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]
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. May’s new limited edition colorway is here while supplies last! … [more]
Brooklyn Tweed Peerie has been a favorite yarn here at our shop since it debuted in 2018, a soft and bouncy fingering weight merino wool. We were sad to learn that production of Peerie has recently ceased; the folks at BT worked hard to keep it coming over the past few years, but limited domestic … [more]
Happy Local Yarn Store Day! Come by the shop tomorrow, Saturday, April 29, for 25% off featured yarns and 50% off select books – you can read all about those sales on our recent blog post. Each year on Local Yarn Store Day, designer Casapinka releases a pattern to celebrate. This year, it’s “Kitation,” an … [more]
Dapple is Brooklyn Tweed’s DK weight blend of organic cotton and merino, a soft and fluffy yarn that’s been very popular around here. We’re delighted to report that five new colors just arrived, and we restocked others, too! Brooklyn Tweed Dapple: DK weight woolen-spun, tonally dyed 60% merino wool, 40% organic cotton 165 yards/50 g … [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. Aprils new limited edition colorway is here while supplies last! … [more]
Just in time for spring, we’ve got a fresh supply of Universal Bamboo Pop! Universal Bamboo Pop: DK weight solid and variegated shades 50% cotton, 50% bamboo 292 yds/100g $11 each We chose a mix of solid and variegated shades, designed to stand alone in one-color projects or pair up for high and low contrast … [more]
Spring weather is here, which means it’s time for plant fibers – meet the newest addition here at our shop, Sandnes Garn Line! Sandnes Garn Line: light worsted weight 53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen 120 yards/50g $7.50 each Line is a light worsted weight plant fiber blend that knits up at 5 stitches per inch on … [more]
A fresh batch of Kelbourne Woolens Mojave is here, perfectly timed for warm-weather stitching! Kelbourne Woolens Mojave: sport weight 60% cotton, 40% linen 185 yards/50g $11 each Mojave is cool to the touch, smooth and soft but also strong, with the beautiful drape we expect from plant fiber yarns. The color palette has something for … [more]
We recently unpacked a box full of Kelbourne Woolens Scout, the soft and sturdy wool that’s become a staple in our DK weight section. Kelbourne Woolens Scout DK weight 2ply, worsted spun 100% wool 274 yards/100 grams $18 each This order brought us some new colors as well as old favorites, rounding out Scout’s color … [more]