There was sleet hitting my face as I walked the puppy this morning, but it is going to be 66° tomorrow. That can only mean one thing: Spring is here! Whether you need a sweet bubblegum treat with pink, prefer the soft skies of cornflower, imagine a summer picnic with cantaloupe, seek refreshment through cool…
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Finished Project: Lucy’s Fabel Sweater
Back in March, we planned on attending VK Live in Seattle and organized joint freight with our buddy Theresa of Ewe-Nited States of Fiber. Theresa dropped her bags of yarn off at our warehouse in preparation for shipment, which gave me the opportunity to pour over all of the lovely hand dyed colors. Knowing how…
Year of Gifts: Lily of the Valley Shawl
The August Year of Gifts is here! For August, Courtney designed one of her favorite accessories: a lace shawlette. The Lily of the Valley Shawl is the perfect accessory to knit again and again, and the easy to memorize pattern is great for a beginner looking to build upon their lace knitting skills. The cute…
Kelbourne Woolens Mail Day!
Here we are, week whatever-it-is, and we’re still doing our bit by staying home and social distancing. We are able to continue shipping to the local yarn shops you love – albeit with a very small “team” of one person (either Kate or I) per week for a few hours a day. While it’s my…
Year of Gifts: Sweet Pea Socks
April’s Year of Gifts pattern is here, and its a great one! Designed by friend and fellow Philadelphian, Jennifer Burke, these socks are a twisty cabled delight worked in cherry, springy, neon coral Perennial. The Sweet Pea socks look complicated, but simple two stitch cables are all you need to work the design. As with…
Perennial x Hand Dye = <3
One of the motivations behind the creation of Perennial was finding the perfect match to the proliferation of hand-dyed sock/fingering weight yarn on the market. It was our goal to create a highly functional and versatile yarn that serves the needs of a lot of knitters and crocheters at a good price without a lot…
A Bow in the Sky – Now Available!
A Bow in the Sky features one of our best selling yarns, Perennial. The pattern, and accompanying kits, were available exclusively through our retailers for Local Yarn Store Day 2019. With the next LYS Day right around the corner on April 25th, we are releasing last year’s pattern to the general public! This shawl is…
Perennial for Shawl Season: The Crochet List!
At Kelbourne Woolens, summer is the season for crochet and lightweight yarns. Last week we put together a list of our most coveted shawl projects on Ravelry to pair with our buttery soft and light as a cloud Perennial. This week we’re following up with a crochet shawl list that we’re all eager to hook…
Perennial for Summer Shawl Season!
It’s that time of year again when shawls are the star of the season. It’s summer, a season full of events that require a little extra “something”, and shawls are the perfect We’ve compiled a list of our favorite shawl designs to pair with our soft and sweet Perennial. We compiled a few of some…
A Bow in the Sky: Local Yarn Store Day!
The second annual TNNA Local Yarn Store Day is coming up on April 27th, and we’re really excited to share a new design, available exclusively at your Local Yarn Shop—A Bow in the Sky by Courtney Kelley! What is a rainbow? Have you ever thought to ask? The human ability to see the world around…
Introducing Kelbourne Woolens Perennial
This spring season we are excited to announce the release of our newest addition to the Kelbourne Woolens family – Perennial. Specifications 60% superwash Merino, 25% Suri alpaca, 15% nylon 497 yds (454 meters) / 100 gram skein 28-36 sts = 4″ (10 cm) US 1-3 (2.25-3.25 mm) Why Perennial? Because we think it will…