

I see another road trip to get the matching shein. Love all the pretty yarn. Thanks for bringing us along. Love your podcasts.

[@marie-francepoulaert8939]

Hi! I am from Canada and visited your beautiful country 5 years ago. How nice to see Edinburgh again ❤️ Loved your podcast!

[@somewhere_in_the_woods_]

Hi Rebecca. Thank you so much for this episode. I will visit the city of Edinburgh in few weeks (I live in France) and now I know where my husband will be seated while he waits for me in KATY'S KNITS (this sofa looks comfy ! ) 😁😅 I loved watching this Vlog. Thanks a lot

[@sophiakaplan6221]

Wow, Edinburgh is beautiful!! Thanks for showing us your city :)

[@borkeen1]

I went to Scotland a couple years ago and visited the yarn shops. Kathy at Kathy’s knit was so wonderful.

[@TheKnittedBean]

Oh my gosh, I just adore the style of this video, the way you tell us about the city and the roads, the nooks and crannies of Edinburgh. Makes me want to hope on a plane nd visit!

[@debnew6195]

Loved this, thanks for sharing and showing us your local knitting stores. ❤️🇦🇺

[@pernillalindahl3649]

I bought a few cones from J C Rennie and made most of the body of my Paul Klee sweater with it held double. Doing a project with mohair right now and it's looking great👍😊

[@gaiafranz]

You sorted the entertainment for our next visit! Thanks a lot dear !

[@johannapaasila1618]

I loved this episode! Felt like you took us with you to see all the special places around you! I loved the atmosphere!

[@shrinkshy]

Omg so exciting i literally commented on this on another more recent video!

[@debmidas7736]

On my bucket list to visit. Thanks for the tour

[@maanknitwear]

Hey! I'm knitting my current test knit for Sari Nordlund with the JC Rennie yarn in Ugie Pearl (I talk about this in my latest podcast too) I've noticed when swatching that mohair definitely washes away the delicate color changes in the yarn, so my solution was to hold it double! Hope that helps!!

[@susansmith3264]

Fun tour of Scottish yarn shops!!!

[@ccsullivan9164]

The angora wool ‘window’ yarn would be perfect in a bohus design (1939-1969). The yarn crawl through Edinburgh was lovely! Thank you, thank you.

[@garyweybright3227]

Rebecca this was such a fun episode! I enjoyed every moment! So inspiring! Thank you for sharing this with us! Hugs, ClaudiaSJI

[@pip-woollycwtches]

Hi Rebecca. Lovely tour and you are very brave walking around filming for our benefit 👏👏. The last two yarns you showed. I didn’t catch the name of. The purple/lavender one and the neutral one?? Plzzzz xx

[@handknithug]

For the colour changing yarn, I recommend the versa cowl. You just need a coordinating colour of the same weight.

[@knittedbywhitney]

This was so lovely Rebecca! I wasn’t yet a knitter the last time I was in Edinburgh (2010 haha), but I appreciated seeing some sites I remember from my trip as well as some really unique yarn stores. They all had such different personalities that made them stand out ❤

[@copperheaddesigns146]

What a beautiful city! As if I needed another reason to visit. Although there isn’t the Edinburg Fest. Anymore, this video inspired me! Thanks for doing this!❤

[@emilykarimikivecu1486]

I am in Kenya and my dream is to work in Edinburgh Scotland. My love for crochet has led me to search for yarn shops in Edinburgh and I found your tour. You have a beautiful shop

[@mirjam1811]

Oh this was great. We are coming to Edinburgh for the Scottish yarn festival in September and really wanted to go to Ginger Twist shop. But she is on the festival so I think her yarn shop maybe closed on Friday 😭

[@the.creabea]

I think it might be open! They usually still have someone in the shop even if they're at a festival, but would be worth emailing to check

[@mirjam1811]

@@the.creabeathanks, yes she is open. I send her an e-mail and she reply back so fast! Thank you as well for replying back so quickly. Love your YT channel, I am glad for the show notes, sometimes you talk so quickly I mist what you said or gets lost in translation 😂 I made your Tolsta and am so happy with it. ❤

[@susanwood1445]

Edinburgh looks lovely as usual. I'm disabled are there are any yarn shops in Edinburgh that are accessible for those with mobility issues. The only one I could go to was John Lewis.

