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

  • “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]

  • LYS Day 2024!

    April 23, 2024: We’re looking forward to Local Yarn Store Day, this Saturday, April 27th. Come to our shop on LYS Day for 25% off featured yarns! LYS Day is about celebrating brick-and-mortar yarn shops and appreciating all that they offer. Here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, we are proud of our selection of high quality yarns, books ... [more]

  • “SAWA” in Brooklyn Tweed Imbue Sport.

    April 19, 2024: We try to have a handmade sample in every yarn we carry, to give folks an idea of how the yarn knits up, and inspiration for how to use it. When the time came to make a sample in Brooklyn Tweed’s newest yarn, Imbue Sport, Bailey got the coveted assignment. Here’s her “SAWA” shawl, a ... [more]

  • Hello, Sandnes Garn Tynn Line.

    April 16, 2024: We’re pleased to welcome another yarn from Sandnes Garn in Norway: meet Tynn Line! Sandnes Garn Tynn Line: light fingering weight 3-ply 53% cotton, 33% viscose, 14% linen 240 yards/50g $7.50 each Like Sandnes Garn Line, Tynn Line is composed of a unique blend of plant fibers, making it perfect for a variety of knit and crochet ... [more]