{"id":10118,"date":"2017-01-19T07:15:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T12:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillsyarn.wpengine.com\/?p=10118"},"modified":"2017-01-14T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T01:49:12","slug":"hello-brooklyn-tweed-arbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/yarn\/hello-brooklyn-tweed-arbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello, Brooklyn Tweed Arbor."},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooklyn Tweed yarns<\/a> are now available at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop! We’re starting with Shelter, Loft, and Arbor, and introducing each one on the blog this week. Today, meet Arbor.<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn Tweed Arbor\u00a0is a 3-ply DK weight yarn composed of 100%\u00a0Targhee wool.\u00a0It’s Brooklyn Tweed’s newest yarn, and their biggest departure from what has so far been a line of woolen-spun heathers – Arbor is worsted-spun, and skein-dyed in solid colors at the organically-certified Saco River Dyehouse in Maine.<\/p>\n

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All 30 of these subtle, intriguingly-named colors are now on our shelves.<\/p>\n

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Worsted-spun yarns are more durable and dense than their woolen-spun counterparts, and have sharper stitch definition for crisp cables, lace, and texture patterns.<\/p>\n

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Targhee wool spun in this manner has an abundance of one of my favorite yarn characteristics: elasticity. Garments knit with Arbor should wear well and look sharp for years to come.<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn Tweed’s first round of patterns for Arbor are perfect examples of how well this yarn behaves in cables and texture patterns. Here are a few that caught my eye:<\/p>\n