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Aslant Pullover + Andorra Yarn Giveaway!

By Courtney Kelley on November 27, 2018February 13, 2019

The Aslant Pullover, designed by Lana Jois using Kelbourne Woolens Andorra and published in the latest knit.wear issue is the perfect combination of unique design features and classic styling, which together make an interesting yet elegant sweater. Andorra was our very first Kelbourne Woolens yarn, released on the Winter Solstice last year, so we find…

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Announcing the Winners of Crochet Summer Crochet Something 2018!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 7, 2018March 7, 2019

The mission of our Crochet Something Contest was simple: “This non-competitive contest is a great opportunity to spend the summer trying something new, or finally challenging yourself to make that thing you’ve always wanted to make. This feel-good contest is meant to be a fun way to gather more people to the craft of crochet.”…

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Crochet Summer Crochet Something Contest Round-Up

By Courtney Kelley on September 5, 2018January 18, 2019

Our Crochet Summer has come to an end, and this coming Friday we’ll be announcing the winners of our Crochet Something Contest. There were so many fantastic entries it will be hard for us to choose! We want to thank everyone who participated in Crochet Summer again this year. You guys are awesome. You can view…

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Crochet Something Contest: Best Art or Sculptural Crochet

By Courtney Kelley on August 10, 2018March 8, 2019

In case you missed it, here is a brief recap of our Crochet Summer Crochet Something Contest (CSCSC): THE CROCHET SUMMER CROCHET SOMETHING CONTEST! This non-competitive contest is a great opportunity to spend the summer trying something new, or finally challenging yourself to make that thing you’ve always wanted to make. This feel-good contest is…

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Crochet Something Contest: Best First Crochet

By Courtney Kelley on July 9, 2018March 8, 2019

In case you missed it, here is a brief recap of our Crochet Summer Crochet Something Contest (CSCSC): THE CROCHET SUMMER CROCHET SOMETHING CONTEST! This non-competitive contest is a great opportunity to spend the summer trying something new, or finally challenging yourself to make that thing you’ve always wanted to make. This feel-good contest is…

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Crochet Something Contest: Garment Inspiration

By Courtney Kelley on June 26, 2018July 21, 2021

The entries for the CSCSC are rolling in on Instagram, and we’re so thrilled at all the crochet goodness we’re seeing. There are five official categories (not including the “wild card”), and we thought we’d do a little series highlighting some of our crochet favorites in each. First up are the Garments! I would wager…

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Karen Peacock: A Crochet Story

By Courtney Kelley on June 11, 2018January 15, 2019

This week we’re hosting a guest post by friend and crocheter, Karen Peacock. We have been huge fans of Karen’s crochet for years, and featured some of her work in Crochet Summer 2015 and 2016. She has a new pattern to share with us, as well as her personal crochet story. Enjoy! It was my first crochet summer…

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Announcing the Crochet Summer, Crochet Something Contest!

By Courtney Kelley on June 4, 2018March 8, 2019

It’s time for a contest! In the true spirit of Crochet Summer, this is not a very competitive contest. It’s meant to be fun and easy going. It is summer, after all. Since there is already one Crochet Summer rule, Crochet something, anything, this summer, we’ll keep the rules of the contest in the same vein. THE…

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Summer of Basics Winner!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 6, 2017October 8, 2020

As Karen mentioned yesterday, we have all been blown away by the #summerofbasics feed, and all of the wonderful, inspiring, and high-quality garments that came as a result of this make-along. After changing my mind numerous times, I did manage to finish three pieces this summer (at the very last minute), all of which are…

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An Interview With: Laura Chau

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 23, 2017September 23, 2021

I asked Laura Chau if she would be willing to answer some questions for me in conjunction with the release of  four piece pattern collection, the Laura Chau Collection, and she said yes! Read her answers below for more insight into her thoughts on the big changes in the industry over the years, design process, and…

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Geometric Cowl KAL with VKLive and Gudrun Johnston!

