tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910119018591194706.post8461136879069280661..comments2023-04-03T03:46:25.896-04:00Comments on ❦ The Yarn Lab ❦: The state of yarn shops - Bergenmeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430163597627990532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910119018591194706.post-8235066012164999322014-06-20T13:22:20.053-04:002014-06-20T13:22:20.053-04:00I spent time in Bergen a few years ago and agree w...I spent time in Bergen a few years ago and agree with this assessment but I hope things have changed because I'm returning in a few days' time. In fact I'll be in Bergen and Berlin so I'm hoping that if Bergen doesn't excite me with its wool then the wonderful German sock yarns and buttons etc will compensate. Getting addresses ahead of time in English is a challenge but I love to wander and discover gems by accident. Hopefully all airlines allow all knitting needles by now. I often complain about the yarn stops closing in my city but most people buy online so this is the result. Knitters should head to Tasmania, Australia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910119018591194706.post-7577627030545728642012-08-30T04:01:40.723-04:002012-08-30T04:01:40.723-04:00oh! i was just in Nilssen pa Bryggen a few days ag...oh! i was just in Nilssen pa Bryggen a few days ago. But I had no idea they actually sold any yarn or knitting accessories in the store. I'm afraid i just saw all the completed Norway/Dale of Norway sweaters and walked out. I'm staying in Stockholm for a month, and have already passed by one lovely yarn store in Gamla Stan--setting out to explore that more today ^_^sophyhttp://sophy.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910119018591194706.post-79023986112278731542012-08-18T14:03:12.188-04:002012-08-18T14:03:12.188-04:00Interesting! We are spoiled here in our fair city...Interesting! We are spoiled here in our fair city/metro area with vibrant stores and knitters - I hardly ever try to find yarn stores on vacation now. But it is interesting that the same yarns pop up over and over - perhaps a different/traditional knitting culture, perhaps a tax/duty structure. More time for other sights, I guess. BTW - Enjoying your trip photos and stories from my armchair!tracy_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002133244199763561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3910119018591194706.post-79215767492136893732012-08-18T03:26:27.960-04:002012-08-18T03:26:27.960-04:00Can't speak for Norway but handdying and selli...Can't speak for Norway but handdying and selling IN brick and mortar stores is a pretty rare thing here. Speaking for Germany: very few people are willing to pay for handspun yarn, so yarnstores don't carry it and the contracts with the yarn producers are limiting as well....Tinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578719604533111038noreply@blogger.com