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Koigu Paint Can Collection Trunk Show!

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We’re excited to host our first ever Koigu Trunk Show! From September 3-14, we’ll have accessories from Koigu’s Paint Can Collection on display, along with a fresh supply of Paint Cans.

The Paint Can Collection is made up of quick and colorful accessories in Koigu KPPPM, a soft hand-dyed merino wool.

“Bubblelicious Cowl, Hat & Mitt Set,” photo © Elke Schroeder

“Paint Box Mittens,” © Kristin Ornolfsdottir

“Flourish Socks,” © Anna-Sophia Hirst

Koigu Paint Cans are five-color mini-skein sets packed up like a tiny pail of paint. Each 25 g mini skein has 87 yards of KPPPM, Koigu’s signature fingering weight merino wool, for a total of 435 yards per Paint Can.

“Zig Zag Mittens,” © Irina Poludnenko

We love Trunk Shows because they let us see and touch these handknits up close up and in person. Another perk: we’re offering a 10% discount on any Koigu purchase during the trunk show! Come by before September 14 to see and shop!

“Ocean Waves Cowl,” © Janice Sumpton

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!

Triangle Yarn Crawl 2024!

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For the first time in 5 years, the Triangle Yarn Crawl is back!

The Triangle Yarn Crawl is a self-guided tour of 7 local yarn shops, where yarn-lovers get together and hop from one shop to the next, shopping, entering raffles, and seeing the full breadth of available fibers. The 2024 crawl is coming up this week, on June 7, 8, and 9 – print out your passport and start planning your route!

Each local yarn shop has something special to offer, and we’re no exception – visit HYS during the Triangle Yarn Crawl to enjoy our usual selection of natural fiber yarns along with the following special attractions from June 7-9, 2024:

  • Kelbourne Woolens Erin Collection Trunk Show on display, and 10% discount on KW Erin yarn
  • special closeout sale on select sock yarns
  • free TYC totes with $25 purchase, while supplies last
  • enter our raffle to win prizes from Koigu, Cascade, and others
  • get your passport stamped at all 7 shops and enter to the TYC Grand Prize Raffle

“Orla,” from Kelbourne Woolens Erin Collection

We’re lucky to live in such a fiber-friendly part of the world, with so many choices available to us, and the Triangle Yarn Crawl is a great time to see all of those choices. Come see us as you’re crawling along!

A reminder: all sales are final on discounted items; no exchanges, returns, or special orders. Discount applies only to in-store purchases. Thanks! 

Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show!

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Come by the shop for a Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show from February 13 – 24!

It’s been a mighty long time since we’ve hosted a Trunk Show, where a designer or yarn company lets us borrow their knit samples to display here at the shop.

Photo © Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood

This collection features a mix of garments and accessories in a variety of Brooklyn Tweed yarns – here’s a list with links to the patterns on Ravelry:

Photo © Brooklyn Tweed/Jared Flood

Seeing these garments close up and in person is one of the great joys of a Trunk Show. Another joy is trying them on for size, making sure you like the fit and feel before you invest in a new project. We like to add one more joy: a 10% discount on purchases of the featured BT yarns during the trunk show!

Photo © Brooklyn Tweed / Jared Flood

Come by the shop for a Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show from February 13 – 24!

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!

Sale of the Week, Virtual Trunk Show: Brooklyn Tweed Holiday 2019!

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Though we have to keep our doors closed during April, we’re still virtually open for mail orders, and we want to offer something fun during this uncertain time. Throughout April, we’ll have a special sale each week – 15% off a featured yarn, our Sale of the Week!

Another trunk show has arrived from Brooklyn Tweed – the Holiday 2019 collection is here! We are truly sorry that our doors can’t be open to walk-in traffic at this time, when it’s such fun to see and touch these garments for yourself. However, you don’t have to miss out on the 15% discount we’re offering on featured BT yarns until April 21 – if you see something here that you like, email us with questions or to place an order!

It’ll have to be a Virtual Trunk Show this time – let’s take a look at these select pieces from the Holiday 2019 collection!

“Marquam,” by Veronik Avery, knit with 5 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor ($18.75 each; 2 skein main color Fleet, 1 skein each contrast colors Hammock, Tincture, Driftwood).

“Bybee,” by Gudrun Johnston, knit with 8 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie ($15.25 each; 4 skeins main color Thaw, 2 skeins each in contrast colors Gale and Norway).

“Gammans,” by Norah Gaughan. Short cowl knit with 5 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (3 in main color Degas, 1 skein each contrast colors Arabesque and Carob). Beanie knit with 3 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (1 skein each in Vintner, Butte, and Ranier).

“Ardenwald,” by Jared Flood, knit with 2 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (shown at left in Tincture) or 2 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Shelter ($16.50 each, shown at right in Iceberg).

“Svenson (For Her),” by Jared Flood, knit with 10-17 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (shown in Hammock).

Some of our favorite Brooklyn Tweed yarns are featured in these designs: the fingering weight Peerie, DK weight Arbor, and worsted weight Shelter – all of which are 15% off during the Virtual Trunk Show. Email us with your order, and take care!

 

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!

Virtual Trunk Show: Brooklyn Tweed Wool People 13!

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Our latest trunk show from Brooklyn Tweed arrived just before we decided it was safest to temporarily close the shop to walk-in traffic. Anne and I are still coming into the shop to fill mail orders, so we get to enjoy these gorgeous garments, but we are truly sorry that most of you have missed seeing them! You don’t have to miss out on the 10% discount we’re offering on featured BT yarns – if you see something here that you like, email us with questions or to place an order!

It’ll have to be a Virtual Trunk Show this time – let’s take a look at these select pieces from the Wool People 13 collection!

