An American in an English Yarn Shop | England Travel Vlog 🇬🇧 | An American Knitter in England 

As a proud English Woman I found your praise for my beautiful home such a treat and it reminded me once again that I have such a rich history that in everyday life, I often forget 😉 As an avid crocheter myself I'm very proud of our many yarn shops up and down the British Isles. If you ever get the chance to visit us again, stop off in Scotland and Wales as you'll find some fantastic yarn shops there in their abundance.

As an American who married a brit and moved to England 36 years ago, I found your vlog hilarious and so reminiscent of my first year here. It IS a special place. Thank you for reminding me not to take it all for granted! 💕

As a British person I find it kind of sweet with how fascinated Americans can be by the age of a lot of our landmarks. If you really enjoy dramatic coastlines and castles you should consider visiting Wales. We have the largest amount of castles per square mile anywhere in the world and many areas of outstanding natural beauty.

How absolutely lovely of you & your family to allow us a glimpse into your vacation time, as well as sights some of us will never get to see. What an educational extravaganza!!! Thank you SO much!!!

We moved to the northwest of England just over a year ago from South Africa and the availability of such a variety of yarns at good prices. We're also astounded at the narrow roads! My nerves are always on edge when driving 😅. England is beautiful and we're happy to call it home now.

As a Brit living in Cyprus I forgot how lovely and green it is . Really enjoyed The Tower of London, haven't been there in years. So glad you all enjoyed your visit, thank you for sharing.

I’m so pleased you visited an English yarn shop Elise!! I live in the UK and love our yarn shops, but also love seeing people from different countries visit ours and give their opinions 🥰🧶! Xx

Thank you for sharing your trip across the pond. 🥰🧶😊

I sometimes wish I could get out of England, but your commentary on York and Silverstone reminds me that there is a lot of history and beauty to be admired in our small island country. York is one of my favourite cities and my dream is to eventually live within that region, or the Lake District which you mentioned, as the scenery and history of both places takes my breath away.

This video brought much-needed happiness to me! It was rich and fun pack! Thank you for sharing all the historic places stunning video!! I loved all the churches pure masterpiece!The yarn store was to die for loved the yarn and the handmade Masterpiece! The stadium are stunning And now I’m interested in English Cricket! You have the most Beautiful family you are blessed! Thank you so much for sharing! You and your family are Pure Awesomeness! And I mean that with all my heart!

Fantastic, trip of a lifetime. Wish I was there...

Oh wow, this took me back so many years. I thoroughly enjoyed your video so much! Thank you for sharing💗💗💗

OHHHH, I miss England so much. York is amazing. My mum is British and I was born in the UK (St. Albans) but I haven't been back in about 20 years now. I must change that! Thank you for sharing your journey xx

Splendid. Thank you for taking us along on your adventure.

My dad was in the military and we were stationed at RAF Woodbridge. I was 4 when we moved there. That was the happiest time of my life. I remember going to the Tower of london and seeing the Crown Jewels. My mom used to live antiquing, so she had quite a few antiques from there. This video brogjt back so many happy memories for me, so thank you for aharing!

What amazing sights! I can only imagine seeing them in person. You husband is fearless driving the roads. My husband is also Iike that. It's so helpful & makes the world a better place to have a life partner that makes you feel safe! ❤️

Elise thank you for sharing your vacation with us...diffentlly a great video ⚘🍃

Agreed. I enjoy this vlog v much. So cute and hilarious.

Great video, as someone born in England, it was nice to see so many great places. I will say though I've been in NY since 1957 at 2 years old. I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Loved the yarn store.

I did enjoy that thank you. Thank you for sharing your journey. See you next time.

Oh wow! Thank you for taking us with you. How exciting! I have never been to England. It is on my bucket list. The yarn shop was so cute and the scenery, breath taking, what a great memory. I hope you had a restful flight home. 💕

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!! Thank you so much for sharing with us. I WILL get to Europe eventually 😉 cheers! Lisa 🫶🏻☺️🧶

A simply beautiful and marvelous video tour! Thanks for sharing your journey through England sights. The yarn shop, the churches, the countryside! Wow!

