We try to have a handmade sample in every yarn we carry, to give folks an idea of how the yarn knits up, and inspiration for how to use it. When the time came to make a sample in Brooklyn Tweed’s newest yarn, Imbue Sport, Bailey got the coveted assignment.
Here’s her “SAWA” shawl, a brand new pattern from Olga Buraya-Kefelian. Knit in 3 colors, “SAWA” features bold texture and eye-catching shapes made with slip stitches, exactly the kind of sculptural or architectural knitwear Buraya-Kefelian is known for. Check out her MDK Field Guide, we still have copies at the shop!
Imbue Sport’s elasticity is ideal for a highly textured pattern like this, and its softness just right for something wrapped around the neck. Bailey picked greens and blues, a trio of light, medium, and dark.
Here are some more “SAWA” color ideas…
Look for Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport in the sport weight section here at our shop, and be sure to admire Bailey’s “SAWA” when you visit!
Allow me to introduce you to one of the Berroco yarns we have on sale this week: Pure Pima. Pure Pima is a dk weight cotton which comes in bright, solid colors, with 115 yards on each 50 gram ball. I’ve written here before about a lovely Norah Gaughan sweater we have at the shop made in … [more]
A special issue of KnitScene has arrived at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. KnitScene Accessories is filled to the brim with patterns for cowls, mitts, hats, socks, and shawls. Several techniques are featured as well, and explained in a friendly way. If you’ve never done colorwork before, or worked a pattern with intentionally dropped stitches, there’s … [more]
Our three-week Going-to-Market sale continues! This week, we’re featuring select Berroco yarns at a 25% discount. Tuesday June 5th – Sunday June 10th: Select Berroco yarns are 25% off! Boho Cotton Twist Inca Gold Jasper Latitude Linen Jeans NaturLin Pure Merino Pure Pima Touche Come by the shop between Tuesday June 5th and Sunday June 10th … [more]
The premiere issue of Noro Knitting Magazine has arrived at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. Inside, you’ll find many, many projects that make good use of Noro yarns, which self-stripe in vibrant and often surprising color combinations. These patterns take advantage of those qualities to create all kinds of garments, from dresses, sweaters, and skirts to … [more]
Interweave has published another edition of Jane Austen Knits magazine, which features a wide variety of knitting projects inspired by the writings of Jane Austen. This issue is packed with projects, including socks, shawls, sweaters, tea cozies, bonnets, bags, book-covers, and fingerless mitts. And probably even more. Take a look: Come by the shop to … [more]
Last week, we got another bunch of String Theory Bluestocking in another bunch of gorgeous colors. This weekend, I finally cast on for a pair of Bluestocking socks, anxious to get my hands on a kind of wool I’d never tried before: bluefaced leicester. I chose a pattern from Clara Parkes’ Knitter’s Book of Socks, called … [more]
The July 2012 issue of Creative Knitting is here. This issue is full of cardigans, shawls, vests, and lightweight tops, with a bag, a necklace, and a pillow thrown in for good measure. Come by the shop to take a closer look at Creative Knitting and a whole stack of other spring and summer magazines.
Many a visitor to the shop has been wooed by the Be Sweet shawl kits. The sample shawl and scarf that hang by the kits are feather-light and translucent, but made of a textured mohair yarn in thick, bold stripes–qualities that seem to contradict one another, and thus, entrance. It’s simplicity, too, is appealing, for … [more]
A new book, recommended by a friend, has arrived at the shop. Wearwithall is a collection of patterns by the people at The Yarnery, a yarn shop in Saint Paul, MN. The book has a nice range of projects, including hats, socks, sweaters for babies and children as well as adults, and an eye-catching striped stole. This … [more]
A brand new batch of roving for spinning and felting has just arrived at the shop, hand-dyed by local fiber artist Lorin Fields. This 100% merino roving from Local Color Hues is buttery soft, and comes in super-saturated semisolid colorways. I’m not a spinner, myself, but these are extremely tempting little bundles of fiber … [more]