Welcome to the Hillsborough Yarn Shop.

We specialize in high-quality natural fiber yarns for people who love to hand knit and crochet. We’re set up a little like a shoe department in a department store; there’s a skein or two of every available color and kind of yarn on the shelf, and more in the back if you need it for a bigger project. Please come visit us in downtown historic Hillsborough, North Carolina, to have a cup of tea, knit, relax, and shop!

 

Hours:

Now open from Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:30 pm!

We are closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Upcoming closures:

  • Thursday, July 4, 2024
  • Thanksgiving week: Nov. 26 – 30, 2024
  • Christmas: Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024
  • New Years’ Day: Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025

Where to park? The parking garage next to Weaver Street Market is open to the public, free of charge!

Payments?  We are no longer accepting cash or checks; all credit cards and Apple Pay accepted.

Virtual Knitting Classes! We are pleased to have partnered with Pam Grushkin, a nationally recognized designer and teacher, to offer Virtual Knitting Classes with Pam Grushkin™ ! Head to her website to check out the current class offerings and enroll, using our special coupon code for 10% off: HillsboroughYarn-NC-10

Latest Posts

  • Islesburgh Toorie.

    May 17, 2024: We’re so excited about “Islesburgh Toorie,” Shetland Wool Week’s featured pattern for 2024! This five-color fair isle hat pattern is available to purchase from the Shetland Wool Week website. A new Shetland Wool Week hat pattern is something Anne and I look forward to every year, so we purchased it as soon as it was ... [more]

  • Hello, Isager Soft Fine!

    May 14, 2024: The latest yarn from Isager is here – meet Soft Fine! Isager Soft Fine: lace weight fuzzy brushed texture 63% alpaca, 26% silk and 11% yak 165 yards/25 grams hand wash, lay flat to dry $9.50 each Isager Soft Fine is very soft indeed, with a fuzzy halo to rival any mohair. It’s composed of ... [more]

  • New colors in Isager Soft!

    May 10, 2024: Even more new colors from Isager… check out the new palette in Soft! Isager Soft: aran weight 56% alpaca, 44% cotton 137 yards/50 g $9.50 each Formerly known as Eco Soft, Isager Soft’s construction is a little unusual – alpaca fiber is blown into an organic cotton chainette tube, resulting in a beautiful tonal yarn ... [more]

  • “Nasrin” in Camper, Loft, and Tones Light.

    May 07, 2024: “Nasrin” is a colorwork sweater by Isabell Kraemer, and the subject of Anne’s upcoming class, which starts Saturday, May 18. She’s knitting hers with Kelbourne Woolens Camper, a soft fingering weight wool in heathered colors, and an excellent choice for colorwork. You can choose between the “solid” or “outlined” colorwork motif at the yoke; both ... [more]

  • New colors in Isager Bouclé!

    May 03, 2024: We’re thrilled to welcome seven new shades of Isager Bouclé! Isager Bouclé: lace weight looped bouclé texture 100% alpaca 190 yards/50 grams $11 each Bouclé is a fine alpaca yarn with one looped ply, which makes a fluffy, textured fabric. It especially shines when held together with a smooth yarn, enhancing simple stockinette. Here’s my ... [more]

  • Show and tell: from our classroom.

    April 30, 2024: Show and tell is an ongoing part of our daily Instagram posts, but I like to share it here on the blog from time to time, too. Today, let’s look at knitting projects completed during classes here at our shop! First up, here’s Claudia and her first completed “Stitch-Sampler Handwarmer,” knit during Anne’s Beginning Knitting ... [more]

  • LYS Day 2024: special shades from Koigu!

    April 26, 2024: Happy Local Yarn Store Day! Come by the shop tomorrow, Saturday, April 27, for 25% off featured yarns and 50% off select books – you can read all about those sales on our recent blog post. Koigu sent us something special for LYS Day: 3 new Koigu Collector’s Club Colors! Koigu KPPPM: fingering weight hand ... [more]