That was an amazing video …and you’re definitely my kind of girl, The highlights of “Westminster Cathedral”, and Beatrix Potter , were wonderful!!!!❤️

Oh my gosh I want to do all these things!! How lovely

I'm sooo happy and pleased that you and your family came to the UK - I truly hope you enjoyed your trip, and judging from your video... I think you guys did. I am from London, and so honoured to have you visited and experienced all the lovely things we could offer. Till your next visit (for sure)

Hi Elise! Thank you so much for this amazing travel video. Loved it. CAB 😊

Hello l throughly enjoyed your video, l am from Melbourne Australia. I went to the British isles in 2008 you brought back so many happy memories for me thank you.

Elise, I really enjoyed watching your tour of England!! Everything's beautiful. I loved the yarn shop too!! You & your family must've had a lot of fun!!🌞💕

Step daughter is in the guild of spinners and teaches spinning,raw wool dying, crochet and knitting. She even does leather work. For a heavy goods truck driver and dock worker its a big contrast for her.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video!

Thank you for taking us along with you Elise! That yarn shop looked so cute! Several of my fave YTers live in England, including the Stitch Sisters. The Beatrix Potter display was beautiful and isn't it cool to see things she did with her own hands? At the museum center here in Cincinnati they had a show on Leonardo Da Vinci and there were some of his actual journals on display. I do hope to get to England one of these days! Thanks again! :)

im glad you and your family enjoyed your visit

I love, love, LOVE this look at England!! Thank you for sharing this with all of us. I hope you show us the yarn you purchased!

England is a beautiful country like something out of a fairy tale. I visited the country two times on tours and hated to leave. I got to Stratford on Avon, London and York among other places. I wanted to stay forever!!!

Aww, the father tried his best. How sweet ^w^

This was so fascinating, Elise. As an American with mostly British Isles ancestry, this felt like a little history lesson of where my ancestors came from (mostly Scottish but some English and Irish, too.) The architecture was massive! It's a marvel how those castles and cathedrals were built without the aide of modern equipment! Just sheer man-power! And the yarn shop! All those gorgeous yarns!! I'd want them all! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful journey with us! (I'd never get used to driving on the left side of the road and through those narrow lanes!) Thrilling rides!! Thank you again.... So happy you all arrived safe and sound back home! ⚜️⚜️

Wow, just found this video and loved it. As a Brit whose lived in the states for 26 years , it was interesting listening to your comments about the narrow roads, the gps Comments because slide right or left are not UK phrases! This visit home, 3 months ago, I also visited Loop and fell in love with it, sadly my knees aren’t great and the thought of going upstairs defeated me But I wish I had now! It was great to see the Harry Styles cardigan because my 23 year old niece taught herself to knit creating that for herself. So glad you all enjoyed the trip, loved the mix up over the two “pitches” and was glad your son could see the funny side!

York is one of my favourite places we were there at Christmas and they had a choir singing carols in one of the side streets it's a magical place ❤️ I live just an hour from the lakes district which is a stunning part of the UK! It's a small island that is rich in history 🙂

Your trip was amazing, thank you for sharing it with us.

Thank you so much. The visit to the yarn shop caught my eye, but I enjoyed your whole perspective of visiting England. Glad you had a chance to visit Westminster Cathedral, most people only visit Westminster Abbey. It's also worth going up the tower of the Cathedral as there's a lovely view across London from the top.

excellent Vlog , you will have marvelous memories forever.

What an excellent vlog. I would recommend this to any visiting American (or any other nationality) to get a fair impression of England. I like it that you went to York, and Manchester and Bournemouth, as well as London. Too many people just visit only the capital.

