Native Oregonian here and love your coverage of the crawl. I've never been but have been to some of the stores. I'm mourning the loss of 2 downtown portland yarn shops, Pearl Fiber and Unraveled. But Portland remains a fibery mecca. Thanks again.
I'm from Portland! I love that city. It's lost its way a bit but it's still charming. What you said about the shops often looking like houses is so true--it's prevalent for any shop to be in an old house. I loved that about it there; it made it feel so cozy and homey. My favorite tea shop was upstairs in an old house just like you described.
Thanks for the great tour, I have been to The Knotty Lamb; I love their store and order from them all the time, since I live about 50 miles away from them. I have been to Starlight too, the unique way they organize their yarn; by brand makes it hard if you are looking for a specific weight of yarn. This is the only shop that I have ever been to that does this. I did buy some lovely hand dyed yarn there, but it was disorienting to me how the shop is organized.
New wools is in Multnomah Village. A GREAT store! Tons of yarn. I love this store! It's worth the drive. Go buy yarn the pop back around the corner to the main SLstreet area and have lunch. This is a great little area to spend a nice short afternoon at. For yarns sake is also great! Tons of yarn. I am from Hillsboro and had no clue this yarn store is now there! I guess I haven't payed enough attention. Forest grove was closed for front end bldg updatesll, so glad i fiund you4 cideo. I got to see inside, And rowan is a super well known company outside the US. Very happy to find it local. And i am based in tualtin now so I am fairly close to all of these. I haven't been to any of the other places though. Got some driving and buying to do! Thank you for making this video! I LOVED IT!
Great episode! Clearly, I need to have a yarn shopping weekend in Portland. Loved the music in this episode. Maybe this isn’t unusual, but I really noticed and appreciated the music this time. 😊😊
This was such a fun video! I will probably never get to Portland but because you did this video, I now am aware of a lot of great makers and because of online shopping I have access to their beautiful products! Thanks!
I was so excited to see this video as a Portland metro resident. I love the yarn crawl but it is so so so full. Believe it or not there used to be EVEN MORE shops on the crawl. We did all the shops in 2 days and I was worn out!
Since I'm familiar with the area and most of the local references (I live an hour away) I was very impressed with your ability to pick out dyers and memorable/ significant colorways. I'm often overwhelmed walking into a new yarn store. I wonder if there are any tips from the planning that you do or questions you ask when you get there? Could be an interesting video topic.😊 Also, I'm very intrigued by this hiking shrug and hope to see it a future knit planning video!
Hi Natalie! It was so fun to meet you at Starlight! I’m still annoyed I didn’t have a project in my purse so that I could come to the knit night with you afterward. Lesson learned (although not executed yet 😬😂) Thanks for coming to Portland and getting a taste of our little city 😊
I am so jealous of not only the amount but also the size of the yarn stores you have in the US. In the UK there are so few yarn shops and the ones we do have are often quite small.
That is so surprising. I have romantisized UK as a place where on a rainy night knitting was the national pastime :) to much Miss Marple. Hope to visit one day soon.
@@Kickrocksproductions There are lots of knitters here, and we have lots of indie yarn dyers and online yarn stores, but we don't have many physical yarn stores. The majority of the ones we do have tend to mostly sell the big commercial brands of yarn.
So excited you got to do the RCYC this year. I was hoping to make it to starlight and meet you but I had my grandson at our house that night. I hope you will come back for another one and I get to meet you in person. This was a great tour of our beautiful RCYC and our beautiful city. Thank you for coming by ❤
(I've been slowly catching up with your videos over the Easter break from school - 3 weeks off, woohoo!) The entire concept of Fiber Rhythm is genius: as is the name, but that's different thing. While TH-cam tutorials, and even books, are fine - nothing beats a person explaining and showing you how to do something. Moreover, you've set yourself some time to do something... Making a date with/for yourself is sometimes really important!
