Best Birthday in Scotland Buying Yarn & Hanging with Alpacas - Days 1-2 - Knit California

Come with me on the Stitching in Scotland & Shetland with Rachel Tour from April 24 to May 3, 2026! On Day 1, we went to the Scottish Textile Showcase for a talk on authentic Scottish textiles and sheep and then we drove up to Dundee. On Day 2, it was my birthday! We had a gansey knitting workshop with Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, free time in St. Andrews, and we went to Bowbridge Alpaca farm. Enjoy! Sign up for Rachel is Knitting's email list to be notified of her next available tour offerings! https://rachelisknitting.com/tours/ Pre-Tour Girl's Trip to Edinburgh Vlog: https://youtu.be/UYwBzm6XHYk Scottish Textile Showcase: https://scottishtextilesshowcase.com/ Di Gilpin: https://digilpin.com/ Bowbridge Alpacas: https://www.bowbridgealpacas.com/ ——————————————————— 🫶 Support 🫶 Knit California Website: Yarn Enthusiast Journals: https://knitcalifornia.com/ Free Downloads: https://knitcalifornia.com/collections/free-downloads Knit California Patterns on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/leslie-forrester Knit California Patterns on my website: https://knitcalifornia.com/collections/knit-california-patterns Palm Springs Tank Pattern Alchemy Pullover Pattern California Sweater Pattern Knit E-Reader Cozy Pattern ——————————————————— ☎️ Contact ☎️ Email: knitcalifornia@gmail.com Instagram: @knitcalifornia TikTok: @knitcalifornia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082448206593 Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/people/KnitCalifornia Ravelry Wishlist: https://ravel.me/KnitCalifornia/kw ——————————————————— 🧶 Projects in this episode 🧶 Grid Gambit by Samantha Guerin https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/grid-gambit MC: Sewrella Yarn, Classic DK, Breckenridge CC: Handspun, fiber from Little Fiber Co, BFL, Pairs Well With Friends New Design - Broken Rib Tank Yarn: Fyberspates Gleem Lace in Crocus ——————————————————— 🔗 Knit California Brand Partnerships & Affiliate Links 🔗 Knit California Merch https://knitcalifornia.myspreadshop.com/ Twice Sheared Sheep Knitting Tools https://shorturl.at/osPS4 Dusty Yarn Co https://shorturl.at/900io Kimber's Cozy Creations Yarn https://shorturl.at/FHJ59 Clockwork Fiber Co https://clockworkfiberco.com?bg_ref=vw4FcbSHSH Knit Picks http://shrsl.com/2qf3b-19nb-fkvp Caydo Electric Ball Winder - For 15% off your order, use code: KNITCALIFORNIA https://www.caydo.com/collections/knitting-crocheting/products/electric-automatic-yarn-winder Jupiter Shampoo & Conditioner - Use code: KNITCALIFORNIA15 for $15 off your order https://hellojupiter.com/KNITCALIFORNIA15 Olive & June Nail Polish and Press-On Nails - Use code: LeslieH20 for 20% off your first purchase of any Olive & June System https://olive.crrnt.app/LeslieH20 Created Colorful Color Analysis - Use code: KNITCALIFORNIA for $20 off all products! https://createdcolorful.myshopify.com/discount/KNITCALIFORNIA Amazon Favorites - I have put together a list of all my favorite knitting tools, needles, crochet hooks, blocking tools, and more over on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/knitcalifornia?ref=prof_o_infl Yarn Scrap Shadowbox (Amazon affiliate link): https://a.co/d/3ksFH2P ——————————————————— location indicator red emojis designed by OpenMoji – the open-source emoji and icon project. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 ——————————————————— 📖 Chapters 📖 0:00 Intro 2:27 Tour start & onto the bus 6:29 Scottish Textile Showcase 9:47 Dundee 23:01 April 25 - Breakfast 25:54 Intro for the day 29:36 Di Gilpin Gansey Knitting Workshop 42:05 St. Andrews 45:52 Bowbridge Alpacas 50:23 Dinner 53:30 Yarn Haul of the day 58:24 Outro & next time...