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Hello fellow knitters!
As I am going to Berlin next week I hope to pick up some sock yarn of good quality. Can anyone recommend a yarn store with a good selection?? I like On-Line and Opal, especially the 'Hundertwasser' collection, but is also open to suggestions of other yarns that I might not know of - yet....

I have shopped in 'Näh-kästchen' just north of Alexanderplatz but found their stock a bit limited, and the lovely shop way out east (can't remember the name - run by a sweet, old lady) had to close due to renovations and increased rent....

When I ask the same question about London I got a snotty answer from some yank who suggested I google it - it was dead easy to find yarn stores that way.... BUT, what I want is local knowledge, who has a good selection, and that info can't be got on the internet!! Also welcome tips about knitting related stuff that might happen between 9th and 13th of October.

Thanks in advance - appreciate if you take the time to answer!

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Wolle-Rödel is a chain which has good quality and a wide choice. They have two shops in Berlin, one in or next to the KaDeWe (it says "in idee.Creativmarkt" on their website) and one in Kant-Center shopping mall in Charlottenburg.

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Thanks a lot - it's noted and one of them will get a visit!

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Rödel is where I usually buy my yarn (not in Berlin, though) and they have those Opal and Hundertwasser varieties.

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Thanks Blandine!!
Just got home from Berlin, so wanted to say thanks - what a shop!! Came back with several balls of wool, plus knowledge of where to go next time;-)

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