My husband and I were able to get to all 8 yarn stores on the first day. I had a great time meeting you,Ken and pet Toaster too! All the yarn was wonderful and the shops were great! I’m glad you had a great time in the Pacific Northwest. 🧶🧶❤️🥀
You are so fortunate to be able to visit so many lovely shops. I'm jealous on two accounts, your adventure and you can wear wool. I love the texture, feel and knitability of wool. Unfortunately I get a blistery rash when it is near my skin so others get my makes. Keep up you adventures.
I am very lucky!! Aww that is such a bummer. Do you know if your allergy is to all wools or mostly lanolin? I hope you’ve found something that works for you!
Love these vlogs! Independent businesses getting a moment to shine. Will you be hitting any shows near Michigan or Ohio? Michigan Fiber Festival looks fantastic in Allegan Co. In August. Going to maybe convince hubs to go. It’s a ways from us in SW OH. We have one nearby in Yellow Springs that may be my first to check out. Thanks for sharing your journeys with us.
My fav type of vid! Seeing all these amazing shops is so fun. I’ve discovered so many through your vids, it’s a little dangerous on line with a credit card. 🤣
Wow Natalie, so many great yarn stores. I've done the NYC Yarn Crawl, but nothing like this. No trunk shows, although Knitty City did have the Artist from Yarn Over New York on the last day of crawl. I'm drooling over all the yarns and colors. Thanks for showing us all these great yarn stores. Let us know what pattern you are using for your blanket.
The trunks shows really made it stand out to me! There was always something new and exciting. I love Yarn Over New York! My Hexie Blanket: www.ravelry.com/projects/knatalia/summer-fade-hexie-blanket
@@KnittyNatty Beautiful blanket, it’s crochet. I’m left handed and tried to learn to crochet. It was a mess so, I stick to knitting. I did a blanket with alpaca, cost me just over 300 dollars. I had it in a draw string bag. When I brought it to my new place, I saw moths had chewed on it.
#question (which I know you don’t do anymore, but worth a shot! 😊) after all your travels and seeing so much yarn of ALL varieties, how has your tastes or yarn preferences changed? More adventurous? More sure of your opinions? Pushing your comfort zone? Great appreciation for things outside your preferences? New things you’re dreaming of? Old favorites you’ve been reminded of? Any surprises? Would be interesting to get your take. Thanks for always sharing your adventures.
eventhough I am now living in Texas... I am from Oregon.... NW Portland stores are... were houses or duplexes, or even shared housing.... {like rent a room from the owner} years and years ago.... Some of those houses... now shops are probably at least or over 100 years old. There used to be a store in SE Portland [it may still be there] that had people coming from Idaho to shop there, fabric, yarn, etc...I am glad you enjoyed your time in the PNW. [the carpet at PDX is infamous... when you leave or return you have to take a picture of your feet to share with those you are going to see, or leaving behind to let them know you are at PDX....] If you did not have time this trip... if you pass through Portland again... you need to go to Powells Books... The big 1st store in down town Portland... on the North side of Burnside. It will take you a day to get through each section of each floor... Color coded rooms is your friend in this store... -so you know where you are and do not get lost. [again... not in the pdx area anymore... but I think it would be hard to close Powells. Kent... the smallest park is in the Portland Metro area... did you look for it? And then there is Forest park.... the Rose Test Gardens, The Japanese Garden.... etc... And all of the breweries not just the micro breweries in the city but there are several in the surrounding areas too.... along with many Oregon vinyards too...
About Powells; I wish more people would spend money on their wonderful books, they have had a tough time of it since Covid and could use the support. It is quite the tourist destination along with Voodoo Donuts, so people often browse and don’t buy which is sad. It does make for great people watching,, since you can spot the tourists with their bright pink donut boxes, from afar.
Native Oregonian here and love your coverage of the crawl. I've never been but have been to some of the stores. I'm mourning the loss of 2 downtown portland yarn shops, Pearl Fiber and Unraveled. But Portland remains a fibery mecca. Thanks again.