Thoroughly enjoyed your video, you did a 1st class job of filming, I wish others would follow your example, I felt like I was there as you walked over the Tower bridge showing perspectives that other videos don’t, thankyou.

Thanks for sharing your lovely trip 🥰

Since I thoroughly enjoyed your vlog to Loop I subscribed to your channel. We used to live in Cambridge and now every time I go to England I go to Loop. Love that shop. Posted on Facebook that Tourism England could use this vlog to entice people to visit. 😊

TU for sharing ur wonderful Adventure

A really fun trip. If we had been able to make our dream trip to the UK it would be hard to get my husband away from the Silverstone track. He has a degree in auto restoration. We have 4 MGs in our shop (garage) all in stages of restoration. I would have loved the rest of your trip. I am currently reading a history of the Norman Conquest. What a beautiful video.

I was so excited when this video popped up! I live in Brighton on the south coast of England. I have close connections to a lot of the places you travelled to and it was so lovely seeing them through your eyes. I absolutely love your channel and look forward to each episode that you post. I am obsessed with crochet and so enjoy your teachings xxx♥️🌹

I am English but now live in NZ. Watching your holiday video was a lovely trip down memory lane for me as I had visited some of those places as a child. I’m glad you had such a lovely time. 😀

I loved your vlog about your visits to England. As a UK resident it was amusing to see the reaction of Americans in the UK. You can buy flavoured water here! I think I would be overwhelmed if I visited the USA. Our poor old Queen, now resides in Windsor Castle, Windsor. Elise you would love Windsor. There is something magical going around London and seeing the sights. London at night is lovely. We are so lucky we have such a deep history. I do very much enjoy USA culture. And we all unite as we love yarn, buying yarn and creating wonderful things from yarn. So glad you enjoyed your stay. Very nice vlog.

Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us ♥️♥️ What an amazing video. My husband spent a few years of his childhood in England so we are hoping to get there someday. What wonderful memories you made. I’m going to have my husband watch it with me now. Blessings 💜💜

Thank you so much for a very enjoyable video. I’m an Aussie and have not been to England. Beatrix Potter is a great favourite of mine also and the yarn shop was the icing on the cake. 💜

This was so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your trip with us!

This was such a wonderful docu of your family trip to England!! Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us!! Your son is adorable!

How wonderful thank you for sharing. I just discovered loops for myself online a few days ago, too cute. Have a good weekend everyone.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip. I'd love to go there someday. The yarn shop you visited is awesome.

Love it! Thanks for sharing! 🥰

Thanks for sharing, Elise! You gave a great synopsis of your trip and the overview was very interesting and I even learned a few things, too.

Thank you for sharing your travel story, I love England and miss the yarn shops and tea. Have been there several times , so steeped in history and so much to see. The crown jewels are extremely beautiful.

This is making me miss England. I lived in Bournemouth for a couple of years while I was studying at Bournemouth Uni. My husband proposed on the beach there.

You made me homesick ! I’m from London W2 and moved to California in 1981

Oh Elise! That was wonderful!! I’ve always wanted to visit the UK and was planning a trip for autumn 2020. Of course that didn’t happen because of the pandemic but I am beginning to begin to dream and plan again! Thank you for sharing your trip with us!

Its nice to see that knit shops are finally accepting of crocheters. It was not always the case. I got snubbed a couple of times in yarn stores when they found out i crochet, the store worker walked away, and I got no further help. It's good to see that has changed.

Wow! My compliments on a wonderful documentary video….beautifully organised,delivered and full of personal responses and detail… I enjoyed it enormously, Thank You 👍🤗 Enjoy your knitting/crochet/yarn crafting…. I’m an addictive stitcher so I know the joy of a well stocked craft shop 😁

Beautiful video describing and sharing your trip. Inspired me to go back. Hope to soon! Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip with us.

