There’s something new and exciting in the worsted weight section, where Brooklyn Tweed Shelter used to live – meet Highland, from Harrisville Designs!
Highland is a quintessential New England yarn from Harrisville Designs, the very same mill that used to spin Brooklyn Tweed yarns. They’ve been spinning their own lovely yarns all along, so we knew just where to look for quality woolen spun yarn.
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For over 50 years, Harrisville Designs has been spinning 100% wool yarn in Harrisville, New Hampshire, a small village with a long and rich history of textile production.
Woolen spun yet tightly plied, Highland is lofty and sturdy, a classic yarn for sweaters and accessories alike. Available in a saturated palette of 64 tweedy, heathered colors, Highland shines in cables and texture patterns, colorwork, and simple stockinette.
- worsted weight
- 2-ply, woolen spun
- 100% wool
- 200 yards / 100 grams (3.5 oz.)
- needle size: US 5 – 8 (3.75 – 5mm)
- gauge: 18 stitches = 4 inches (10 cm)
- hand wash, lay flat to dry
I’m especially excited about Highland, having swatched it up as soon as it landed here at HYS – it has all the qualities I love in a woolen spun yarn, but feels sturdier than others I’ve worked with, with a little more bounce. While I dream up a sweater for myself, here are some patterns well suited to Highland!
Accessories:
- “Montane Hat,” by Whitney Hayward – stockinette hat with folded rib brim, sizes from baby to adult
- “Best Beret,” by James N Watts – classic beret worked at a snug gauge
- “Baa-ble Hat,” by Donna Smith – colorwork hat with sheep motif
- “The World’s Simplest Mittens,” by Tin Can Knits – basic stockinette mittens in multiple gauges; for Highland, follow the worsted weight instructions
Garments:
- “Lakes Pullover” or “Lakes V neck Pullover,” by Ozetta – saddle shoulder pullovers
- “Finest Kind,” by Alicia Plummer – textured pullover
- “Rib Stitch Pullover,” by Noriko Ichikawa – drop shoulder broken rib pullover
- “Book Club Pullover” or “Book Club Cardigan,” by Sari Nordlund – cabled pullover, or cardigan with pockets
- “Basil Cardigan,” by Amy Christoffers – collared cardigan
- “Zakkuri Cardigan,” by Noriko Ichikawa – oversized cardigan with rolled edge
- “Seasons Cardigan,” by Ozetta – fisherman’s rib cardigan
- “Lina Cardigan,” by Kristin Drysdale – colorwork yoke cardigan
- “South Slope Vest,” by Andrea Gaughan – micro stripe vest
- “Last Word,” by Thea Colman – lace and texture vest
Look for Harrisville Designs Highland in the worsted weight section here at HYS!