Thank you for featuring our shop and for the lovely tour of the 🌹 Rose City Yarn Crawl !! 🌹
Thank you for having us come by!!
OMG that PDX carpet one is fantastic! Can't wait to see how that knits up
I'm from Portland! I love that city. It's lost its way a bit but it's still charming. What you said about the shops often looking like houses is so true--it's prevalent for any shop to be in an old house. I loved that about it there; it made it feel so cozy and homey. My favorite tea shop was upstairs in an old house just like you described.
Thanks for the great tour, I have been to The Knotty Lamb; I love their store and order from them all the time, since I live about 50 miles away from them. I have been to Starlight too, the unique way they organize their yarn; by brand makes it hard if you are looking for a specific weight of yarn. This is the only shop that I have ever been to that does this. I did buy some lovely hand dyed yarn there, but it was disorienting to me how the shop is organized.
Thanks for visiting and all the positive thoughts about our city! It's a great place despite the national news coverage we often get subjected to 🥰
Yes!! Having lived in NYC, I feel you on that. Portland is amazing!
Portland is amongst my most fav cities
Thank you - a great way to do a virtual visit of RCYC- amazing how many LYS are in Portland!
I live in the Portland area and was so happy to see the crawl. Was not aware of many of the shops. Thanks so much for another great video!!
New wools is in Multnomah Village. A GREAT store! Tons of yarn. I love this store! It's worth the drive. Go buy yarn the pop back around the corner to the main SLstreet area and have lunch. This is a great little area to spend a nice short afternoon at. For yarns sake is also great! Tons of yarn. I am from Hillsboro and had no clue this yarn store is now there! I guess I haven't payed enough attention. Forest grove was closed for front end bldg updatesll, so glad i fiund you4 cideo. I got to see inside, And rowan is a super well known company outside the US. Very happy to find it local. And i am based in tualtin now so I am fairly close to all of these. I haven't been to any of the other places though. Got some driving and buying to do! Thank you for making this video! I LOVED IT!
Highly recommend reading Braiding Sweetgrass, it's a beautiful book!!
The crawl was so much fun! Great video of it! And it was so nice to spend time with you and Kent.
Great episode! Clearly, I need to have a yarn shopping weekend in Portland. Loved the music in this episode. Maybe this isn’t unusual, but I really noticed and appreciated the music this time. 😊😊
This was such a fun video! I will probably never get to Portland but because you did this video, I now am aware of a lot of great makers and because of online shopping I have access to their beautiful products! Thanks!
Aww yay!!
I was so excited to see this video as a Portland metro resident. I love the yarn crawl but it is so so so full. Believe it or not there used to be EVEN MORE shops on the crawl. We did all the shops in 2 days and I was worn out!
I live only a couple minutes from Ritual Dyes, so fun seeing all my local spots in this video!! I love all these shops so much 😊
I’ve been to RCYC about 5 times and always have fun. Too bad you missed Knitted Wit-very nice and fun ladies.
😮Thank you for taking us along on this experience I'm a NC girl and I had no idea about this now I want to plan for a visit!
You should! It's so fun!
That assigned pooling shawl will be my birthday cast on!! CANNOT wait
I'm from the PDX area, and for Yarn's sake is one of my favorite stores! Everyone is so nice, and they have all my favorite yarns.😊
What a fun crawl tour! You did a marvelous job capturing the feel of the event. Loved seeing so many amazing shops and dyers.
Thank you so much!
Since I'm familiar with the area and most of the local references (I live an hour away) I was very impressed with your ability to pick out dyers and memorable/ significant colorways. I'm often overwhelmed walking into a new yarn store. I wonder if there are any tips from the planning that you do or questions you ask when you get there? Could be an interesting video topic.😊 Also, I'm very intrigued by this hiking shrug and hope to see it a future knit planning video!
Wow, this was amazing! I think I would be on overload!
