We are delighted to announce that we now carry two Alchemy yarns: Silken Straw and Sanctuary. Before we went to market in June, looking for new yarns to bring into the shop, a friend pointed us to Alchemy, a company known for their exquisitely hand-dyed silks and silk blends. That recommendation along with Clara Parkes’ … [more]
Since we first got Schulana Lambswool back in March, it’s become a much-appreciated yarn here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop. Lightweight, lofty, soft, marled, and tweedy, Lambswool is a yarn that is happy at a wide range of gauges. We have it in the worsted weight section, because it makes a fine, drapey fabric at … [more]
Have you had the pleasure of working with Berroco Ultra Alpaca? It’s a soft and sturdy blend of wool and alpaca in a worsted weight, with a suggested gauge of 5 stitches per inch. This 50%/50% combination of animal fibers gives Ultra Alpaca the structure and elasticity of wool along with the drape, halo, and … [more]
UPDATE: As of 11/19/2014, we are totally sold out of Araucania Azapa! ************************************************************* In tandem with our anniversary sale, which entitles our much-appreciated customers to 15% off everything in the shop between October 13th and 21st, we’re discounting Araucania Azapa by 25%. Araucania Azapa is a bulky weight blend of merino wool, alpaca, silk, and … [more]
Sincere Sheep and Swans Island are two yarn companies we’re thrilled to support, and one of the many reasons is that they both use all natural dyes. This means that their colors are created with minerals, plants, and insects rather than synthetic, petroleum-derived dyes. The bold blue colors have been some of the most popular … [more]
This past Wednesday, a box arrived at the shop that we’ve been eagerly anticipating since June. We’re proud to announce that we now carry three yarns from Sincere Sheep. Based in Northern California, Sincere Sheep produces naturally dyed yarns from U.S. sourced fibers. We met Brooke at TNNA in June and were blown away by … [more]
When we first discovered Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted in May, this smooth, soft, washable merino yarn came in just seven colors. We’re happy to announce that we’ve just received a shipment from Ewe Ewe containing five new colors for fall! There are now 12 gorgeous colors to choose from, some bold, some soft, some bright, and … [more]
As I alluded to in a recent post, there are many patterns floating around out there that call for fingering weight yarn, and with good reason. Fingering weight yarn often comes in 100 gram skeins, which go a long way at about 400 yards per skein, depending upon the kind and company. One 100 gram … [more]
Recently, when we reordered a few sold-out colors in Swans Island’s buttery soft, naturally dyed, organically processed fingering weight merino wool, we couldn’t help but notice a few colors we’d never stocked before. Why don’t we have this yellow?, we asked each other. We should really have a darker green, don’t you think? And what about that … [more]
That Malabrigo Sock is a well-loved yarn here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop should come as no surprise, given the frenzy that usually occurs when we receive a box of the stuff. It’s gotten some attention here on the blog in the past, and we’ve seen several pairs of socks made out of it during … [more]