Welcome to the Hillsborough Yarn Shop.
We specialize in high-quality natural fiber yarns for people who love to hand knit and crochet. We’re set up a little like a shoe department in a department store; there’s a skein or two of every available color and kind of yarn on the shelf, and more in the back if you need it for a bigger project. Please come visit us in downtown historic Hillsborough, North Carolina, to have a cup of tea, knit, relax, and shop!
Hours:
Open Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11:00 am – 5:30 pm.
Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Holiday closures:
Thanksgiving break 2025: November 23 – December 1
Christmas eve: December 24 early closing at 3pm
Christmas day: December 25
New Years eve: December 31 early closing at 3pm
New Years day: January 1
Where to park? The parking garage next to Weaver Street Market is open to the public, free of charge!
Payments? We are no longer accepting cash or checks; all credit cards and Apple Pay accepted.
Virtual Knitting Classes! We are pleased to have partnered with Pam Grushkin, a nationally recognized designer and teacher, to offer Virtual Knitting Classes with Pam Grushkin™ ! Head to her website to check out the current class offerings and enroll, using our special coupon code for 10% off: HillsboroughYarn-NC-10
Latest Posts
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New colors! Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair
November 11, 2025: Mohair enthusiasm is at an all time high here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop – we never tire of the fuzzy halo it brings to knitted fabric, and neither do you, it seems! These soft lace weight yarns are some of our best selling, and we’ve become obsessed with having every possible color in stock. ... [more]
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Hello, Malabrigo Vientos!
November 04, 2025: Brand new from Malabrigo! Meet Vientos, a bulky yarn to defy the winds. In terms of length, weight and gauge, it’s just like Mecha, but plied, creating an expressive texture. Two plies bring depth to the colors and a unique personality to the knit or crocheted fabric, a celebratory symbol of Malabrigo’s two decades. Malabrigo Vientos: ... [more]
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HYS is going to Maine!
October 31, 2025: We’re excited to announce something new for 2026 – a Hillsborough Yarn Shop knitting retreat in Portland, Maine! Our longtime Isager distributor, David, recently reached out to Anne with an enticing invitation. Would she like to co-host a knitting retreat at a tranquil island inn on Maine’s Casco Bay? She marked her calendar right away, ... [more]
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Show and tell: soothing stockinette.
October 28, 2025: Sometimes there’s nothing more pleasing than plain old stockinette stitch, its soothing rhythm and smooth surface. Here are some soothing stockinette projects from knitters in our community! Kristin came in wearing her lovely “Novice Slipover,” knit with Brooklyn Tweed Dapple (sadly discontinued) and Fyberspates Cumulus – such a cuddly combination. Pattern by PetiteKnit. Here’s Pam ... [more]
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Hello, Morris DK!
October 21, 2025: Brand new from West Yorkshire Spinners, in partnership with The William Morris Society – meet Morris DK! West Yorkshire Spinners Morris DK: DK weight 50% Bluefaced Leicester wool, 25% Bluefaced Kerry Hill wool & 25% Masham wool 122 yards/50 grams hand wash cold, lay flat to dry gauge: 22 stitches = 4″ needles: US 6 ... [more]
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19 years of HYS!
October 14, 2025: October 2025 marks the 19 year anniversary of the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, a milestone we’re proud to have reached! Anne’s goal has remained the same since she first opened the shop in 2006: to bring the best natural fiber yarns, tools, and publications to stitchers in the Triangle. By that measure, in my opinion, Anne has ... [more]
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Dream in Color Pop-Up Club: Midnight Carnival & Sugar Rush.
October 07, 2025: Dream in Color’s Pop-Up Club is back! Each month, we get 9 skeins of Smooshy Cashmere in a limited edition colorway, hand-dyed in Texas. They’re always popular for Ysolda Teague’s “Musselburgh” hat, Andrea Mowry’s “Free Your Fade” shawl, or a special pair of socks. Dream in Color Smooshy Cashmere: fingering weight hand dyed, each skein ... [more]