“Ensata Scarf,” by Amy van de Laar, knit with 5 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (shown in Muslin)

“Runnel Scarf,” by illitilli, knit with 7 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (4 skeins of Main Color (Soot); 1 skein each of Color 1 (Fossil), Color 2 (Cinnabar), and Color 3 (Long Johns))

“Cornus,” by Anne Jones, knit with 2 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (shown in Norway and Parka)

“Newel,” by Paula Pereira, knit with 4-6 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Quarry (shown in Gypsum)

“Osier,” by Cheryl Toy, knit with 9-15 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (shown in Truffle Hunt)

 

These might look familiar, as we had the entire Wool People 13 collection here in January, but this is a whole new set of garments, made up in different colorways and in some cases different yarns.

Nearly every available Brooklyn Tweed yarn is featured in these designs: the fingering weight Loft and Peerie, DK weight Arbor, worsted weight Shelter, and bulky weight Quarry – all of which are 10% off during the Virtual Trunk Show. Email us with your order, and take care!

 

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!

Shibiu Trunk Show: Fall 2019.

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Our walls are newly decorated with an exciting Shibui Trunk Show! We’ll have 5 garments and accessories from their Fall 2019 pattern collection on display here at the shop until Sunday, February 23, 2020.

Shibui’s Fall 19 collection shines a spotlight on one of their newest yarns, Nest. Nest is a DK weight merino and alpaca blend, and has a beautiful marled look, as shown in Sivia Harding’s “Clark” cardigan.

Sometimes it’s combined with a strand or two of other Shibui yarns – Echo brings softness and a heavier gauge, Silk Cloud brings a soft halo. Try out these combinations at our upcoming Shibui Mix Party, a yarn tasting event scheduled for this Sunday, February 16 – we still have a couple of spaces open, so sign up now if you’d like to claim one!

We have sample copies of all these patterns here at the shop so you can look them over before buying them on Ravelry.

The following Shibui yarns are featured in this collection: Silk Cloud, Echo, and Nest. All three are 10% off during the show, so come by and see it soon to take advantage of the discount!

A reminder: all sales are final on discounted yarn. There can be no returns or exchanges. Thanks! 

Brooklyn Tweed Wool People 13 Trunk Show!

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We are delighted to announce that a new trunk show from Brooklyn Tweed is here to spend a couple of weeks at our shop. Come by before January 26 to see the Wool People 13 collection!

Wool People is an annual collaboration between Brooklyn Tweed and a variety of independent knitwear designers from around the world. Some of their names are familiar, but most are new to me. Those designers bring their own vision and aesthetic to Brooklyn Tweed’s breed-specific wool yarns, a combination that offers an exciting array of new designs.

Nearly every available Brooklyn Tweed yarn is featured in these designs: from the lace weight Vale, through fingering weight Loft and Peerie, DK weight Arbor, worsted weight Shelter, and bulky weight Quarry – all of which are 10% off during the Trunk Show.

Every pattern collection, it seems, is more appealing to me in person than in photos online – including collections that are very appealing in photos online! There’s something special and impossible to substitute about seeing and touching the garments for oneself, perceiving the weight, drape, texture, stitch definition, and color of them with your own eyes and hands.

Come by the shop before January 26 to see Wool People 13 and get featured Brooklyn Tweed yarns at 10% off!

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!

Shibui Summer 19 Trunk Show!

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Another Trunk Show has arrived to decorate our walls and inspire your summer stitching – come by before September 8th to see Shibui’s Summer 19 collection in person!

Shibui is known for the elegant simplicity of their designs, the modern shapes and subtle textures created by combining yarns two or three strands at a time.

This summer collection is mostly comprised of plant fiber yarns – Vine, Reed, and Twig – with an occasional strand of Cima or Lunar mixed in for a bit of structure or shine. We’re offering 10% off these five featured Shibui yarns during the show, another great reason to come by!

It’s always a treat to see knit garments in person; photos just don’t do them justice. The colors are particularly hard to capture, especially Twilight, a moody mix of gray and lavender. It’s one of Shibui’s newest additions to their color palette, and thus, especially intriguing to see knit up in a garment.

Come by before September 8th to see the show!

 

A reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges, no returns, nor will we special order. Thanks! 

Shibui Spring 19 Trunk Show!

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Another Trunk Show has arrived to decorate our walls and inspire your summer stitching – come by before July 31 to see Shibui’s Spring 19 collection in person!

Shibui is known for the elegant simplicity of their designs, the modern shapes and subtle textures created by combining yarns two or three strands at a time.

This Spring 19 collection has some of that yarn-mixing, but you’ll also find two yarns used separately within the same garment – a shawl knit with Rain but trimmed in Reed, for example.

It’s always a treat to see knit garments in person; photos just don’t do them justice. It’s an extra treat to get the materials at a discount, and because this show came during our Annual Inventory Sale, everything in stock is 15% off!

Come by before July 31 to see the show and take advantage of this sale as you plan your next projects. See you soon!

A reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges, no returns, nor will we special order. Thanks! 

Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show: Winter 19.

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Our latest Brooklyn Tweed Trunk Show just arrived, featuring garments and accessories from their Winter 19 collection!

This group of sweaters and accessories is rich with saturated colors and a variety of techniques, from lace and texture to cables and colorwork.

Seeing these garments close up and in person is one of the great joys of a Trunk Show. Another joy is trying them on for size, making sure you like the fit and feel before you invest in a big project. We like to add one more joy: a 10% discount on purchases of the featured BT yarns during the trunk show!

We’ll have the show until May 19, and then we’ll pack it up and send it on to the next shop. Come in soon to take a look!

Just a reminder–all sales are final on discounted items; there can be no exchanges or returns. Thanks!