🧶 🛒 Yarn Shopping in CHICAGO ! ✮ 🏙 Come yarn shopping with me

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And when i’m back in chicagooooo i feeeelll itttttt…
🥥 info:
Music:
Chicago sufjan stevens cover [ • Stranger Tunes - Episo... ]
🥥 Links:
Sister Arts Studio [www.sisterartsstudio.com/yarn]
Yarnify [shop.yarnify.com/]
The Bloomin’ Spindle [www.thebloominspindle.com/]
Nina Chicago [www.ninachicago.com/]
Firefly Fiber Arts Studio [www.fireflyfiberarts.com/]
Knit 1 LLC [www.knit1chgo.com/]
🥥 My links:
~ 2nd channel: @mijanouu
~ personal Instagram: [ / mijanou.u ]
~ crochet Instagram: [ / i.koxun ]
~ pinterest: [ / ikoxun ]
~ discord: [ / discord ]
~ spotify [open.spotify.com/user/1219752...]
🥥 My equipment & software:
~ pc build [ • building my first pc ♡ ]
~ fuji film x-t4 w/ 18-55mm lens to film
~ iphone SE 2020 to film & voice memo for mic
~ ipad pro 12.9 inch & procreate to design
~ adobe premiere to edit
Thank you for existing
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Time stamps:
0:00 intro
0:28 the budget
1:00 and when i’m back in chicago…
1:27 starring
1:39 #1 Sister Arts Studio
4:04 Lincoln Park Zoo
4:42 #2 Yarnify
6:08 omg we met Jin from BTS!! eeee
6:40 the beach & food
7:13 yarn haul
14:35 how much i spent
17:14 square space
18:03 outro

[@hecatecreates6623]

Got a recommendation for staying within your budget. Keep the money separated, either in cash or on a prepaid debit card like you can buy at the store. Then if you go over, you have to actively pull money from somewhere else. And when you plan your budget give yourself a little wiggle room, like about $20 dollars that you don't put in the separated funds. That way you can cover the unexpected little bit without technically going over budget but still gives you a stopping point.

[@lavonnemacfarland7380]

Agree 💯! Also, when searching for yarn shops find out their pricing to help set a more realistic budget.

[@ikoxun]

that’s smart! i’m slowly getting better at budgeting and everything so i’ll def keep this in mind for not only yarn shopping but just life in general

[@carmenokpattah6742]

You are so pretty!! I am excited to watch your videos

[@carmenokpattah6742]

Aww my heart is crying you all are adorable. ❤

[@wesewpro]

Sister Arts is not only a beautiful yarn shop, the owner, Donna is a very warm, kind person. Shout out to Sister Arts! So glad you got a chance to visit her shop. Your yarns choices are all beautiful! Looking forward to seeing your completed projects.

[@eldritchmor7800]

Honestly it's so refreshing to see a youtube creator who's as honest about money! I'm tired of influencers acting as if 120$ was nothing (even if it's just for show) when for most of us it's 1-2 weeks worth of groceries. Thank you for being so real!

[@serenajiminchimmy7784]

PLEASEEEEEE, I’m mexican and the most expensive yarn is over $4, IT’S REALLY CHEAP IN HERE, you should visit my country and buy as many skeins as you want with a REALLY low budget

[@Ilikecats0123]

Im from Germany and even here the most expensive yarn I know,wich is Mohair yarn is only 6-7€.To me even that is too expensive tho😅

[@ikoxun]

one day i’ll go to mexico

[@serenajiminchimmy7784]

@@ikoxun LOVE YOU SO MUCH GIRLLLLL

[@ChantelleArts]

the way you edited your faces moving around the map is so cute though 🥰

[@nothoughtsatall]

The tree appliques are calling Yarn Bombing! Anytime I see them around my city they make me so happy cause they're all soo cute.

[@StephanieHall2672]

Don’t feel bad about going over budget. It’s so easy to do when traveling!!! You can’t put a price on spending time with friends and it looks like you had a wonderful time. Can’t wait to see what you make with the beautiful yarn you brought home. Thanks for sharing this experience with us ❤.

