Stirling Knit 'n' Natter - January 2026

Happy new year!

If you're making plans this new year, most of the Scottish yarn festival dates for 2026 are already available and can be pencilled in to any new calendars or diaries. As in previous years, we'll probably arrange group trips to Edinburgh, Perth and Glasgow (shown in bold in the list below) but do let me know if you fancy a visit to any of the others.

• 21 March: Scottish Wool Producers Showcase, Perth.
• 17-18 April: Woolly Good Gathering, Edinburgh.
• 29-30 May: Tangled, Galashiels.
• 12-13 September: Scottish Yarn Festival, Perth.
• October?: Glasgow School of Yarn, Glasgow.
• 28-29 November: East Neuk Knits, Fife.

In-person venue reminder

We're now meeting regularly in Cronies Bar, in the Golden Lion Hotel on King Street. Cronies is in the front door, up the steps and turn left, sign-posted for the bar and restaurant. We don't have a booking so, if you're first there, we're just looking to grab a table or tables to fit 6-8 of us. The two tables immediately to the left as you go in the door (directly opposite the bar) are our preferred spot, if they're free.

Online dates mishap

If you have a subscription to our online events, you may have spotted that there was a mistake with the dates in the email for this month. We are meeting online on 12 and 26 January this month, not 12 January and 26 December. Sorry for any confusion!

Happy crafting,

Susan

Our WhatsApp community

If you would like to join our (completely optional) WhatsApp community, you can do so via this link or by scanning the QR code below. You'll see an "Announcements" channel and a couple of groups within the community. Only I can post to "Announcements" so this will be where you can find important news without any chit-chat.

Other dates for your diary

Events in bold are those that we will definitely be attending as a group and there will be more details in future newsletters. Other events are listed for information but let me know if you'd be interested in attending as a group. Similarly, email me at susan@yellowgingerdesigns.co.uk with details of other crafty events or exhibitions in central Scotland and I'll add them to the list.

• Until 17 January: IKEA: Magical Patterns, Edinburgh.
• Until 14 February: Picking up the Thread: The Past, Present and Future of Tapestry, Edinburgh.
• 21 March: Scottish Wool Producers Showcase, Perth.
• 17-18 April: Woolly Good Gathering, Edinburgh.
• Until 26 April: Thread Memory - Embroidery from Palestine, Dundee.
• 29-30 May: Tangled, Galashiels.
• 12-13 September: Scottish Yarn Festival, Perth.
• 28-29 November: East Neuk Knits, Fife.

Our January meetups

• 5, 19 January: Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling. (​​​​Download calendar invite.)
• 12, 26 January: Zoom. (Subscribe for the Zoom link and calendar invites.)

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