Hello, Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport!

Posted by Julia on April 10, 2024

We’re pleased to present the latest from Brooklyn Tweed: meet Imbue Sport!

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport:

sport weight
worsted spun, 3ply
heathered colors
100% merino wool
190 yards/50g
$18.50 each

Just like Imbue Worsted before it, Imbue Sport’s heathered shades are made by blending brilliantly dyed hues of unspun wool, like an artist mixing paints. When spun, these bright solid colors mingle into richly heathered shades that are harmonious across the entire palette – ideal for stripes and colorwork!

What to knit with Imbue Sport? Here are some ideas!

“Grist Hat,” by Jared Flood – textured hat
“Grist Pullover,” by Jared Flood – textured pullover
“DRK Everyday Sweater,” by Andrea Mowry – top-down circular yoke pullover
“Meissa Pullover,” by Amy Christoffers – textured pullover with star motif
“Autumn Alpine,” by Caitlin Hunter – 2-color top-down colorwork yoke pullover
“SAWA,” by Olga Buraya-Kefelian – 3-color slip stitch triangular shawl
“Artus,” by Natasja Hornby – 5-color mosaic triangular shawl

Look for Imbue Sport here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, along with other Brooklyn Tweed yarns! We’re open from 11-5:30, Tuesdays-Saturdays.

Hello, Brooklyn Tweed Arbor Lodge!

Posted by Julia on October 11, 2023

Another new yarn from Brooklyn Tweed! Meet Arbor Lodge.

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor Lodge:

bulky weight
7-ply worsted spun
American Targhee wool
125 yards/100g
$33 each

Arbor Lodge is everything you love about Arbor, but bigger. Plush and bouncy American Targhee wool, smooth texture for sharp stitch definition, a balance of softness and durability – Arbor Lodge is ideal for cold weather accessories and garments.

Jared Flood has designed two brand new patterns for Arbor Lodge, the “Biggie Rib Hat” and “Lodge Pullover.”

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor Lodge knits up in the same gauge range as Quarry, BT’s woolen spun bulky weight yarn, so there’s a vast archive of patterns beautifully suited to this new yarn. Here are some ideas from Brooklyn Tweed and independent designers alike!

Accessories:

“Fidra,” by Gudrun Johnston – textured hat
“Halus,” by Jared Flood – textured hat
“Burnaby,” by Jared Flood – cabled hat
“Reimei Cowl,” by Olga Buraya-Kefelian – brioche cowl
“Swiss Cross Cowl,” by Olga Buraya-Kefelian – colorwork cowl
“Chunky Gansey Cowl,” by Kerry Bullock-Ozkan – textured cowl
“Persimmon Bun Cowl,” by Bristol Ivy – textured cowl
“Byway,” by Jared Flood – cabled scarf/wrap

Garments:

“Alary,” by Paula Pereira – pullover with cabled yoke
“Wave of Change Jacket,” by Denise Bayron – stockinette cardigan with purl ridge stripes
“Ranunculus,” by Midori Hirose – texture and lace yoke pullover, short and long sleeve options
“Ursa,” by Jacqueline Cieslak – cropped pullover with ribbed detail
“Sunday Cardigan,” by PetiteKnit – ribbed yoke cardigan
“Sunday Sweater,” by PetiteKnit – ribbed yoke pullover
“Freja,” by Jared Flood – stockinette A-line cardigan with textured shawl collar

Look for Brooklyn Tweed Arbor Lodge and Quarry in the bulky weight section here at HYS!

Hello, Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted!

Posted by Julia on September 1, 2023

We’re thrilled to announce that we now carry Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted!

Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Worsted:

worsted weight
worsted spun
heathered colors
100% merino wool
104 yards/50g
$18.50 each

When Imbue Worsted first came on the scene last year, there was a limited supply due to a dyehouse closure, so it was only available directly from Brooklyn Tweed. Now that BT has secured a new dyehouse partner, production of Imbue Worsted has increased and we’re beyond excited to have it here at our shop!

Imbue Worsted’s heathered shades are made by blending brilliantly dyed hues of unspun wool, like an artist mixing paints. When spun, these bright solid colors mingle into richly heathered shades that are harmonious across the entire palette – ideal for stripes and colorwork!

What to knit with Imbue Worsted? Here are some ideas!

