A VINTAGE bike has had a makeover before heading to the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The bike, which made an appearance at Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick, was transformed by North Berwick Community Group Yarn Café.

Popular Scottish author Jenny Colgan, who has sold more than 10 million books, launched her latest novel Close Knit last week, with a local community knitting group being a key ingredient in the storyline of the book.

The American version of the book features a bike decorated with knitting and crochet (a practice commonly known as 'yarnbombing ') on the cover, so Yarn Café decided to make a version for Jenny's event at Fringe by the Sea. 

The author was delighted with the bike, which has affectionately been nicknamed Daisy.

She said: "It's amazing!

“This is the first time anyone has knitted one of my book covers for me!” 

Daisy is decorated with flowers, pompoms and strips of knitting and crochet, all of which have been handmade by group members over the past few months.

Yarn Café was established last year by Sandra Nicol, who runs Chandlers on North Berwick High Street. 

The group meets weekly and currently has 25 members, all with varying levels of expertise, from complete beginners to veteran knitters.

The group has been involved in various community projects, including knitting 'The Alternative Harbour Wall' to raise funds for the restoration of North Berwick Harbour, and most recently in collaboration with North Berwick in Bloom to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the RNLI.

"Daisy was a fun project to do, so it's great that others enjoy her too," said Sandra.