Come back, see Scotland. Edinburgh is stunning.. I like Oxford for history. The buildings and universities are ooooh! Glad you loved our little island, and yes roads are narrow. Cars are getting bigger like USA SUVs. Country roads are very tense at night! #yarnlove x

Glad you saw some of our beautiful English countryside on your travels It never ceases to amaze me

Thank you so much for sharing your scrapbook with us! 💕

What a lovely time you had. Thank you for sharing. ❤️❤️

What an amazing trip! Loved following along! ❤❤❤

Awwww my beautiful England! Moved there at 22 and made it my home for 15yrs. I’ve been now 2yrs in Germany and, although it’s beautiful here too with the alps, my heart aches with love and yearning! Thank u for this video!

Thanks so much for your beautiful account of your trip to England. Brought back a lot of memories from my travels there.

I love this place! I'm from north IL, and have lived in London, England for 13 years, and just found this year! This shop is wonderful, and so easy to get to if you live in the Greater London area. Loved seeing your post when looking at some knitting videos. I miss my friends and family in the US so much, so love seeing video's of Americans coming over and appreciating London (through their eyes). Glad you enjoyed your stay in the UK. :)

This was a wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your vacation. My daughter is visiting London this fall and we hope to tour England, Ireland, and Scotland next year. Your narration is so educational and I am so glad you and your family enjoyed your trip.

Thank you so much for sharing your travels! It was so fun to see!

That was soooo cool. I can not Express my feelings of seeing all of England you you have seen. Thank you for sharing with us. The flowers where beautiful.

Fascinating, interesting and beautiful!!! Thank you so much for taking us along!!!!

Loved following along!! Such a fun trip…especially the yarn!! 🤗🧶

What a treat! You took me to my favorite places England and a yarn shop! I can’t thank you enough ♥️✨

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful trip with us! Looks like many memories were made ☺️🌷🧶… Karen from Greenleaf Idaho

Thank you for sharing, I loved ever minute of it!

Wow 🤩 thank you so much for sharing your wonderful trip across the pond. How glorious! 😍💕💕💕

Thank you for showing us your trip over to England from the USA. So knowledgeable and very amusing. Old Trafford has got to be the best. Perfect video! 🇬🇧🙋🏼‍♀️🇺🇸

Old Trafford story…brilliant!!

My favorite kind of yarn shop! We had one here locally but sadly I think the big box store closed them out. Miss these types of shops! Your tour is so cool! 💗

Such a lovely trip, thank you for sharing!

Ohh what a cute video 💕 thank you for sharing your experience & taking us with you on your trip to England 😍

Thank you ! Thank you! For sharing your trip to England!! I totally enjoyed seeing and learning about all that you shared!! My husband is a huge soccer fan and has spent time in England as a child, then in the Air Force. Manchester United is one of his favorite teams too! The Loop was so cute!! Loved seeing all the yarn and samples! But my favorite had to be the Beatrix Potter display. I can’t even imagine how amazing it was to see all the art work in person. I probably would have spent the whole day there. Thanks again for sharing! It truly made my day!!😊

Thank you for sharing this video of your trip to England. The countryside is lush and absolutely breathtaking. It is a trip I hope to take someday.

Thank You for showing us your trip to the UK. I really enjoyed seeing it through your eyes. York is one of my favourite places, such a rich history and so quaint and quirky. You packed so much in to such a short time too. Hope your son enjoyed his tour of Old Trafford stadium.

What an absolute joy to watch! I dream of going to Loop someday too. Thank you for such a lovely video.

That was lovely! Thank you for sharing your trip😊

Oh what a wonderful vlog, I have just come across your channel and can’t wait to explore. Glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK x

Well you certainly packed it all in! So glad you had a lovely time. It was great to see where you went. Come back soon ♥️

Thank you. Wow what a fun trip you took us on. We’ll done! Loved it! Thank you so much

It was so much fun to travel along with you! What a great trip.

What an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing!

Terrific video! Thanks for taking the time to share the trip with us!