“Woven Roots Hat,” by Jared Flood – cabled beanie
“Chroma,” by Jacqueline Cieslak – color block pullover with pockets
“Color Story,” by Tif Neilan – short-sleeved colorwork yoke pullover
“Elah,” by Isabell Kraemer – lace cardigan
“Gib I” and “Gib II,” by Andrea Mowry – textured raglan
“Plantae,” by Annie Lupton – bobbled pullover
“Bowhall,” by Monica Christine – cable and rib drop-shoulder pullover
“First Cardigan Sweater,” by Jared Flood – top-down raglan cardigan with customizable options
“Arden,” by Rastus Hsu – cabled dickie

Because Imbue substitutes easily for Brooklyn Tweed Tones or Shelter, there’s a world of patterns to choose from – click here for a roundup of some favorite BT worsted weight patterns!

Look for Imbue Worsted here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, along with other Brooklyn Tweed yarns! We’re open from 11-5:30, Tuesdays-Saturdays; masks required for entry.

Back in stock with new colors: Kelbourne Woolens Germantown!

Posted by Julia on March 18, 2022

Last week, a giant box arrived from Kelbourne Woolens, packed full of their worsted weight wool, Germantown. Inside were no less than 10 new colors, plus a handful of colors we’d sold out of. We now have 35 shades in stock, including a few marled Germantown Unicorns – enough to warrant a new display!

Kelbourne Woolens Germantown:

worsted weight
4ply, worsted spun
100% North American wool
220 yards/100g
$16 each; Germantown Unicorns are $16 each

Germantown is a recreation of a classic wool that had been produced in Germantown, Pennsylvania, under a few different brand names since the mid-to-late 19th century. Made of 100% North American wool, Germantown is a worsted spun, worsted weight yarn with a smooth texture, soft hand, and nice elasticity.

One skein is enough for a hat, and the folks at Kelbourne Woolens have designed one for every month of the year. Even better, every one of these patterns is free to download from Ravelry – look there for an entire Year of Hats!

Here are some more pattern ideas for Germantown:

“Blanket of Joy,” by Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne – striped textured blanket
“Learn to Knit a Log Cabin Blanket,” by Staci Perry – log cabin blanket
“a cool cap,” by Park Williams – wide-ribbed hat
“True Crime & Knit,” by Safiyyah Talley – textured hat
“Citrus Slice,” by Annie Lupton – colorwork pullover
“Anna Vest,” by Karen Templer – textured buttoned vest
“Courage Shawl,” by Shannon Cook – 3 color striped slip-stitch shawl
“Sequence,” by Hailey L. Stanton – 5 color slip-stitch shawl
“Easy Germantown Handwarmers,” by Courtney Kelly – textured, seamed fingerless mitts

Look for Kelbourne Woolens Germantown in the worsted weight section here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop! We’re open from 11-5:30, Tuesdays-Saturdays, and also taking orders online for local pickup or shipping.

New colors in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor.

Posted by Julia on March 13, 2020

Brooklyn Tweed recently released three new shades in Arbor, and we’re happy to have them here at the shop!

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor is a 3-ply DK weight yarn composed of 100% Targhee wool. Like Brooklyn Tweed Vale and Peerie, it’s worsted-spun, and skein-dyed in solid colors.

If these new colors look familiar, it’s because they’re available in other Brooklyn Tweed yarns. Seaglass and Burnished have been popular shades in Peerie, and Spruce is nearly identical to Lodgepole Pine, a popular color in Ranch 02. We’re delighted to see these colors added to the Arbor palette!

Worsted-spun yarns are more durable and dense than their woolen-spun counterparts, and have sharper stitch definition for crisp cables, lace, and texture patterns. Targhee wool spun in this manner has an abundance of one of my favorite yarn characteristics: elasticity. Garments knit with Arbor should wear well and look sharp for years to come.

Come to our shop to plan your next project, and look for Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in our DK weight section!

Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show: Early Fall 18.

Posted by Julia on December 3, 2018

Our latest Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show just arrived, featuring garments and accessories from their Early Fall 18 collection!

Designs in this group were inspired by origami, and feature geometric texture patterns in BT’s worsted-spun yarns, Vale, Peerie, and Arbor. All three of these yarns boast sharp stitch definition, ideal for showing texture and lace.

Seeing these garments close up and in person is one of the great joys of a Trunk Show. Another joy is trying them on for size, making sure you like the fit and feel before you invest in a big project. We like to add one more joy: a 10% discount on purchases of the featured BT yarns during the trunk show!

We’ll have the show until December 16, and then we’ll pack it up and send it on to the next shop. Come in soon to take a look!

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!

Lucerne.

Posted by Julia on June 5, 2018

Our shop is abuzz with excitement over Brooklyn Tweed’s new yarn, Peerie. The folks at BT were kind enough to send a couple of sample skeins our way in advance of the release, giving Anne just enough time to knit “Lucerne.”

