It’s been a few years since I knit Sandy Blue’s “Autumn Tam,” but it’s still getting plenty of attention here at our shop. This intricate colorwork hat is knit with 10 shades of Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift, the fingering weight wool in this showstopping display. What I remember most about knitting this “Autumn Tam” is how … [more]
A few recent orders have left us rich in Malabrigo Rios, a superwash worsted weight merino that gets a lot of love around here. Malabrigo Rios: worsted weight 100% superwash merino wool 210 yards/100g $17 each We have both solid and hand-dyed shades in stock, and Aimee Pelletier’s “Versa Cowl” is a great way to … [more]
Back with more show and tell! Here’s another batch of completed projects made with yarns from our shop, focusing this time on sweaters. If you follow us on Instagram, some of these may look familiar – let’s take a closer look at these beautiful knits. Anne recently knit this sweet little “Dog Star” sweater as … [more]
The Winter season of HYS Color Club wraps up with a bigger project, a fun change of pace after January’s colorwork mitts. Club members got six skeins of Malabrigo Rios to knit Andrea Mowry’s “Inclinations Shawl,” a colorful triangular shawl knit in half fisherman’s rib. For this project, the six color palette is composed of two three-skein … [more]
We were delighted to receive a box full of Kelbourne Woolens Scout today, 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 Caitlin Hunter’s recent “Halibut” sweater makes good use of Scout – as does … [more]
As I was putting together pattern recommendations to go with our recent Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift restock, I took a shine to Gudrun Johnston’s “Kellister.” The classic fair isle XO pattern, the perfectly subtle slouch, the combination of neutrals and warm autumn shades – it spoke to me, and got me thinking about combining Brooklyn Tweed … [more]
Time for another round of show and tell, this time featuring colorwork projects! Susan knit this “Pātikitiki Hat” with Brooklyn Tweed Dapple, a mesmerizing colorwork pattern by Francoise Danoy. Here’s another inspiring colorwork hat – Becki’s “Kasilof,” knit with Brooklyn Tweed Tones. Pattern by Caitlin Hunter. Linda sent us this photo of her finished “Hinterland,” knit … [more]
Back with more show and tell! Here’s another batch of completed projects made with yarns from our shop. If you follow us on Instagram, some of these may look familiar – let’s take a closer look at these beautiful knits. Here’s Peggy’s “Kith,” a striped shawl knit with Tukuwool Fingering. Her bold choice of contrast … [more]
HYS Color Club members just got their very first project! Inside the bag, there are 2 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie to knit a pair of “Dipyramitts,” by Emily Greene. We included a color wheel, too! Greene’s clever colorwork hand warmer pattern includes options for fingerless mitts, mittens, or convertible mittens. Of course, you can … [more]
Earlier this year, Anne set a lofty goal: she would knit a sweater for each of her five grandchildren for Hanukkah. When she mentioned this in conversation at the shop, eyes would widen in disbelief – even child-sized sweaters represent an awful lot of knitting, after all. For her granddaughters, she picked Anna Johanna’s “Taimi,” pattern, … [more]