By Courtney Kelley on September 28, 2016October 8, 2020

The most recent issue of Vogue Knitting has arrived, and it has a new look and fantastic content! We are so pleased to have a design using The Fibre Co. Acadia in the issue by our friend Gudrun Johnston.  Vogue is hosting a Knit-Along for the cowl as part of their upcoming VK Live event in Minneapolis. I’ll…

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Colors of Arranmore WINNER!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 22, 2016October 8, 2020

On August 11th, we introduced you to the history and stories behind the color names of our new yarn, Arranmore, in this blog post. We asked you to tell us which color surprised you? What color did you fall in love with that was outside of your usual palette?  Congratulations to Carolyn, who says the following: …

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The Colors of Arranmore

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 11, 2016October 8, 2020

Our new yarn Arranmore is available in 18 stunning shades, all of which have names evoking the Irish landscape, language, and history. Donegal, where our mill is located, has a large Irish speaking population, and all of the road signage is listed in both English and Irish. After a short time you do get accustomed to…

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An Interview With: Lori Versaci

By Meghan Kelly on September 14, 2015June 30, 2022

Earlier this summer our friend and fellow designer, Lori Versaci, contacted us to let us know she was publishing a design in The Fibre Co. Canopy Worsted. Summertime and sweaters! A daring move, perhaps, but I begin to plan my fall knitting in July, and if I don’t have something underway on the needles by August…

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Handwoven for the Home

By Meghan Kelly on March 16, 2015October 8, 2020

As some of you may know, both Courtney and I have educational backgrounds in weaving – she went to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and I attended Skidmore College for my B.S. (Studio Art), and Philadelphia College of Textiles + Sciences for my M.S. in Textile Design with a Weaving Concentration.  Although our…

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Independent Designer Feature: Moto Jacket by Hannah Fettig

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 8, 2014October 8, 2020

Hannah Fettig is at it again, this time with a lovely motorcycle jacket-inspired cardigan designed in one of our favorite sweater yarns, Savannah.  From Hannah:” This top down cardigan can be worn three different ways – buttoned all the way up with a sculptural collar, partially buttoned with a wide collar or swingy and open….

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And the Winner is…

By Meghan Kelly on January 6, 2014October 8, 2020

And the winner of our Weekenders giveaway is… Michelle M for her comment: “Our favorite weekend getaway is Cape May, NJ. My husband and I love to spend the day looking for Cape May diamonds (he looks for diamonds – I knit). We have a picnic lunch and stay until sunset, enjoying another wonderful and…

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Kelbourne Woolens Adventure Club

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on September 28, 2013October 8, 2020

Calling  all knitters, dreamers, wanderers and adventurers! We want to know: where does your knitting take you? Do you knit in the morning while you drink coffee or is it the thing you look forward to for winding down at the end of the day? Do you have a piece tucked in your bag at all times for every spare moment…

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KW Sweet Summer Sweater: Yarn Requirements

By Meghan Kelly on September 13, 2013October 8, 2020

Now that you have some great ideas, and you’ve gone through the swatching process, you need to go get some yarn! OR, you’re already knitting away (as you should be – the contest ends in just two weeks!) and need to know how much more yarn to buy or how to calculate yardage for other…

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Kelbourne Woolens: Sweet Summer Sweater Contest

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 3, 2013October 8, 2020

We love designing with our yarns, and wanted to give you a chance to do so, too. As a result, we’re excited to announce a new project here in KW headquarters, the Kelbourne Woolens: Sweet Savannah Summer Sweater Contest!   What’s this contest about? Have you thought about becoming a published knitwear designer? Do you have…

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Drumroll Please!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on March 11, 2013October 8, 2020

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Botanical Knits contest.  Our lucky winner is Victoria, #23! Victoria says, “All the patterns are gorgeous, but I would love to make Autumn’s End.  I  also like the suggestion of using Road to China Light – what a lovely  FO that would be!” Victoria, please email us…

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Botanical Knits Blog Tour! {and a chance to win!}

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on March 5, 2013October 8, 2020

When the talented Alana Dakos, the design maven behind Never Not Knitting, contacted us in the summer regarding design support we knew that good things wouldn’t be far behind. Boy, were we right!  Her new book, Botanical Knits, is truly a gem.  Alana’s eye for design in the natural world shines forth in this stunning…

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November Knits: Hilton Field Cowl, Morris Cove Hat + Mittens, Spanish Moss Legwarmers, Tallulah Shrug

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on October 8, 2012October 6, 2020

Welcome to the first stop on the November Knits blog tour! We’re happy to share our four designs for the book with you. Kate: For my contributions to the book, I was immediately drawn to the Ivy League chapter – color work and tongue-in-cheek preppy is, as many of you know, totally my “thing“. I knew…

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Independent Designer Feature: Perlé (+ a contest!)