Jared Flood’s “Lucerne” is a colorwork hat in two, three, or four shades of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie. It’s a perfect starting place for those new to stranded colorwork, and Peerie’s 45 shades are an absolute playground for knitters of all experience levels.

Anne’s “Lucerne” is in two shades, the dark green Nori and pale gray/green Gale. In this sample, the darker shade is the main color, but their positions could easily be swapped for an equally attractive, but very different look. Here are a few more two-color combinations to consider.

I couldn’t stop here, of course – in fact, I spent the better part of Wednesday afternoon creating and photographing color combinations for this project! Next up are three-color combinations. I began with one that Flood suggests in his pattern.

The formula here is straightforward: three colors, all from the same family – one light, one medium, and one dark. I had fun creating a few more in this vein.

The possibilities for four-color combinations are even more varied, of course. There are no rules, but it’s wise to have a range of values, so the individual colors can be distinguished from one another in the context of the pattern. Here’s one from Jared Flood.

Here are a few I came up with, just the beginning of what’s possible.

Until June 30th, the pattern is free when you buy Peerie here at our shop. Look for the yarn in the fingering weight section. We can’t wait to see what color combinations you come up with for “Lucerne” hats of your own!

Hello, Peerie.

Posted by Julia on May 31, 2018

We are bursting with excitement because Brooklyn Tweed’s new yarn is here! Meet Peerie.

Peerie is a fingering weight, worsted spun, 100% merino wool yarn made entirely in the US. The sheep graze in Utah and Nevada, their fleece is spun in Springvale, Maine, and the resulting yarn is dyed in Saco, Maine.

Brooklyn Tweed is devoted to supporting the domestic textile industry, and works only with producers and processors who share their commitment to environmentally sustainable practices. Founder and designer Jared Flood and his team are also interested in breed-specific yarns, allowing knitters and crocheters to appreciate the unique qualities that each kind of wool possesses. Merino is one we’re used to seeing and working with, but American merino is less common; head to the BT blog for more information on that.

In Shetland vernacular, “peerie” means small, and is the name for the littlest, simplest fair isle motifs, a good sign that this yarn was designed with colorwork in mind. It comes in 45 shades, and we have each and every one on our shelves here at the shop.

Because of its round, smooth structure, Peerie is equally well-suited to texture, lace, and cable patterns.

The BT team reworked patterns in each of those veins: Heidi Kirrmaier’s “Boardwalk,” Irina Dmitrieva’s “Loden,” and Jared Flood’s “Afton.” For colorwork, consider Julie Hoover’s “Ashland” and Flood’s new “Lucerne.”

Any pattern that calls for fingering weight yarn should work well with Peerie – what are you itching to make with this exciting new yarn?

Look for Peerie in the fingering weight section here at our shop!

Hello, Brooklyn Tweed Arbor.

Posted by Julia on January 19, 2017

Brooklyn Tweed yarns are now available at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop! We’re starting with Shelter, Loft, and Arbor, and introducing each one on the blog this week. Today, meet Arbor.

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor is a 3-ply DK weight yarn composed of 100% Targhee wool. It’s Brooklyn Tweed’s newest yarn, and their biggest departure from what has so far been a line of woolen-spun heathers – Arbor is worsted-spun, and skein-dyed in solid colors at the organically-certified Saco River Dyehouse in Maine.

All 30 of these subtle, intriguingly-named colors are now on our shelves.

Worsted-spun yarns are more durable and dense than their woolen-spun counterparts, and have sharper stitch definition for crisp cables, lace, and texture patterns.

Targhee wool spun in this manner has an abundance of one of my favorite yarn characteristics: elasticity. Garments knit with Arbor should wear well and look sharp for years to come.

Brooklyn Tweed’s first round of patterns for Arbor are perfect examples of how well this yarn behaves in cables and texture patterns. Here are a few that caught my eye:

“Guernsey Wrap,” by Jared Flood, a now-classic textured wrap recently re-gauged for Arbor
“High Pines,” by Jared Flood, a ribbed and textured cowl
“Binary,” by Michele Wang, a reversible textured scarf
“Burnaby,” by Jared Flood, a cabled and twisted-stitch cap
“Svenson,” by Jared Flood, a cabled men’s pullover

All of these Brooklyn Tweed patterns (and so many more!) are available as Ravelry In-Store Pattern Sales, where you purchase the pattern here at the shop and a digital copy is saved in your email and/or Ravelry pattern library. We’ll print a copy for you, too, so you can head right home and cast on.

Look for more ideas on our DK weight Pinterest board, and look for Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in the DK weight section here at the shop. See you there!