Norway

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Norway

Belisa
Mollergate 8
Oslo
Belisa is almost next door to Husfliden. So when you see the Husfliden sign just walk about 1/2 block on the same side of the street and you will come to Belisa. The yarn department is on the second floor of this building. The yarn area is quite large and has a huge variety of yarns. Submitter found Dale "Heilo" and their store brand "Belisa", which appears to be the same as Heilo, as well as lots of pattern books.

Eureka
P.O. Box 357, N-1401 Ski
+47 (64) 86 55 70
Rowan distributor for Norway.

Husfliden
Møllergaten 4
Postboks 6631
St. Olavs plass
0129 Oslo
+47 22 42 10 75
Sells Norwegian crafts from all over the country. It also is the place to buy patterns and materials for their regional costumes and YARN. Yarns by Rauma and Rowan; submitter reports that one whole wall had nothing but the different colors of this yarn -- about 100 shades. Patterns in books and leaflets for traditional Norwegian mittens and socks.

Rauma Ullvarefabrikk A/S
Kolstadgata 1
6310 Veblungsnes
Notes from Rebecca Thompson, thom0056@maroon.tc.umn.edu:
Rauma designs are available all over Norway, but unlike other Norwegian yarn companies (Sandnes, Peer Gynt, Dale) they haven't been in any American yarn stores I've seen. I think that's because its designs are very traditional and nationalistic--if you want to knit a sweater fine enough to wear with the ultimate formal garment in Norway, your bunad (the Norwegian folk costume), you turn to Rauma. And, of course, the pattern is in Norwegian. I think an experienced knitter, though, could use the charts to good effect without having to translate the directions.

Emily Way (emily@woolworks.org)

Last updated August 23, 2000