I found this so refreshing  and full of common sense. It seems so many knitting podcasts are about going to yarn shops and buying lots of yarn. They sometimes make me feel nauseous, like I have stuffed myself with too much 'food'.
Love your approach and your content both here and with Wilson.
Have a lovely weekend 🥰

You did a great job of giving these shops exposure, which is invaluable. I’m sure they appreciate it.

I work at a yarn store and so many people get overwhelmed when yarn shopping. I always advise them to take pictures of what they like and think about getting and look through them a couple times before chosing "the one".
A couple of our costumers also like to come in sporadically to check out what is new. Just so they know what is in store, when they think about new projects.

Well done, Sophie. Store it at the store is my motto for all items.  xx

How refreshing and creative to see an entire video about not buying anything 🧡 That’s the influencing the world needs more of! My fave thing about knitting is how slow and low consumption it is (for me at least). I only buy yarn when I need it and I scratch the shopping itch by scrolling Ravelry for pattern inspo. It’s like shopping but slower and custom.

Just stumbled upon your channel! I also live in London and love the parakeets and knitting, and planners, and books… so excited to find your channel and see there’s a new yarn shop to visit!

Such wonderful shops! You have my deepest respect for not buying everything. But your approach makes so much sense. Well done 👏

I so agree with your comments on yarn shops, the way you describe the experience is something I identify with. I need to see, feel, touch, and smell for that matter. I also cherish the interaction with the people and the ambiance of the shop, it's all part of the creative process.  I feel it's safer for me to visit yarn (or fabric) shops with a clear idea of what I want to make, so that I avoid getting overwhelmed, I'm getting better at it, but when I see something that really inspires me, I usually leave it and either go back for it or buy it on-line. Thank you for taking us along to  the yarn shops (I don't believe I would've had your discipline).

Love that poetry night idea.  I knit, I nat, I knitter, I natter, I am a knitter, I am a natterer, I cast on, I cast off, I'm off, to cast on, knit and natter.  Yarn over.

Agree with your observation that visiting yarn shops takes us off the beaten path and into neighbourhoods and areas we might not otherwaise have visited. This has been one of my favourite parts of being a yarn tourist across the world for many years. Currently in Portugal and went to Rosa Pomar after seeing your video on Lisbon.

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Such a great video!!!! Love your insights ❤

Thank you … I found this really useful. I feel that pressure to buy and too often impulsively. I’m going to try and be more mindful on my next visits and use it as information gathering primarily with a view to making more thoughtful informed choices 😊

Love this mindset shift! Thanks for sharing with us.

I feel this way in a yarn festival- I get overwelmed and I feel that there is soooo much choice that I don't know what to choose! It's true that I don't feel this way in a book store also - maybe it's like you said: in a yarn shop we think about the project, the yarn, the color, the feel, the quantity of yarn ... all at the same time. I don't have as many thoughts when I buy a book. 😅

I knew I would be a deer in the headlights when yarn shopping in Paris, so I went online a decided on a shop, saw what they sold and made a list of what I was going to buy. I ended up buying exactly what I planned, no anxiety, and still enjoyed the experience. All of it written in a little recipe card tucked in my bag.

I went shopping for needles and markers yesterday and willed myself not to buy any yarn. I just thought about what I already have and my wips and project queue and said no.😂

I live in rural Iceland, so visiting actual yarn shops in person is a rarity -- but cannot recommend Loom's yarns highly enough, her colors are absolutely amazing! (I order directly from her website)

I struggle with the same overwhelm at yarn shops so I really enjoyed this episode.

Thanks for the video and for labeling the names of the stores!🎉🎉🎉