Kelbourne Woolens yarn is made for knitters, by knitters.

Featured Yarn: Erin

60% Fine Irish wool, 40% New Zealand wool

Erin captures the essence of Ireland’s rich knitting heritage. This is the yarn for making your grandpa’s favorite cardigan, a hearty pair of mittens, or a rugged pullover to wear in lieu of a jacket.

WEIGHT: Bulky

NEEDLE: US 8-10.5 (5-6.5 mm)

LENGTH: 158 yd (145 m)/100 gm

GAUGE: 12-16 sts = 4″ (10 cm)

Free Knitting Patterns

Kelbourne Woolens offers free, high quality, fun, and stylish knitting patterns.

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Kelbourne Woolens was founded in 2008 by friends Courtney Kelley and Kate Gagnon Osborn.

Kate and Courtney met while working in a local yarn store in Philadelphia, PA; Courtney was a new mom and Kate was in her final year of grad school. Together they founded Kelbourne Woolens at Kate's kitchen table, and have been working side by side ever since. 

Visit Us

Visit us at our cozy brick and mortar yarn shop, located inside our Mt. Airy, Philadelphia warehouse!

We are just a block away from the Allens Lane train station, and convenient to the 23 and H bus.

We have a free parking lot at the corner of W. Mount Pleasant Ave. and Cresheim Rd.

Hours

Mon-Fri 10a-6p
Saturday 10a-5p
or by appointment

  • KW Goes to the Cooper Hewitt

    KW Goes to the Cooper Hewitt

    As you may have seen on our instagram, last Friday Kate and I went on a little field trip to New York to see the Dorothy Liebes exhibit at the...

    KW Goes to the Cooper Hewitt

    As you may have seen on our instagram, last Friday Kate and I went on a little field trip to New York to see the Dorothy Liebes exhibit at the...

  • Pay Attention to Your Pins!

    Pay Attention to Your Pins!

    We're deep in the end-stages of our next collection, which means there is a lot of blocking and finishing (and pattern drafting, and schematic making, and number crunching...) happening around...

    Pay Attention to Your Pins!

    We're deep in the end-stages of our next collection, which means there is a lot of blocking and finishing (and pattern drafting, and schematic making, and number crunching...) happening around...

  • Colorful skeins of Andorra classic merino wool and mohair sport weight yarn

    Why Mohair Is Our Favorite Fiber

    What Is Mohair? Mohair yarn, which is spun from the fiber produced by the Angora goat (not to be confused with angora fiber, which is from an Angora rabbit), has...

    Why Mohair Is Our Favorite Fiber

    What Is Mohair? Mohair yarn, which is spun from the fiber produced by the Angora goat (not to be confused with angora fiber, which is from an Angora rabbit), has...

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