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Mattress Stitch
Seaming. Some people love it (ME!), some people hate it. I truly believe that properly seaming a finished piece of knitting makes the difference between “hand made” and “home made.”...
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Sleeveless Designs for Busy Times
Like most knitters, I have more than one project going at a time - a fun but more complicated project (usually a design), a quickie to work on in the...
Sleeveless Designs for Busy Times
Like most knitters, I have more than one project going at a time - a fun but more complicated project (usually a design), a quickie to work on in the...
![Next from the Skipper Collection: Ketch](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Ketch-5_square-scaled.jpg?v=1699382150&width=533)
Next from the Skipper Collection: Ketch
Knit using Kelbourne Woolens stunning 100% cotton yarn, Skipper, Ketch is a classic Kate design: it has clean lines, graphic patterning, and simple shapes with small details such as short...
Next from the Skipper Collection: Ketch
Knit using Kelbourne Woolens stunning 100% cotton yarn, Skipper, Ketch is a classic Kate design: it has clean lines, graphic patterning, and simple shapes with small details such as short...
![Piper is here!](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Piper-6_square_sm.jpg?v=1699382151&width=533)
Piper is here!
Knit using Kelbourne Woolens stunning 100% cotton yarn, Skipper, Piper is a perfect easy first sweater for a newer knitter, or a great nearly mindless project for when you don’t...
Piper is here!
Knit using Kelbourne Woolens stunning 100% cotton yarn, Skipper, Piper is a perfect easy first sweater for a newer knitter, or a great nearly mindless project for when you don’t...
![Introducing: The Catalina Tank!](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Catalina-Skipper-Courtney-Kelley-5_square_sm.jpg?v=1699382149&width=533)
Introducing: The Catalina Tank!
The first of four patterns in our new Tanguis cotton, Skipper, Catalina is the quintessential summer tank. It has a classic fit, perfect for pairing with a flowy skirt of...
Introducing: The Catalina Tank!
The first of four patterns in our new Tanguis cotton, Skipper, Catalina is the quintessential summer tank. It has a classic fit, perfect for pairing with a flowy skirt of...
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Introducing Cordelia
The final pattern From the Skipper Collection is here! Replace your old worn out t-shirt with this classic, comfortable, and casual knit! Small details like fully fashioned shoulder shaping, garter...
Introducing Cordelia
The final pattern From the Skipper Collection is here! Replace your old worn out t-shirt with this classic, comfortable, and casual knit! Small details like fully fashioned shoulder shaping, garter...
![Introducing Collaboration: Kelbourne Woolens x Fairmount Fibers](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Lamarr-9_sq.jpg?v=1699382134&width=533)
Introducing Collaboration: Kelbourne Woolens x ...
We have known Lisa, founder of Fairmount Fibers, the U.S. Manos del Uruguay yarns distributor, since the early 2000s. Lisa played a large role in the start of Kelbourne Woolens,...
Introducing Collaboration: Kelbourne Woolens x ...
We have known Lisa, founder of Fairmount Fibers, the U.S. Manos del Uruguay yarns distributor, since the early 2000s. Lisa played a large role in the start of Kelbourne Woolens,...
![Half Circle Shawl in gray Perennial yarn with neon pink, coral, yellow, and green stripes on a cloth mannequin with a dark grey background](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/A-Bow-in-the-Sky-5a_cefef100-38e5-4340-a176-b5db8ff10136.jpg?v=1699382077&width=533)
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....
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....
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Scout Collection: Powell
Throughout the process of creating and growing the Kelbourne Woolens line of yarns, it has been really fun to see how Meghan and I have responded to Courtney's yarn, and...
Scout Collection: Powell
Throughout the process of creating and growing the Kelbourne Woolens line of yarns, it has been really fun to see how Meghan and I have responded to Courtney's yarn, and...
![A Chinese American woman in a modern plant store wearing Ballard, a hand knit color work beanie in Kelbourne Woolens Scout in natural and navy heather.](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Ballard-6_web-e1544208300207_bf21a7b8-0f33-4066-9fa0-a2c1b3d64a03.jpg?v=1699381986&width=533)
Scout Collection: Ballard
Ballard, the second hat in the Scout Collection, is the perfect design for practicing stranded knitting or if you want to play around with color. The design is a mix...
Scout Collection: Ballard
Ballard, the second hat in the Scout Collection, is the perfect design for practicing stranded knitting or if you want to play around with color. The design is a mix...
![A Chinese American female wearing the heavily cabled Compass cowl in orchid heather pink.](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Compass-5.jpg?v=1706560647&width=533)
Scout Collection: Compass
I am as much of a sucker for an intricate cable as I am stranded colorwork, and the Compass cowl is awash with a plethora of cable panels designed to...
Scout Collection: Compass
I am as much of a sucker for an intricate cable as I am stranded colorwork, and the Compass cowl is awash with a plethora of cable panels designed to...
![Close up of a Chinese American woman in a modern plant store wearing a vegan leather jacket and Portage, a cabled beanie in Kelbourne Woolens Scout in gray heather.](http://kelbournewoolens.com/cdn/shop/articles/Portage-8_web-e1544031529723_10e979ba-f3d6-4d54-93f4-7c07fcb49ce5.jpg?v=1699381984&width=533)
Scout Collection: Portage
Scout is "my" yarn in the lineup of new Kelbourne Woolens yarns we're releasing this year, so it was only fitting that I took the reins in terms of the...
Scout Collection: Portage
Scout is "my" yarn in the lineup of new Kelbourne Woolens yarns we're releasing this year, so it was only fitting that I took the reins in terms of the...
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Scout Collection: Rainier
I tend to be pretty hard on myself when it comes to my designs. By the time the swatching, sketching, knitting, un-knitting, re-knitting, blocking, and finishing happens, the stress of...
Scout Collection: Rainier
I tend to be pretty hard on myself when it comes to my designs. By the time the swatching, sketching, knitting, un-knitting, re-knitting, blocking, and finishing happens, the stress of...