We’re pleased to announce that Brooklyn Tweed Quarry is back in production with a brand new neutral color palette! Quarry is Brooklyn Tweed’s thickest yarn, a bulky weight, woolen-spun Targhee-Columbia wool with an unexpected combination of texture and structure. It looks like a single ply, but is actually constructed with three loosely-spun plies for a … [more]
Dream in Color’s Pop-Up Club is back! Every month, we’re getting a special new colorway from Dream in Color, a Tucson-based producer of small batch hand-dyed yarns. There’s a special theme this time: assigned pooling, a clever way of showing off hand-dyed yarns like these. June’s new limited edition colorway is here, better late than … [more]
The Koigu Collector’s Club continues! Each month, we’ll receive 21 skeins of KPPPM in a limited edition color dyed especially for a select group of local yarn stores that carry Koigu. Koigu KPPPM: fingering weight hand dyed, variegated 100% superwash merino wool 175 yards/50 g $15.50 each This month’s special colorway is Hoof Mushroom, a vibrant … [more]
Everything in the shop is 15% off during July, our Annual Inventory Sale month, but there are a few items we’ve marked down even further – including every yarn we carry from Baa Ram Ewe, now 40% off! We’ve been carrying Baa Ram Ewe here at the shop for over a decade, and we’ve always … [more]
Warm weather calls for plant fiber and lightweight yarns, so we’ve stocked up on Isager Bomulin, a light fingering weight blend of cotton and linen. Isager Bomulin: light fingering weight 65% cotton, 35% linen 230 yards/50g $11 each Plant fibers like these have little elasticity and a lot of drape, making them perfect for spring … [more]
A few months ago, a new PetiteKnit pattern caught my eye and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. “Melange Sweater” is simple enough, a marled stockinette drop shoulder pullover, but the high contrast combination of colors intrigued me, along with a few other design details. I chose Sandnes Garn Sunday for a “Melange Sweater” of my own … [more]
Meet the latest from Kelbourne Woolens, a soft, versatile cotton in 16 colors! Kelbourne Woolens Skipper: sport weight 4ply 100% unmercerized Tanguis cotton 137 yds/50g $8.50 each When developing their first 100% cotton yarn, the Kelbourne Woolens team was thoughtful in selecting Tanguis cotton from Peru, an economical and environmentally friendly choice. Tanguis cotton was … [more]
Our most recent Isager order included a bundle of Japansk Bomuld, a lustrous lace weight cotton tape. Isager Japansk Bomuld: lace weight flat tape 100% cotton 344 yards, 50 g $15 each Japansk Bomuld has been around for about five years, but remains one of the most unique plant fiber yarns in our shop. The … [more]
The Koigu Collector’s Club continues! Each month, we’ll receive 21 skeins of KPPPM in a limited edition color dyed especially for a select group of local yarn stores that carry Koigu. KPPPM is a fingering weight superwash merino, hand-dyed in vibrant colors by mother/daughter team Maie and Taiu Landra on their farm outside of Toronto, Canada. … [more]
Meet our newest arrival, Sandnes Garn Sunday! Sandnes Garn Sunday: fingering weight 100% merino wool 257 yards/50g $10.50 each Anne has carried some things from Sandnes Garn since opening the Hillsborough Yarn Shop back in 2006, but PetiteKnit has brought this classic Norwegian yarn company back to our attention. What to knit with Sunday? Anne … [more]