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HYS Color Club: Shelter + Rockfall Hat.

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HYS Color Club members just got their first project for Autumn!

Inside the bag, there are 4 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter to knit a “Rockfall Hat,” by Tin Can Knits. We included an addi knitting thimble, too!

“Rockfall Hat,” by Tin Can Knits, photo © tincanknits

Shelter is one of my very favorite yarns in the shop, a worsted weight, woolen spun Targhee-Columbia wool that comes in over 45 colors, so I had great fun selecting HYS Color Club colorways. Here’s a combination in each of the color palettes – Warm, Cool, Neutral, and Surprise.

We also have the shades of Shelter shown in Tin Can Knits’ pattern photos, relatively low contrast color combinations – the large scale of these motifs mean that the pattern shows clearly even when some of the colors are similar in value.

I made a “Rockfall Hat” earlier this year, when the new solid shades of Shelter first came out – look for this sample in the worsted weight section next time you’re here at the shop!

HYS Color Club: Autumn!

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The HYS Color Club continues, and we’re opening it up for Autumn signups!

HYS Color Club is a subscription of thoughtfully curated accessory projects for knitters who like surprises and love working with color! We’ll pair yarns and patterns to keep you entertained all year long, creating custom colorways for each project. Each season includes two projects (one smaller, one larger), and a few other surprises along the way.

HYS Color Club, July: Alchemy Sanctuary + Woolly Wormhead’s “Toph” + Bryspun scissors.

Patterns: Expect accessory patterns from a variety of designers, a mix of mitts, shawls, hats and scarves. Each project will use at least two colors – think stripes, marls, fair isle, mosaic, and more!

Fiber: We love working with wool, so there’ll be plenty of it, and all kinds!

HYS Color Club, August: Brooklyn Tweed Vale + Gudrun Johnston’s “Auna” shawl + Knitter’s Pride shawl pin.

Gauge: The yarns will vary in gauge, from fingering weight up to worsted.

Color: Choose from four color palettes – warm, cool, neutral, or surprise; select a second palette if you’d like a bit more variety throughout the season.

Price, terms and timing:

Cost for HYS Color Club: Autumn, local pickup option: $160

Cost for HYS Color Club: Autumn, USPS shipping option: $185

Prepay for the first season by Saturday, September 17th, and expect an email in October letting you know that your HYS Color Club order is ready for pickup or shipping. All HYS Color Club sales are final, no returns or exchanges; discounts do not apply.

  • Autumn: 1 smaller project in October, 1 larger project in November

Sign up for HYS Color Club: Autumn using our online order form, answering the following questions:

  • Choose one or two color palettes: warm, cool, neutral, or surprise
  • Ravelry username:

We can’t wait to share what we’ve been cooking up for the HYS Color Club, but each project is a surprise… sign up for Autumn by September 17th to join the club!

HYS Color Club: Summer!

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The HYS Color Club continues, and we’re opening it up for Summer signups!

HYS Color Club is a subscription of thoughtfully curated accessory projects for knitters who like surprises and love working with color! We’ll pair yarns and patterns to keep you entertained all year long, creating custom colorways for each project. Each season includes two projects (one smaller, one larger), and a few other surprises along the way.

HYS Color Club, April: Shibui Pebble + Jane Vanselous’ “Duality” + cocoknits tape measure.

Patterns: Expect accessory patterns from a variety of designers, a mix of mitts, shawls, hats and scarves. Each project will use at least two colors – think stripes, marls, fair isle, mosaic, and more!

Fiber: We love working with wool, so there’ll be plenty of it, and all kinds – sometimes superwash, sometimes hand-wash only, sometimes blended with other fibers, like cashmere, alpaca, or silk.

HYS Color Club, May: BC Garn Loch Lomond + Amy Christoffers’ “Pressed Flowers Shawl” + MDK Field Guide.

Gauge: The yarns will vary in gauge, from lace weight up to DK.

