Uld & Urter

The walls of this narrow Vesterbro shop are lined floor to ceiling with skeins in the colours of a Nordic garden: madder pink, weld yellow, walnut brown and a soft indigo that turns nearly grey on a dull day. Every yarn is spun from Faroese or Danish wool and dyed with plants in the back room.

The sheep give us the wool and the garden gives us the colour. All we add is patience.

On Thursday evenings the big table in the middle is cleared for knitting. Anyone can join, whatever their level, and there is always someone who can rescue a dropped stitch or explain a Faroese pattern chart.

Patterns are printed in Danish and English, kits come in linen bags, and the staff will happily weigh out enough wool for a jumper while you wait.