Last week brought four new colors in the Fibre Company’s fluffy Tundra, a super soft blend of alpaca, merino, and silk. Thusfar, all the glorious shades of Tundra have been solid, sometimes flickering with a bit of hand-dyed variation. We were surprised and excited to find two new speckled shades in last week’s box, each … [more]
Our newest fall yarn is here! Meet Shibui Birch. Birch is a single ply 100% extrafine merino wool yarn, soft as cashmere, dyed in 14 of Shibui’s signature colorways. Each 50 gram skein boasts 262 yards, an especially large number for a sport weight. With a suggested gauge of 26-28 stitches over 4 inches, Birch … [more]
We’re excited to announce the arrival of another new fall yarn: meet CoopKnits Socks Yeah! DK! Socks Yeah! DK is a thicker version of CoopKnits Socks Yeah!, from designer Rachel Coopey. Both yarns are smooth, tightly plied blends of superwash merino and nylon, which make them perfect for sock-making, as the name suggests. To that … [more]
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 producer of small batch hand-dyed yarns. Our August shipment features Jilly, a fingering weight superwash merino wool with 440 … [more]
Our big fall order from Fyberspates came in last week, and one of the yarns we restocked in a big way is Scrumptious 4ply/Sport. Scrumptious 4ply/Sport is a soft, shimmering yarn, made of 55% superwash merino and 45% silk. It’s a bit heavy for a fingering, and a bit light for a sport, hence its … [more]
A brand new yarn has arrived from Isager in Denmark! Meet Jensen Yarn. Jensen Yarn is named for Danish knitwear designer Ase Lund Jensen, the subject of Marianne Isager’s latest book. It’s a DK weight wool sourced and spun entirely in Denmark, with about 275 yards on each 100 gram skein. Jensen Yarn is smooth … [more]
We’re excited to announce that the newest yarn from Fibre Company is here: meet Arranmore Light! A thinner version of the popular Arranmore, Arranmore Light is a DK weight tweed, composed of 80% merino, 10% cashmere, and 10% silk. Both Arranmore yarns are spun in a mill that traces its roots to the tweed industry … [more]
We’re excited to announce a surprise Flash Sale, featuring a 50% discount on all in-stock Mirasol yarns! We have a wide variety of Mirasol yarns in stock, from sport to bulky weight. Wool, silk, cotton, alpaca, bamboo, and other fibers are represented in this diverse bunch, but after this sale, these Mirasol yarns will no longer be on our shelves. Before … [more]
Dream in Color Classy mini-skeins are back in stock! Dream in Color only occasionally produces these 50-yard mini-skeins of their worsted weight superwash wool, Classy, and the color selection is different every time. It’s fun to see a mix of new colors and old favorites with each shipment, and even more fun to arrange them … [more]
We’re happy to announce that Brooklyn Tweed’s newest yarn is here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop! Meet Vale. Vale is a lace weight Rambouillet wool, with 450 yards on each 50 gram skein. Like all Brooklyn Tweed yarns, Vale is entirely sourced, spun, and dyed in the US, reflecting the company’s steadfast allegiance to domestic … [more]