Color: Choose from four color palettes – warm, cool, neutral, or surprise; select a second palette if you’d like a bit more variety throughout the season.

Price, terms and timing:

Cost for HYS Color Club: Summer, local pickup option: $160

Cost for HYS Color Club: Summer, USPS shipping option: $185

Prepay for the first season by Saturday, June 18th, and expect an email in July letting you know that your HYS Color Club order is ready for pickup or shipping. All HYS Color Club sales are final, no returns or exchanges; discounts do not apply.

  • Summer: 1 smaller project in July, 1 larger project in August
  • Autumn: 1 smaller project in October, 1 larger project in November

Sign up for HYS Color Club: Summer using our online order form, answering the following questions:

  • Choose one or two color palettes: warm, cool, neutral, or surprise
  • Ravelry username:

We can’t wait to share what we’ve been cooking up for the HYS Color Club, but each project is a surprise… sign up for Summer by June 18th to join the club!

HYS Color Club: Loch Lomond + Pressed Flowers.

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The Spring season of HYS Color Club wraps up with a bigger project, a fun change of pace after April’s “Duality” scarf.

Club members got seven skeins of BC Garn Loch Lomond to knit Any Christoffers’ “Pressed Flowers,” a 2-color triangular shawl covered in mosaic stitch flowers.

“Pressed Flowers,” by Amy Christoffers, photo © Amy Christoffers.

A high contrast color combination is important for this project, ensuring that the pattern shows clearly. It was so fun to pick pairs for each of our Club members in these rich, tweedy colorways – I can’t wait to see their shawls take shape!

Of course, you can make a “Pressed Flowers” even if you didn’t join the HYS Color Club – just pick out two colors you love in Loch Lomond or another DK weight yarn.

BC Garn Loch Lomond: DK weight, 2 ply tweed, 100% wool, 170 yards/50 grams; $14 each. For “Pressed Flowers,” you’ll need 4 skeins in Main Color and 3 skeins in Contrast Color.

Come by the shop between 11 – 5:30 pm, Tuesdays – Saturdays to pick your own combination!

HYS Color Club: Spring!

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The HYS Color Club continues, and we’re opening it up for Spring signups!

HYS Color Club is a subscription of thoughtfully curated accessory projects for knitters who like surprises and love working with color! We’ll pair yarns and patterns to keep you entertained all year long, creating custom colorways for each project. Each season includes two projects (one smaller, one larger), and a few other surprises along the way.

HYS Color Club, January: Brooklyn Tweed Peerie + Emily Greene’s “Dipyramitts” + color wheel.

Patterns: Expect accessory patterns from a variety of designers, a mix of mitts, shawls, hats and scarves. Each project will use at least two colors – think stripes, marls, fair isle, mosaic, and more!

Fiber: We love working with wool, so there’ll be plenty of it, and all kinds – sometimes superwash, sometimes hand-wash only, sometimes blended with other fibers, like cashmere, alpaca, or silk.

HYS Color Club, February: Malabrigo Rios + Andrea Mowry’s “Inclinations Shawl” + Eucalan.

Gauge: The yarns will vary in gauge, from lace weight up to worsted.

Color: Choose from four color palettes – warm, cool, neutral, or surprise; select a second palette if you’d like a bit more variety throughout the season.

Price, terms and timing: 

Cost for HYS Color Club: Spring, local pickup option: $160

Cost for HYS Color Club: Spring, USPS shipping option: $185

Prepay for the first season by Saturday, March 19th, and expect an email in April letting you know that your HYS Color Club order is ready for pickup or shipping. All HYS Color Club sales are final, no returns or exchanges; discounts do not apply.

  • Spring: 1 smaller project in April, 1 larger project in May
  • Summer: 1 smaller project in July, 1 larger project in August
  • Autumn: 1 smaller project in October, 1 larger project in November

Sign up for HYS Color Club: Spring using our online order form, answering the following questions:

  • Choose one or two color palettes: warm, cool, neutral, or surprise
  • Ravelry username:

We can’t wait to share what we’ve been cooking up for the HYS Color Club, but each project is a surprise… sign up for Spring by March 19th to join the club!

