{"id":16266,"date":"2021-05-08T07:51:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T11:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/?p=16266"},"modified":"2021-04-28T17:59:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T21:59:50","slug":"koigu-collectors-club-april-showers-and-snow-tulips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/yarn\/koigu-collectors-club-april-showers-and-snow-tulips\/","title":{"rendered":"Koigu Collector&#8217;s Club: April Showers and Snow Tulips."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/yarn\/koigu-collectors-club-boudoir-and-vintage-valentine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Koigu Collector\u2019s Club<\/a> continues! Each month, we\u2019ll receive 21 skeins of KPPPM in a limited edition color dyed especially for a select group of local yarn stores that carry Koigu. This month, we also got a special color in Koigu Othello, a super soft, super bulky yarn!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16278\" src=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-148x111.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-31x23.jpeg 31w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-38x29.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-286x215.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2737.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Koigu Othello:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>super bulky weight<\/li>\n<li>100% merino wool<\/li>\n<li>95 yards\/100g<\/li>\n<li>$23.50 each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Othello is thick and squishy, sure to knit up quickly on US 10 or 11 needles. What to make with this special April Showers colorway, streaked with pastels and pale gray? Pick up one skein for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/big-chunky-comfy-hat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBig Chunky Comfort Hat,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/an-unoriginal-hat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAn Unoriginal Hat,\u201d<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/vanessa-headband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cVanessa Headband.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Two skeins makes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/painted-stones-cowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cPainted Stones Cowl.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16279\" src=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-148x111.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-31x23.jpeg 31w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-38x29.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-286x215.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2739.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also got the classic fingering weight KPPPM in a special limited edition color \u2013 Snow Tulips (below) is a variegated mix of peach and cream, seafoam and blue, with dashes of burgundy and orange.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16283\" src=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-148x111.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-31x23.jpeg 31w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-38x29.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-286x215.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2741.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Koigu KPPPM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fingering weight<\/li>\n<li>hand dyed, variegated<\/li>\n<li>100% superwash merino wool<\/li>\n<li>175 yards\/50 g<\/li>\n<li>$15.50 each<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16280\" src=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-148x111.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-31x23.jpeg 31w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-38x29.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-286x215.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2745.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One way to use highly variegated colorways like Snow Tulips is to pair them with a solid, drawing out one of the many shades that appears in the mix. Looking through our fingering weight yarns here at the shop, Anne and I found complementary solids in two yarns &#8211; Fibre Co. Cumbria Fingering and Baa Ram Ewe Titus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16281\" src=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-148x111.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-31x23.jpeg 31w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-38x29.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-286x215.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2746.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since we&#8217;re offering two yarns, how about two patterns, too? Any of the yarn bundles pictured here can be used for either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/woods-haven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Woods Haven&#8221;<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/leya-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Leya,&#8221;<\/a> two shawls by Tamy Gore that lend themselves to high contrast color pairings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16282\" src=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-148x111.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-31x23.jpeg 31w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-38x29.jpeg 38w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-286x215.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_2747.jpeg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Koigu + Cumbria Fingering bundles are $53, and Koigu + Titus bundles are $60. <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/order-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Order online for local pickup or shipping!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Koigu Collector\u2019s Club continues! Each month, we\u2019ll receive 21 skeins of KPPPM in a limited edition color dyed especially for a select group of local yarn stores that carry Koigu. This month, we also got a special color in Koigu Othello, a super soft, super bulky yarn! Koigu Othello: super bulky weight 100% merino wool <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/yarn\/koigu-collectors-club-april-showers-and-snow-tulips\/\"> &#8230; [more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[172,340,59,197,109,424,321,48,87,127,491,171,100],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16266"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillsboroughyarn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}