[@tinkyscraftcorner6434]

As soon as I saw this on my home page I clicked it 😭god I am so excited

[@MariaGBIA]

I live in Chicago and never heard of those shops. Michael’s and Walmart are just too simple now Thanks for the vlog and inspiration keep doing what you do

[@ayah8681]

love this!!! hearing sufjan stevens over the chicago montage made me ridiculously happy

[@100akerwoods]

Thank you for the chciago vlog , I get homesick and it’s beautiful to see the city through someone else’s eyes. I can’t wait to check these shops out next time I’m back home.

[@deionef7262]

I just wanted to say, you’re such a huge inspiration to me when it comes to crochet, I see you crochet and knit all these outfits and it’s so amazing. You’re extremely talented at working with yarn, and you’ve even pushed me to try out knitting. I love your channel and all your videos❤💕

[@MollyPatricia5]

Wow the editing on this video is blowing me away! Such a fun trip!! Great job 👏

[@M0ssspit]

If you’re ever in Chicago again you should go to the wasteshed! It’s a craft reuse place and sometimes they have higher end yarn as well my favorite lys in chicago is probably knit one but the woman who works at sister arts is always so sweet! I need to check out yarnify though… that discount yarn room looked nice

[@Chromatic_Crochet]

As always, I enjoyed your video! Loved the little Vlog style yarn, shopping trip! Don’t beat yourself up too much for going over budget! You will appreciate the yarn you purchased (PS, you are an awesome friend for helping your girls pick out yarn and offering to make them something!!)

[@Oliver-ef7lc]

yessss yarnify is great!! they have such pretty yarn and the people who work there are really nice. i used to go to school a couple blocks away

[@ComfortingRelaxationwith-bu3zr]

It's so much fun to be able to see foreign products online.😀

[@ocang8028]

I just clicked it instantly. Been waiting for your video to binge. 😭

[@bperez9066]

I’m from Chicago and didn’t realize there were so many great stores for yarn, thanks!!!

[@ellie9380]

I've lived in Chicago my whole life and this was such a cool video and great tribute to my favorite city!

[@leicean]

Chicago (ish) resident and so glad you loved the city!!!

[@milagros9719]

The yarns are sooo pretty, love the colors!! In my country there aren't yarn stores like that, it's so nice to see them, i love how u vlog and show everything!! Oh and that Jin cameo!! 💜💜

[@mle8739]

thank god you made this😭i’m from chicago and i feel like i’ve never heard of or seen any yarn shops beside michael’s and joan’s

[@TheCrazyElves]

I love your videos so much, I bought knitting needles TODAY... I'm going to watch your knitting video and give it a go!

[@ikoxun]

good luck!! you’ll have a lot of fun :,)

[@Zocura]

oh neat! i recognized that "Greatest of Ease" yarn from a local dyer in Madison WI. cool to see their stuff stocked in Chicago

[@Miss98Bumble]

Knit Circus! I see their stuff at The Sow’s Ear in Verona :)

[@esselmeyer8233]

This is such a cool video! Im going to Chicago for the first time at the end of July and have been planning on visiting as many yarn shops as I can. Yarnify is one of the ones on my list! Seeing your video makes me even more excited to go!

[@joellepangstmargaretps2206]

I LOVE YARN SHOPPING VIDEOS🥰

[@theartistmind7028]

This was awesome please do more!!!❤ oh and let’s see what you make for each friend

[@natalia-xo]

i love these yarn shopping vids sm!!

[@ilovetocrochet-hk1mb]

Your videos are so fun to watch while crocheting I love your videos so much and I always look forward to watching them!!💗 Can you please make a marvel themed video pllllssss!💗💗

[@Jassyt9008]

Chicagoan here! I visited yarnify! for the first time a couple weeks ago and fell victim to the over budget too lol it's hard to stay the course when there's soooo much yarn there! Also our sales tax is ridiculous so I'm sure that didn't help either lol Blooming Spindle would've been a perfect LYS to go to because they are small and have so many unique indie dyed brands there. You would've easily found something you've never heard of.I hope you make a return visit to Chicago soon, and add Miss Purl's to your list! That's a black woman owned shop that has a nice variety of yarns in various price points as well as a welcoming community vibe.