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on October 29, 2011October 6, 2020

Our relationship with Laura Nelkin goes waaaaay back – she and Courtney met years ago when Courtney was first working at a LYS here in Philly and Laura was working at and designing full time for Schaefer Yarns. One of Laura’s first published patterns when she went “solo” with Nelkin Designs {web link} {blog link}…

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An Interview with: Miriam Felton

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 8, 2011June 30, 2022

Miriam Felton is a designer who has been working independently and publishing in magazines both in print and online since 2006. Her most recent design collection, the Chevron Collection, features a gorgeous sweater designed using Savannah DK in a new color, Denim. In honor of the release of the collection, we thought we would take…

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Work In Progress Wednesday

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 3, 2011October 6, 2020

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New Colors of Canopy Fingering + Contest Winners!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on May 24, 2011October 6, 2020

So….a while back we held a little contest. And then we picked colors, and names, and waited. And then waited a little more. And finally we are delighted to announce the FIVE new colors of Canopy Fingering {available NOW!} and the winners of the Name our Colors contest! ……..drumroll please….. GUAVA, a bright and cheery…

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Vintage Modern Knits Blog Tour! {+ a chance to win!}

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on February 12, 2011October 6, 2020

As many of you probably already know, the blog-o-sphere is hosting a lovely little tour of our book, Vintage Modern Knits.  It began on Feb 5th with a interview on the WEBS Ready Set Knit Podcast.  The podcast was our first “live” interview, and we were quite nervous, but think it went pretty well! If…

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Name Our Colors Contest!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on February 10, 2011October 6, 2020

I remember being a little girl, thumbing through catalogs and thinking about how great it would be to get to name all the colors.  Sage, Eggplant – or the particularly fancy Aubergine – Rose and always an “Iced” something.  Ice Pink, Ice Green, Ice Blue. Well, now it is a part of our job here…

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An Interview With: Gudrun Johnston

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on December 4, 2010June 30, 2022

It has been too long since we have posted one of our designer interviews!  We are excited to jump back into this feature with Gudrun Johnston, the force behind  The Shetland Trader.  Gudrun recently self-published a book, available in both hard copy and electronic form, aptly named The Shetland Trader – Book One. (website link)…

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Rhinebeck Contest!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on October 13, 2010October 6, 2020

We, like so many of you, are looking forward to Rhinebeck this weekend. There is always this question looming in the back of our minds before the NY Sheep and Wool Festival: “What is the weather going to be like?” “Will we be able to wear a sweater? A hat? Shawls?” Well, according to Weather…

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Drumroll please….

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 31, 2010October 6, 2020

Congratulations to… Thea, commenter #31, who had a hilarious (and on point) comment: “I’m going to go for Juno, because it keeps the theme from Freyja, with a mother goddess. Although Juno was a damn scary lady, although no can really blame her because Jupiter was kind of an ass.” And, coincidentally, the sweater name…

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Name Our Sweater!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on August 26, 2010October 6, 2020

We are gearing up to add a few of our previously published patterns to the Kelbourne Website for your downloadable enjoyment. The first sweater we will be uploading for sale is the Freyja Pullover (rav link) from the Fall 2009 Interweave Knits.  We will be updating the pattern with different photos, some neat adjustments +…

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And the winner is!….

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on July 13, 2010October 6, 2020

Number NINETY SIX! Congratulations Megan Fender, who, like many of you loved the Mystic Pullover and says: “Digging the zig-zags: Mystic Pullover”.  Megan, check your inbox — there is an email in there from us so we can get your info and mail you your prize. Mystic Pullover by Melissa LaBarre (featuring Organik in Atoll…

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An Interview with: Cecily + Melissa!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on July 1, 2010October 6, 2020

We, like many of you, are super excited about the release (TODAY!) of Melissa LaBarre +  Cecily Glowik MacDonald‘s new book with Interweave Press, New England Knits! (For a complete list of the projects on Ravelry, click here).  We have a few special connections to the book — firstly, we adore Cecily + Melissa and…

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