More yarn stores in Copenhagen

After leaving the airport Friday morning I quickly settled into my new, small downtown hotel and then headed back out to further explore the city of Copenhagen. A woman in the airport had seen me knitting that morning as I was waiting to board the Delta flight I never got on. She lived in Copenhagen and was trying to get to Atlanta on a non-revenue ticket to visit her daughter who worked for Delta Airlines. She didn't make it on that flight and took a different route through Paris but before leaving, told me of some other yarn stores in Copenhagen than the one I had visited earlier in the week - Sommerfuglen. Both stores were located on Fiostaede.
Stikkeboden had wonderful corner location and a beautiful window display of finished garments. The store had a surprisingly amount of Noro, extremely neat and tidy yarn displays and lots of Anny Blatt kits. I didn't find the shopkeeper as endearing, however. When I inquired about a particular baby sweater pattern that was in the window she barked that it was a kit and only in Danish. ahhh. I purchased a new Bouton d'Or booklet that I am sure I would "never" be able to find anywhere else and eased out of the store quietly. Just as a swarm of local knitters arrived. Much to the delight of the sales clerk.
Further down the cobblestoned alley was another store called Uldstedet that was located below ground level. Almost indistinguishable as a source of yarn from the street. The displays of random skeins of yarn in baskets and garments on mannequins with a layer of clear plastic to protect from the rain reminded me more of Asian storefronts than those in Europe. I spent an hour in this store. There was a wide variety of yarn for such a small store. The store clerks were very friendly and eager to help if I needed it. I finally settled on some Gepard Wool-Silk blend in a color that could be considered a soft berry or cran-apple red color. Scottie likes to claim this color is "fuschia" but we all know differently, don't we? ha ha The only negative about the Uldstedet store is that it only takes cash or a local debit card. No credit cards. I trotted to a nearby ATM machine to obtain the rest of what was needed to complete my purchase in cash but didn't think to ask for a VAT statement with the receipt. For some reason the shop clerk neglected to provide me one at the time of purchase either, so the likelihood of getting the 20% tax rebated is quite slim. Despite the tax and the exchange rate, I found the yarn in Denmark to be of decent value.