[@ikoxun]

thanks for the recommendation! i’ll def stop by both shops the next time i go. & hopefully it’s soon because i loved chicago

[@moda78z]

It was fun having your friends in the video 😃. And the editing was great as always ❤️

[@silvia_music]

OMG my fave Chicago store for yarn is Nina Chicago!

[@sntmust8814]

This is an amazing vlog❤and your friends are adorable❤

[@ama7074]

Your videos give me so much inspo ❤️❤️

[@booksandquills]

This was so fun to watch! 🧶Thanks for sharing :)

[@ikoxun]

thank you!! :)

[@erensalias]

Your other yarn shop vlog is the reason I managed to find a wonderful local shop near my house! Now I’m definitely going to check these shops out the next time I take a train into the city, thank you so much🫶

[@dadadauda9952]

i saw youuuuuuu there

[@ikoxun]

omg are you jasmine? 🥺

[@dadadauda9952]

no

[@dadadauda9952]

i was walking past you i wish i said hello tho

[@ikoxun]

@@dadadauda9952 awww you should’ve :,)

[@Avablair913]

OMG LUCKY YOU SHOULDVE SAID HI

[@Sweetsophya]

I love the song choice for the ride to Chicago ❤ I have been loving that song for a few months and now it’s on replay at my house. Thank you for reminding me of it

[@simplybeautifu4]

I wish I had different yarn shops in St. Louis, maybe I’ll take a quick trip to Chicago. Thanks

[@emmagrace3368]

Im going to Chicago next year so Ill be saving this video for then!!

[@cryptid7322]

i went to yarnify in chicago and I didn't realize they had a whole back room I'm so mad at myself lol

[@sophiapaige1365]

Sister Arts is my favorite in Chicago! I was so excited you got to go there! Every year there is a Chicago Yarn Crawl, usually in late July-ish. There are some good deals, tho will require budgeting lol. Thanks for showing off Chicago yarn shops!

[@simoneclarke5104]

Beautiful yarns!!

[@lyrictheexplorer3455]

i love this vlog! i hope youre able to create new ideas with this yarn! 💜

[@thatoneplanet4149]

oh my goodnesssss I lived in chicago for years but I'm not the adventuring type, this vid is inspiring me to go check out these shops

[@Musubiz]

I love the editing!!! I love the vídeo❤❤❤❤

[@paranormalnora]

So many pretty colors 😍

[@elizavandenborn]

love the chicago intro!! your editing skills are fire 🔥 ❤

[@LieneHagenauw]

Loving the new vid as always❤

[@Trebleclef_g]

I love these vlogs!

[@dadadauda9952]

Adina and the rest are so pretty

[@melissabrown1540]

I live near Chicago and JUST did a yarn crawl with my sister @ebknits I also love Sister Arts Studio!! Another one of my favorites was Bloomin’ Spindle, I definitely recommend that one!!

[@jennyb975]

Hope you enjoyed my city of Chicago. I like Sisters Arts

[@Juicysanchez1]

1:45 LINKIN PARK MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️

[@Sofia_circus]

I'm shocked because I just went to Chicago yesterday and came back today. I went to Yarnify. It has really unique yarns. Really wish I went early so I would have a chance to meet you

[@ikoxun]

awww it would’ve been lovely to meet you 🥺

[@bbstch3]

Woah …. This made me want to get new yarn so bad

[@Music_Life09]

Love this video, Chicago is a beautiful city. Unfortunately here in the rural northern territories of Canada, I'm quite limited to only Michaels like twice a year😂. However last summer I went to Minneapolis for vacation, the yarn stores were absolutely lovely.❤

[@ikoxun]

that’s the same for where i live 😭 i have to travel 30-1h to get to a yarn shop that isn’t michael’s or joanne’s lol

[@blkbltsoprano]

Thank you so much for this video! I live in Chicago and have been meaning to visit Sister Arts and Yarnify for AGES and thanks to you I'm gonna go to Yarnify tomorrow! There's another shop I recommend, but it would have been SUPER out of the way for y'all. It's called Cog Cycles and Yarn and it's a bike+yarn shop in one! I was able to get my bike worked on and buy some cute hand dyed yarn.

