Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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shopping guide

Craic’n’Yarn

15AMainStreet,Drymen, Stirlingshire G63 0BQ

01360661476

http://www.craicnyarn.com

Weds-Sat10am-5pm

Craic’n’YarnlovesBritish/Scottishbresandnatural

yarns– yarnswitha storyarea favourite!Thisis the

placetogetanextra-specialmementoofnaturalyarn,

suchaslocal,hand-dyedyarnfromStrathearnFleece

andFibre,KateDaviesBuachaille,TheKnittingGoddess,

BaaRamEwe,WestYorkshireSpinners,Jamieson&

Smith,ErikaKnightandOpalsock.Craic’n’Yarnsitsat

thesouth-eastendofLochLomond.

ThevillageofDrymen, 45 minutesfromGlasgow

andStirling,is ontheWestHighlandWay,withgreat

pubsandshopsdottingthe magnicent hills and

Scottishcountryside.

GingerTwistStudio

11 LondonRoad,EdinburghEH7 5AP

07599479445

http://www.gingertwiststudio.com

Mon,Wed,Fri-Sat11am-5pm,Thurs11am-6pm

Sun11am-4pm

TouriststoEdinburghwon’twanttomissGingerTwist

Studio– theadorableaquaexteriorbeckonsknitters

andcrocheterstopopinsidethepetiteshop.Owner

JessicaJames-Thomsoncarefullycuratesa rangeof

yarnssqueezedintothetinyspace,includingherown

rangeofluxuryhand-dyedyarns(Ginger’sHandDyed),

WestYorkshireSpinners,Brigantia,BrooklynTweed

andmore.

A ten-minutewalkfromHolyroodPalaceand

theParliament,visitorscanpickupa holidayyarny

keepsake,fromexquisitelaceweighttofun chunky

wool,whilethey'reexploringthecity.

JintyandBaaNeedlecrafts

27 MarineParade,Kirn,Dunoon, Argyll PA23 8HF

01369707756

http://www.jintyandbaa.co.uk

Mon-Tues,Weds9.30am-1.30pm

Thurs-Sat9.30am-4pm,

VisitorstothebrightandcolourfulJintyandBaa

Needlecraftsareinvitedtocomein,havea seatand

knitorcrochettotheirheart’scontent.Thefriendlysta

areonhandwithpatternadviceandhelp.Inaddition

toRico,Stylecraft,WestYorkshireSpinners,KingCole,

Wendy,Zauberball,Malabrigo,ManosDelUruguay

and DMC, the shop also has trendy Scheepjes Whirls,

CrystalPalaceMiniMochi,andsomehand-dyedskeins.

KnittingandcrochetnotionsfromPrym,KnitProand

HiyaHiyajoinkits,booksandbagsontheshelves.The

picturesquelocation,Dunoon,is onthewestcoastby

thesea,andis classedasthegatewaytotheScottish

Highlands– perfectfora picturesqueholiday with

fabulouswalksandoutdoor activities.

NewLanarkMillShop

NewLanarkMills,NewLanark,South Lanarkshire

ML119DB(M119BYforsatnavs)

01555661345

http://www.newlanarkshop.co.uk

Mon-Sat9am-5pm,Sun10am-5pm

Allprots fromsalesintheNewLanarkMillShopare

returnedtoNewLanarkTrust,a RegisteredScottish

Charity,tocontinuetheconservationanddevelopment

ofthehistoricmillvillageforfuturegenerationsto

enjoy.TheonlyyarntheMillShopstocksis itsown

‘NewLanarkYarn’,withtextilerangesincludingEribe,

TweedmillandBronte.NewLanarkalsolaunchedthe

world’srstOrganicTartanin2015,fullycertiedby

theSoilAssociation.ThehistoricvillageofNewLanark

is oneofScotland’ssixUNESCOWorldHeritageSites,

locatedonehourfromGlasgowandEdinburgh,onthe

banksofthebeautifulFallsofClyde.Whilethevillage

wasoriginallya cottonspinningmillvillage,visitorscan

nowseeNewLanarkwoollenyarn being spun on the

historictextilemachinery.

WoolforEwe

83-85RosemountPlace,Aberdeen AB25 2YE

01224643738

http://www.woolforewe.com

Tues-Sat9.30am-5.30pm

Withthepromiseof“yarnforeverybudget,patterns

foreverystyle’”,visitorsareunlikelytowalkawayfrom

WoolforEweempty-handed!A widerangeofbrands

includesLopi,Jamieson’sofShetland,Rowan,Sublime,

Sirdar,Woolcraft,Stylecraft,DMC,BaaRamEwe,Erika

Knight,Wool& TheGang,Regia,ViridianYarnsand

Zauberball.

Inaddition,theshopsupportslocalindiedyers

suchasCookstonCrafts,a localdyerbasedwithin

20 milesofWoolforEwe,andAccidentalShepherd,

whichproducesyarnfromsheepsurrounding

Aberdeen.Travelsouvenirsabound,withyarnbowls

fromSouthLissensPottery,willowbasketsfrom

Deeside,andHarristweedbagsand notions pouches

from The Fabulous Mr G.