HYS Color Club: Rios + Inclinations Shawl.

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The Winter season of HYS Color Club wraps up with a bigger project, a fun change of pace after January’s colorwork mitts.

Club members got six skeins of Malabrigo Rios to knit Andrea Mowry’s “Inclinations Shawl,” a colorful triangular shawl knit in half fisherman’s rib.

“Inclinations Shawl,” by Andrea Mowry. Photo © Andrea Mowry

For this project, the six color palette is composed of two three-skein fades for a harmonious colorway. From there, the colors can be arranged in many different ways – I can’t wait to see these shawls take shape!

Of course, you can make an “Inclinations Shawl” even if you didn’t join the HYS Color Club – just pick out six colors you love in Malabrigo Rios.

  

Pictured here are the colorways our HYS Color Club members received, but there are so many other shades of Rios on our shelves – we have 30+ in stock, including Rios Solidos – come by the shop between 11 – 5:30 pm, Tuesdays – Saturdays to pick your own combination!

HYS Color Club: Peerie + Dipyramitts.

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HYS Color Club members just got their very first project!

Inside the bag, there are 2 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie to knit a pair of “Dipyramitts,” by Emily Greene. We included a color wheel, too!

Greene’s clever colorwork hand warmer pattern includes options for fingerless mitts, mittens, or convertible mittens.

“Dipyramitts,” by Emily Green. Photo © Emily Greene.

Of course, you can make a pair even if you didn’t join the HYS Color Club – just pick a high contrast combination in Brooklyn Tweed’s soft and springy Peerie. Here are a few ideas!

If any of these catch your eye, pick your favorite and order online for local pickup or shipping! BT Peerie is $17.25 per skein, and we have 30+ colors in stock – come by the shop between 11 – 5:30 pm, Tuesdays – Saturdays to see them all.

HYS Color Club!

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Announcing a brand new club from the Hillsborough Yarn Shop – the HYS Color Club!

HYS Color Club is a subscription of thoughtfully curated accessory projects for knitters who like surprises and love working with color! We’ll pair yarns and patterns to keep you entertained all year long, creating custom colorways for each project. Each season includes two projects (one smaller, one larger), and a few other surprises along the way.

Patterns: Expect accessory patterns from a variety of designers, a mix of mitts, shawls, hats and scarves. Each project will use at least two colors – think stripes, marls, fair isle, mosaic, and more!

Fiber: We love working with wool, so there’ll be plenty of it, and all kinds – sometimes superwash, sometimes hand-wash only, sometimes blended with other fibers, like cashmere, alpaca, or silk.

Gauge: The yarns will vary in gauge, from lace weight up to worsted.

Color: Choose from four color palettes – warm, cool, neutral, or surprise; select a second palette if you’d like a bit more variety throughout the season.

Price, terms and timing: 

Cost for HYS Color Club: Winter, local pickup option: $160

Cost for HYS Color Club: Winter, USPS shipping option: $185

Prepay for the first season by Saturday, December 18th, and expect an email in January letting you know that your HYS Color Club order is ready for pickup or shipping. All HYS Color Club sales are final, no returns or exchanges; discounts do not apply.

  • Winter: 1 smaller project in January, 1 larger project in February
  • Spring: 1 smaller project in April, 1 larger project in May
  • Summer: 1 smaller project in July, 1 larger project in August
  • Autumn: 1 smaller project in October, 1 larger project in November

Sign up for HYS Color Club: Winter using our online order form, answering the following questions:

  • Choose one or two color palettes: warm, cool, neutral, or surprise
  • Ravelry username:

 

We can’t wait to share what we’ve been cooking up for the HYS Color Club, but each project is a surprise… sign up for Winter by December 18th to join the club!