[@ikoxun]

oooo that shop sounds so cool! i love unique shops that are like that. the next time i go to chicago i'll try to stop by there :)

[@blkbltsoprano]

@@ikoxun My cousin told me today that there's a Black woman owned yarn shop on the south side! Check it out as well - Miss Purl on 95th St.

[@zensstarlife]

I wasss soo excited when I saw this notification 😂❤

[@leer3394]

Omg no way I’m going to the blooming spindle today

[@ikoxun]

have fun there! their exterior is so beautiful, i wish i could’ve gone!

[@babyjki444]

damn. and here i was mad i spent $50 on yarn at michael's, but at least i got more bang for my buck. the yarn you got is very beautiful though. 😭

[@hikkiknits]

Yayy! I love your videos! You've inspired me to start a KZbin channel! I love your channel so much

[@ikoxun]

omg awesome! I just subscribed

[@hikahrinnie]

You should try Yarning for Ewe in the Atlanta/Cumberland area! It’s similar vibes to the first shop you went to, there’s huge variety of yarn and it’s POC woman owned! It’s my favorite place to buy yarn tbh

[@ikoxun]

ooo yes!! def the next time i need some yarn i’ll stop there :)

[@Popsongsedit]

I really love your contents it’s so inspiring that’s why I started KZbin ❤

[@ikoxun]

awww omg 🥺🥺🥺

[@SuperMathsBeaver]

I saw Malabrigo on Hobbii's website and wasn't too sure about it but that colour scheme... I know what I'm looking for next time I shop! ❤

[@GraceMariex3]

I always find it so fun to watch people travel to Chicago after living in the suburbs my whole life. Definitely will have to check out these stores. Glad you loved the zoo! Its my favorite place to go in Chicago

[@caylarivera2804]

It is almost impossible for me to stay on budget when going to yarn shops like this. I have only gone to mosaic yarn shop in the Chicago area, but each time i spent almost 200. I am saving up more than that for the next local yarn store i go to, cuz it adds up fast and i always get fomo as soon as i walk in, and end up grabbing everything that gives me a little dopamine lol

[@mauraccc6491]

This video makes me so excited to go yarn shopping on my next trip! I’m going in a few weeks and I have a whole list with projects I want to make with what fibres and in what colours. So I can look in the yarn stores if the yarn meets these requirements, because on my last trip I ended with all kinds of fun and beautiful yarn without a purpose, and a lot still unused😅

[@ikoxun]

ahhh i definitely need to do that instead of just going in and wishing myself luck LOL having planned projects always makes the shopping trips more focused . have fun on yours! :)

[@halcyon17]

Well now I need to get my friends together and go to these yarn shops 😂

[@MaryAnnSweetAngel]

I cant believe you got to see bts irl so luckyyyy

[@lisagauci3354]

It looks like you had a lot of fun. Yarn budgets are hard to keep.

[@tinalin7180]

Loveeee

[@fatimagutierrez888]

SHUT UPPPPPPPP YOU WERE AT THE GMA INTERVIEW??? THATS INSANE OMG HOW COOL

[@lifewithtajsa]

Coming from a girl who’s from Chicago. I hope you enjoy Chicago!!

[@ikoxun]

yess i loved chicago 🥺 i think it’s better than where i live now tbh lmao

[@kristinchong629]

The internet frontier and its so fun. The conglomerating for all the monsters. ❤❤❤ sufjan stevens totally reminds me of my college years in the city. Also im not quite there even in final product knitting. How do u do it. Also my hand is broken. Also can we get the tristan walker collab.

[@ab_mochi]

girlll u were in the area n i didnt know😭😭

[@maggiemeadows27]

New videoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😮

[@gabrielledatascience]

Simplinatural by HiKoo is sooo soft. I got a pumpkin-ish color made with mulberry silk and wool. Gonna make a fall sweater with it, it's sooo nice :D expensive and harder to find color lots lol but sooo worth it

[@ikoxun]

ooo that’ll be so cute!!

