We’ve carried yarn from Harrisville Designs for just a year now, but they already feel like go-to skeins that I can’t imagine the shop without. As soon as I finished one sweater with Harrisville Highland, I cast on for another with Harrisville nightshades, and as I knit it, I’m daydreaming about a future sweater I’ll make with Harrisville Shetland. I’ll show and tell about one of those here, along with other finished knits from our community, all made with Harrisville yarn!
Bailey knit this cozy v-neck in worsted weight Harrisville Highland, the raglan “Sunday Brunch Sweater,” by Hiromi Nagasawa. Her mom has claimed it and wears it often!
My Harrisville Highland sweater is also a v-neck, Ozetta’s “Lakes V-Neck Pullover.”
This sweater is an instant classic that you have probably already seen me in at the shop – I wear it as often as the weather allows! The pattern by Ozetta, and I would gladly knit it again, possibly with a round neck.
Kristin added a strand of Isager Silk Mohair to Harrisville Highland for her “Karla Cardigan,” by Anne Ventzel.
This lightweight addition adds a bit of fuzz and so much drape. Here she and Bailey wear their “Karla Cardigans” together, which had me wanting one of my own.
Liz knit this “Bray” pullover in Harrisville nightshades, a DK weight Cormo wool that comes in 12 shades of black.
The cable, lace, and texture patterns of Jared Flood’s pattern are somewhat subtle in this dark shade, but they still come through.
Here’s Polly’s “Maple Vest,” knit with nightshades’ sunshine counterpart, daylights. This lighter shade shows off the twisted stitches in Yung Jeong’s design.
I hope this inspires you to knit with Harrisville yarns if you haven’t yet – these rustic woolen-spun yarns come in the most spectacular colors, and soften beautifully with wear. Look for them here at HYS!
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]
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]
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]
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]
“Can I use these yarns together?” is a question I sometimes hear at the shop, and the answer is almost always yes. Maybe the perfect background color comes from one brand but the perfect contrast color is in another brand – if the fiber content and gauge are similar, go ahead and mix yarn to … [more]
We’re excited to have new colors from Ewe Ewe! Wooly Worsted and Baa Baa Bulky just got three new shades each. Ewe Ewe Yarns is a one-woman operation owned by Heather Walpole. When she first created Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted back in 2012, she started small, with just 7 colors. We’ve loved watching the Ewe … [more]
Isager released four new shades in their cuddly Bouclé yarn last month, a fluffy alpaca yarn with one looped ply. Jonna Helin’s cool and casual “Lento” pullover is one of our favorite uses for Isager Bouclé, a timeless stockinette raglan knit at a big gauge for nearly instant gratification. Kathy knit this particular “Lento” in … [more]
We’re excited to have another yarn from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar here at HYS – meet Brusca! Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Brusca: worsted weight 2 ply woolen spun 100% fine Portuguese wool (50% Saloia, 50% Merino Branco and Merino Preto) 136 yards / 50 grams gauge: 19-21 sts x 27-30 rows = 4 x 4 inches needle size: US … [more]
Time for another round of show and tell! As summer comes to a close, let’s look at projects knit with cool plant fibers, like cotton, linen, and viscose. Liz knit this “Crumpet Cardigan” with Cascade Ultra Pima, a DK weight mercerized cotton with sharp stitch definition and a bit of shine. Pattern by Park Williams. … [more]
We’re excited to share something new and unique from Harrisville Designs – meet nightshades & daylights! Harrisville Designs nightshades & daylights: DK weight 3 ply heathered American Cormo & wool 250 yards / 100 grams gauge: 18-22 sts = 4″ needle size: US 5-7 (3.75mm-4.5mm) nightshades is a woolen-spun American Cormo & wool, dyed in twelve … [more]