Despite being a small country, there are a total of five
Rowan Flagship stores in Denmark. In the middle of
Denmark, is Stof & Sy. When you visit this lovely shop
in Skanderborg, you enter a world filled with yarn, fabric,
sewing machines and haberdashery. Stof & Sy has been
open since 1980 but it wasn’t until a trip to London in
1995 that owner Lene Langballe discovered Rowan. In her
own words it “has been the favourite brand ever since”.
Stof & Sy
On the other side of Denmark, you can find Ho Strik, a
cosy shop on a farm with a traditional thatched roof and
low ceiling. It is located near Blåvand, one of Denmark’s
largest tourist areas. This means customers from all over
Europe visit Jane Johnson's shop. Jane’s priority is ensuring
knitters are happy with their project. “It is important to me
that my customers are working on a successful project. I
spend a lot of time guiding my customers, so I know they
are going home with something that is good!”. There is no
better place to find some souvenirs from your travels.
Ho Strik
With two shops in and around Copenhagen and a further
Flagship store to the north in Aalborg, Rowan can be found
in every corner of Denmark. Uldstedet has two shops, one
located in the city centre of Copenhagen and one in Lyngby,
which is a cosy little city near Copenhagen. Helping their
customers finish their projects is very important to the staff
at Uldstedet. There is always someone available to help with
questions and they run regular knitting classes and events.
Uldstedet
Rowan is represented in two flagship
stores in Norway as well. Strikkestua
is located in the south of Norway,
about 120km from Oslo. It opened
its doors in 1991 and has been run
by the current owner, Trude Kolset
since 2009. Rowan is one of their
favourite brands: “In our opinion
what sets Rowan apart from other
yarn producers on the Norwegian
market is Rowan’s colour palette,
and designs that really stand out in a
crowd from the most complex cabled
sweaters to unique designs with
amazing colourwork!”. The second
Rowan Flagship store can be found at
the other end of Norway in Tromsø.
Strikkestua
Bundingen first opened its doors
in 2010. The shop is located in a big
shopping mall called Jekta Storsenter.
Owner Hege Benoni has had Rowan
in her shop since Magazine 47 and is
very fond of Felted Tweed.
Bundingen
Designværkstedet is a cosy,
colourful shop right in the
middle of Aalborg’s town centre.
They focus on natural fibres
and emphasise sustainability and
animal welfare. Their monthly
drop-in knitting café is a popular
event and a great opportunity to
enjoy a couple of hours with
other yarn enthusiast.
With such a long history of
knitting and so many flagship stores,
Scandinavia and Iceland are the
perfect destination for knitters! For
contact details of all the Rowan
Flagship stores around the world,
please visit our store locator
Designværkstedet
Store Locator
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Newsletter October 2019 | Autumn Winter
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