Earlier in the month, we welcomed BC Garn to the fold here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. We now stock two yarns from this Danish company; Loch Lomond got a proper introduction on the blog, and now it’s time to meet Semilla. Semilla is a 100% organic wool. This means it’s been certified by the … [more]
Shibui’s newest yarn is here! Meet Fern. Fern is a sport weight organic cotton, with 232 yards on each 50 gram skein. Unlike Rain, Shibui’s DK weight cotton, Fern is matte rather than lustrous, and brushed for extra softness. Like all Shibui yarns, Fern is designed to be used on its own or mixed with … [more]
We just got a huge order from Shibui, full of new yarns, patterns and colors! Their newest yarn is Fern, a sport weight organic cotton, which comes in a wearable range of neutrals with a few pops of color. New to us is Reed, a replacement for (and improvement upon) their now-discontinued Linen. Reed is … [more]
Loch Lomond is one of the newest yarns here at the shop, a colorful tweed from BC Garn in Denmark. Loch Lomond is a 2-ply wool, a loosely-plied yarn with tweedy flecks whose label suggests needles between US 6 and 8 for a gauge of 4.5 stitches per inch. With 170 yards per 50 gram … [more]
Kate and Courtney of Kelbourne Woolens have been busy this winter. Along with celebrating 10 years of their company and launching a new yarn of their own, they’ve taken on an entirely new brand of yarn as US distributors. We trust their taste and their commitment to quality natural fibers, and were impressed with these … [more]
Meet Japansk Bomuld, our second new arrival from Isager! Japansk Bomuld is a lustrous lace weight cotton tape, with 344 yards per 50 gram ball. Marsha kindly knit a swatch for us in a range of needle sizes, showing how it behaves in stockinette stitch – look for it in the basket with the yarn. … [more]
February has just begun, but new Spring yarns are already beginning to arrive here at the shop. Two have come from Isager, in Denmark – let’s begin with Bomulin. Bomulin is a light fingering weight blend of 65% cotton and 35% linen, with 231 yards per 50 gram ball. Plant fibers like these have little … [more]
UPDATE :::: this color is SOLD OUT as of 2/2/2018 – thanks for the positive response! ************************************************************************** We’re happy to announce that we’re participating in Dream in Color’s Pop Up! Club 2017-18! That means that every two months from August to February, we’re getting a special new colorway from Dream in Color, a Tuscon-based … [more]
Fyberspates recently announced six new colors in their Vivacious 4ply yarn, and we’re happy to announce that they’ve arrived here at our shop this week. Vivacious 4ply is a high twist, superwash merino wool in a fingering weight. Each 100 gram skein has 399 yards, enough for a pair of socks or mitts, a hat, scarf, … [more]
Meet our first new yarn of the year, Kelbourne Woolens Andorra. You may recognize the name Kelbourne Woolens – they’re the North American distributors for Fibre Company, and they also design some of the most popular pattern collections for those yarns. Kate Gagnon Osborn and Courtney Kelley are the minds behind Kelbourne Woolens, and while … [more]