[@gabrielledatascience]

@@ikoxun thank you! 😊

[@lara.mixa_]

I’m from Czech Republic in central Europe (Germany’s my neighbour :D) and OH my gooood, in my country 8$ - max 10 - is the highest price for a skein - a good quality one! Im sorry, but American prices are INSANE. Love all your videos❤️❤️ come and visit us in Europe one day😚

[@ikoxun]

yesss i'd love to visit!

[@mochisprite9779]

Not super on topic, but I had an idea for if you do another film outfit recreation- don't know if you like doctor who at all but I've been wanting to try knitting the fifth doctor's sweater forever and I CANNOT figure it out 😭

[@KateMarion]

Another amazing video 🤩 I love the magazine font in your thumbnail! How do you do that?! 🤯😍

[@ikoxun]

i found a font png on pinterest and then ran it through a free background remover on google then used photoshop to cut the letters out into how i wanted them to be positioned :)

[@ikoxun]

you can type in “ransom font png” in pinterest and bunch of fonts will show up!

[@KateMarion]

@@ikoxun wow thanks sooo much xx

[@JuliaOvelha]

Omg im so excited i just started watching!! Where do you edit your videos?

[@ikoxun]

i use premiere pro to edit :)

[@JuliaOvelha]

@@ikoxun Oh thanks!!

[@Princess-Mingi18]

ARMY!!!!!💜

[@assyifaanjani5469]

😍😍😍

[@lolaz8115]

❤❤❤❤

[@thequietcici]

I'm 5 seconds in but that sweater t-shirt is so cute!!! Did you make it?

[@ikoxun]

yess ! i made in my previous video

[@jaciw]

Yay! I'm glad you visited my beautiful city! I don't live there anymore but she's still special to me

[@theartofcrochetbychandra3079]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@theodorwashere]

ive always had a problem w spending TWO dollars on one yarn and u got to spend 156 for only five. US is WILD

[@renske1770]

First of all, I absolutely love your content. You're an incredible artist❤. I hope you did not feel the need to make things for your friends because they came with you to the shop and you had to make it fun for them! You can totally take the space on a girls trip to go do something for your passions that does not necessarily involve having to create something for them. Im saying this just in case, because I also sometimes feel pressure to make stuff for friends. If I have to make something in a specific way it inhibits my creativity and makes it feel like a chore. Maybe this is not the case at all for you, if it brings you joy please do it! But just know you do not need to do it if does not inspire you/make you happy❤

[@user-gt3lg4hf5k]

Hi, your comment was interesting to me as "My Beautiful One" as I refer to my 1st grand-daughter. Trust me she has a Heart of gold and loves deeply, friends and family alike. I know she felt no pressure and delighted in hanging out with her Besties oh and btw true friendship has no limits...Mimi

[@user-gt3lg4hf5k]

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[@ikoxun]

thank you so much! And I understand what you mean ❤️ thankfully though, the projects are very small so i don’t feel any pressure for these in particular- but i do have a boundary for when the requests come too often if that makes sense lol

[@RobertBobbyHood]

Where is the shop you show at 0:35 ? Please and thank you :)

[@ikoxun]

it’s called “Eat Sleep Knit” in Dallas, Georgia :)

[@mynameisnotgirl8184]

I’m in Chicago

[@ikoxun]

i love it there

[@JeoWonuwoo]

Do you have any plan to go live again?

[@Just_Izzy106]

I saw you there I wish I said hi but I was to scared 😭🫶

[@ikoxun]

awwww you should've ! 🥺🥺

[@narkiehilla]

SHUTT UP NO WAY!!! I will be there next week I wish I saw you😭😭

[@ikoxun]

awww 😭 have fun !!

[@andreucoriojirafa166]

God, I would like to be sure to be able to share things like you, I am a lover of these things, mainly amigurimis but it's the same, I'm from Mexico and getting wool like that would be a dream. I have a question. Have you ever been injured from knitting too much? (excuse my english)

[@ikoxun]

hi!! when i work a lot of don’t take any breaks for the entire day, there are times where i can’t even move my hands without pain - but i always make sure to take long breaks after that so there isn’t any long lasting injuries. but id recommend you never do that 😭 it’s not good for you at all

[@andreucoriojirafa166]

@ikoxun Oh that must be painful, thanks, I actually didn't time it this time and now I have to see a doctor.