I love these yarn store tours! Makes me want to plan all of our vacations around yarn! 😂🥰
Not a bad idea 😜
I try to find a yarn shop wherever I travel. Great way to see another side of a city
So many beautiful options 🥰 nicely done, Natalie 💖safe travels
Great Yarn crawl tour That would have put you in yarn heaven. So jealous. Love all the colours. So beautiful. Thankyou.
Hi Natalie! It was so fun to meet you at Starlight! I’m still annoyed I didn’t have a project in my purse so that I could come to the knit night with you afterward. Lesson learned (although not executed yet 😬😂) Thanks for coming to Portland and getting a taste of our little city 😊
Haha it was great to meet you!
Thanks fir the adventure!! What an amazing yarn crawl!! And all those trunk shows!! 🧶♥️🧶
How fun!!! I love your bag.
Oooh I was admiring your earrings yesterday! So glad I now know who made them.
What a fun yarn crawl. I went to Portland for an adult literacy conference in the mid 90's. It was so much fun. A beautiful city.
so many options, i would go broke!! it's good that it's spread over a few days though, giving people the chance to take it at a more relaxed pace.
I am so jealous of not only the amount but also the size of the yarn stores you have in the US. In the UK there are so few yarn shops and the ones we do have are often quite small.
That is so surprising. I have romantisized UK as a place where on a rainy night knitting was the national pastime :) to much Miss Marple. Hope to visit one day soon.
@@Kickrocksproductions There are lots of knitters here, and we have lots of indie yarn dyers and online yarn stores, but we don't have many physical yarn stores. The majority of the ones we do have tend to mostly sell the big commercial brands of yarn.
We are sooo lucky! Not every city has this much though. This was a treat!
Well done, looked incredible. So much yarn!
So excited you got to do the RCYC this year. I was hoping to make it to starlight and meet you but I had my grandson at our house that night. I hope you will come back for another one and I get to meet you in person. This was a great tour of our beautiful RCYC and our beautiful city. Thank you for coming by ❤
Thanks! Sorry we didn't get to meet. Hopefully next time!
Love those socks!!!
I’m so glad to hear that you are going to start spinning! I resisted it for years and now own two wheels and an e-spinner
Hello from Swansea, Illinois.
I so looove to see your yarn store visits!!
(I've been slowly catching up with your videos over the Easter break from school - 3 weeks off, woohoo!)
The entire concept of Fiber Rhythm is genius: as is the name, but that's different thing. While TH-cam tutorials, and even books, are fine - nothing beats a person explaining and showing you how to do something. Moreover, you've set yourself some time to do something... Making a date with/for yourself is sometimes really important!
I was crawling too! ❤
So fun as usual, Natalie. Portland is definitely on my yarny bucket list. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Thanks, Nancy! It’s a great yarn city!
Hi from Northwest Wools in Multnomah Village 👋
It was so lovely meeting you!!!
Hey Cameron! It was nice to meet you too!
Belfast Prince Edward Island with The Green Gables having a Fiber Festval in September, I watch Fleece & Harmony. Canada!!
I live in Portland and I heard the crawl was busy. Thank you for sharing . More shops I need to visit.
Very busy! It was a lot of fun!
My husband and I were able to get to all 8 yarn stores on the first day. I had a great time meeting you,Ken and pet Toaster too! All the yarn was wonderful and the shops were great! I’m glad you had a great time in the Pacific Northwest. 🧶🧶❤️🥀
You are so fortunate to be able to visit so many lovely shops. I'm jealous on two accounts, your adventure and you can wear wool. I love the texture, feel and knitability of wool. Unfortunately I get a blistery rash when it is near my skin so others get my makes. Keep up you adventures.
I am very lucky!! Aww that is such a bummer. Do you know if your allergy is to all wools or mostly lanolin? I hope you’ve found something that works for you!
Pittsburgh PA needs a yarn crawl.
I only see one in Philly 😞
Love these vlogs! Independent businesses getting a moment to shine.
Will you be hitting any shows near Michigan or Ohio?