[@jhenderson2286]

I have been to Kathy's Knits and unfortunately you would likely be limited by the steps. During the lockdowns I think she was doing personalised online shopping. It would be worth calling her to see what she could arrange with you. The Glasgow School of Yarn is coming up very soon, a big show like this (or Perth, for example)is more likely to be able to provide better access. My mobility has recently become much more difficult and it's made me think a lot more about how easy life used to be and how people with disabilities are excluded from so many activities.

[@seacityknittery9138]

I'm planning a Scotland trip next summer and this saved me a lot of research, thanks! If there are shops elsewhere in Scotland that you particularly recommend that would be incredibly handy to know too!

[@inastuber5762]

great idea and nice impressions of Edinburgh👍

[@helenmuldoon2963]

Loving your channel! You've inspired me to pick up my needles again 🙂

[@annh.8290]

This was such fun, now I want to make a special trip to Scotland!

[@modestinemei1146]

If I may suggest- please check out Ito Sensai in the Goat colorway for your hat. It has as similar iridescence to it and is so beautiful.

[@natashawalker6215]

I was just there last week! Edinburgh is our new favorite city.

[@julylo755]

Great podcast. What is the color of that cascade yarn ?

[@this_skipper_knits959]

“I bought so much yarn” 😂 This was such fun! Happy Knitting 🧶

[@NancyLiedel]

I'm a yarn dyer, "oil spill in the very best way?" What a nickname! It's a perfect description. It's glorious.

[@megananderson1431]

I was in Edinburgh in August 21 and now I'm really sad I didn't get to any of these. I think you're right about window fade on that lavender, so it might not be as off deeper into the ball?

[@mlea79]

Hi I couldn't make out what the rust yarn was called? I really like that and would love to get some xxx

[@purLZknitting]

Thank you!!! I will be in Edinburgh next week and this video could not have been recorded at better time!!!!

[@GABRIELAnneMarie]

Hello, thank you for the podcast. I will stay one week in Edimburgh next mai. Do you have some recommandation ? Is there some place to meet knitters in Edimburgh ? Thank you for your reply

[@marshaflorom730]

I would love to learn Scottish knitting!!

[@suemount6042]

My daughter just came back from Edinburgh yesterday she managed to go to ginger twist studio as it was close to where she was staying

[@the.creabea]

How lovely!

[@intheyellowcorner]

I work in one of the hospitals in Edinburgh and i never get into the city centre. Im over due a visit!

[@gaiafranz]

How soft is the JB Ronnie 4ply?

[@paularoberts2129]

Fabulous video ❤❤

[@cathynewkirk6807]

Really enjoyable! Thanks!

[@belindagritter1572]

Thanks for the tour.

[@saraw8503]

I follow Nicholas Fairford on youtube…another Edinburgh resident. He often shows beautiful little nooks in your city. Makes me want to visit.

[@aranjackson259]

Searching for flights to Edinburgh …

[@alejandrita2610]

My dream is going one day to you beautiful country thanks for show to us how amazing And beautiful is

[@hazeljogrant7640]

Such great Edinburg memories going through the city with you. We were there many times. And… you may not realize it but you seem to slow down your talking when you are in the shops vi could actually understand you thanks for that. I do like your podcasts but you tend to talk so fast that I can hardly understand you. It’s not Scottish accent that’s the problem very spent a month there annually for 10 years so I’m used to that. I think you just get nervous and rush. You have interesting information. I hate to miss it.

[@caitlinmaree251]

Gosh I wish you would edit out the long sniffs :(

[@NancyLiedel]

Sorry, to add another comment. Mohair will not wash it out, as long as you pick a very light color that works with one of the crs, very light. With mohair, it's often best to really rely on the thicker yarn for the mood. Taylor from, WooolNeedles Hands, has a wonderful tutorial about it and she owns, Fiber for the People, and is my hero dyer.

[@KateMH_]

When a vegan cheats 😂