I bought nothing from these famous London yarn shops

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• DL

  @DLO59DLO · 1 month ago (edited)

  I found this so refreshing &nbsp;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 &apos;food&apos;.<br>Love your approach and your content both here and with Wilson. <br>Have a lovely weekend 🥰

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• DE

  @debs_SoggyBottom · 1 month ago

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

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• MI

  @michelegrossman1270 · 1 month ago

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

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• KA

  @katyajohanna · 1 month ago

  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 &quot;the one&quot;. <br>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.

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• CH

  @christenbass603 · 1 day ago

  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!

• SA

  @sandistolle4874 · 1 month ago

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

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• IS

  @isabellemeunier9486 · 1 month ago

  I feel this way in a yarn festival- I get overwelmed and I feel that there is soooo much choice that I don&apos;t know what to choose! It&apos;s true that I don&apos;t feel this way in a book store also - maybe it&apos;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&apos;t have as many thoughts when I buy a book. 😅

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• CL

  @ClaireW369q · 1 month ago

  I recommend signing up for The Wild &amp; Woolly newsletter. Anna writes a very entertaining newsletter with not to be missed ‘Purls of Wisdom’ !

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• TY

  @Tylhclrk · 1 month ago

  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.

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• SH

  @sharonstratis2846 · 1 month ago

  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.😂

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• SE

  @seamancarol5407 · 1 month ago

  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 😊

• ZE

  @zeitsandy · 1 month ago

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

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