Michigan Fiber Festival looks fantastic in Allegan Co. In August. Going to maybe convince hubs to go. It’s a ways from us in SW OH. We have one nearby in Yellow Springs that may be my first to check out.
Thanks for sharing your journeys with us.
Yes!! I’m not sure yet. We may be coming through for stores only, but TBD!
My fav type of vid! Seeing all these amazing shops is so fun. I’ve discovered so many through your vids, it’s a little dangerous on line with a credit card. 🤣
Aww yay!! Haha right 😅 Mine too
Wow Natalie, so many great yarn stores. I've done the NYC Yarn Crawl, but nothing like this. No trunk shows, although Knitty City did have the Artist from Yarn Over New York on the last day of crawl. I'm drooling over all the yarns and colors. Thanks for showing us all these great yarn stores. Let us know what pattern you are using for your blanket.
The trunks shows really made it stand out to me! There was always something new and exciting.
I love Yarn Over New York!
My Hexie Blanket: www.ravelry.com/projects/knatalia/summer-fade-hexie-blanket
@@KnittyNatty Beautiful blanket, it’s crochet. I’m left handed and tried to learn to crochet. It was a mess so, I stick to knitting. I did a blanket with alpaca, cost me just over 300 dollars. I had it in a draw string bag. When I brought it to my new place, I saw moths had chewed on it.
I HIGHLY recommend reading Braiding Sweetgrass to everyone.
I need to look into it now!
#question (which I know you don’t do anymore, but worth a shot! 😊) after all your travels and seeing so much yarn of ALL varieties, how has your tastes or yarn preferences changed? More adventurous? More sure of your opinions? Pushing your comfort zone? Great appreciation for things outside your preferences? New things you’re dreaming of? Old favorites you’ve been reminded of? Any surprises? Would be interesting to get your take. Thanks for always sharing your adventures.
eventhough I am now living in Texas... I am from Oregon.... NW Portland stores are... were houses or duplexes, or even shared housing.... {like rent a room from the owner} years and years ago.... Some of those houses... now shops are probably at least or over 100 years old. There used to be a store in SE Portland [it may still be there] that had people coming from Idaho to shop there, fabric, yarn, etc...I am glad you enjoyed your time in the PNW. [the carpet at PDX is infamous... when you leave or return you have to take a picture of your feet to share with those you are going to see, or leaving behind to let them know you are at PDX....] If you did not have time this trip... if you pass through Portland again... you need to go to Powells Books... The big 1st store in down town Portland... on the North side of Burnside. It will take you a day to get through each section of each floor... Color coded rooms is your friend in this store... -so you know where you are and do not get lost. [again... not in the pdx area anymore... but I think it would be hard to close Powells. Kent... the smallest park is in the Portland Metro area... did you look for it? And then there is Forest park.... the Rose Test Gardens, The Japanese Garden.... etc... And all of the breweries not just the micro breweries in the city but there are several in the surrounding areas too.... along with many Oregon vinyards too...
Aww! You’re going to be so happy when you see the vlog in this Thursday’s podcast because we did all these things (except the airport 😅)
About Powells; I wish more people would spend money on their wonderful books, they have had a tough time of it since Covid and could use the support. It is quite the tourist destination along with Voodoo Donuts, so people often browse and don’t buy which is sad. It does make for great people watching,, since you can spot the tourists with their bright pink donut boxes, from afar.
You found your notions pouch!!
I did!! Haha
I'm so sad I missed this!! 😭
Oh no!!! Are you in Portland??
@@KnittyNatty I live about 2 hours outside of Portland but had was out of town for a celebration of life so hopefully next year I'll be there!
I’m enjoying watching this vlog. I can’t help asking if you & hubby have ever watched Portlandia? It’s hilarious & I’d love to know your thoughts… 😂
"Dream of the 90's" was stuck in my head all weekend lolll. Haven't seen the whole series, but clips of it!
@@KnittyNatty When you were at Weird Sisters store, all I could think of was “women & women first” bookstore, 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Whaat? 😳 There are 8 yarn stores in Portland???
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