die linse strickt (me, knitting)

Eiderstedter Garnkontor

One of the best things during vacation (even those short ones over a long weekend) is to explore all possibilities of yarn shopping. I am especially keen on finding those options which are not in the midst of those touristy areas, because that typically leads to the fact that a yarn store slowly but surely turns into kind of a souvenir shop (yikes!).

A few weeks ago Cornelia’s blogpost delivered exiting yarn shopping news: by mid of October a new yarn store came to see the light of day … only a few kilometers away from the place I’d just planned to visit during this very weekend. Yay!

Ulli’s Eiderstedter Garnkontor is located in Tönning, a small town in Northern Germany. She specializes in Scandinavian yarns for knitting, weaving and crocheting. The nice thing: she also runs an online business, so the amount of skeins she has available in the different varieties is substantial.

The shopping experience was wonderful. First because she carries a huge amount of truly beautiful stuff and secondly because you feel welcome the moment you step into the shop. Ulrike not only gives you all the time you want to pet  those yummy skeins, but also offers knowledgeable (and always friendly) advice. Chris, my significant other (although not a knitter) sat down on a sofa and enjoyed himself. Ulli got him a cup of coffee and within seconds he was happily chatting away with another customer. We (Ulrike, Chris and  other customers) shared some good laughs during my 90 minutes stay. :-)

After digging through the shelves I’ve fallen in love with wool from the Ullcentrum Öland, but not having a matching project in mind didn’t buy it. I’ve got myself some nice skeins of BC Alpaca Flamè and Tussah Tweed plus a cone (250 grams) of laceweight linen yarn in a beautiful turquoise for a secret crochet project.

If you are in the respective area or plan to visit, this is the address:

Eiderstedter Garnkontor
Neustraße 14
25832 Tönning, Germany

Web shop: http://www.garnkontor.eu/

— Für meine Deutschen Leser & Leserinnen –

Wenn Ihr mal auf der Halbinsel Eiderstedt seid: schaut unbedingt in Tönning in Ullis Eiderstedter Garnkontor vorbei. Hier erwartet Euch ein Woll-Einkaufserlebnis vom Feinsten - vor allem, wenn man Spaß daran hat, mal abseits der “üblichen Verdächtigen” Wolle einzukaufen. Regia sucht man hier vergebens und die dank Ravelry so hoch im Kurs stehenden Marken vom amerikanischen Kontinent sollte man auch woanders jagen. Dafür findet man wunderbare Wolle mit Struktur und Charakter einmal durch die ganze Farbpalette. Und Auswahl. Und mehr als nur einen Strang/ein Knäuel pro Sorte. Ein Garnparadies!

Schön, dass es einen Online-Shop gibt - wo ich mich doch während meines Besuchs nicht zu allem durchringen konnte. ;-)