Model sits, propping head on hand against white backdrop wearing the Norma sweater, designed by My Favourite Things Knitwear as part of Isager Archives collection, in sand color with light blue and red stripe motif. Raspberry pink PetiteKnit "Oslo Hat" on a wooden surface, knit with Kelbourne Woolens Perennial and Fyberspates Cumulus yarn.
Basket of colorful skeins of Fibre Co. Acadia yarn sitting on a wooden table.
Basket of colorful balls of Isager Soft Fine - Isager Yarn - Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA.

Welcome to our shop!

We’re a local yarn shop in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with a curated selection of natural fiber yarns, notions, and inspiring publications. We’ve sought out brands that are thoughtful about their sourcing and environmental impact, and selected the fibers and tools we are most excited to work with.

Read more on our blog!

Yarn

Books & Magazines

Model sitting against white backdrop wearing the Norma sweater, designed by My Favourite Things Knitwear as part of Isager Archives collection, in sand color with light blue and red stripe motif.

Kits

Close up on a hand holding Addi Rocket needles in front of a library card catalog with one drawer open, holding circular knitting needles.

Needles

Rainbow of cocoknits stitch markers in a variety of shapes - round, triangle, curlicue - lined up on a gray surface.

Notions

Lumos Knitting Light - Hillsborough Yarn Shop

Gifts

Tones - Hillsborough Yarn Shop

SALE

The Fibre Co. Sale

Sadly, one of our favorite vendors are closing their doors, so these last-chance yarns are all discounted. Final sale.
Basket of colorful skeins of Fibre Co. Acadia yarn sitting on a wooden table. Gray knit poncho hanging on display at Hillsborough Yarn Shop.

Acadia

$14.00
$17.50 $14.00
Basket of colorful balls of yarn on a wooden table by a window. Red triangular garter stitch “Sophie Shawl” lying on a wooden table.

& Make Aran

$14.00
$17.50 $14.00
Close up on three colorful skeins of Fibre Co. Amble yarn on a wooden surface. Triangular crocheted shawl lying flat on a table near a potted plant.

Amble

$18.40
$23.00 $18.40
Colorful skeins of Fibre Co. Cumbria yarn on a wooden surface. Close up on a textured scarf knit with Fibre Co. Cumbria, laying on a wooden surface near skeins of yarn.

Cumbria

$17.60
$22.00 $17.60
Three shades of blue Fibre Co. Lore yarn on a wooden surface. 3 skeins of white Fibre Co. Lore yarn.

Lore

$16.80
$21.00 $16.80
Four skeins of Fibre Co. Arranmore Light yarn in black, brown, beige, and yellow, laying on a wooden surface. Three skeins of dark purple Fibre Co. Arranmore Light yarn.

Arranmore Light

$18.40
$23.00 $18.40
Meadow - Hillsborough Yarn ShopMeadow - Hillsborough Yarn Shop

Meadow

$23.60
$29.50 $23.60

Dream in Color Pop-Up Club

Color of the Month: Fire Kissed

Smooshy Cashmere

Meanwhile, on the blog...

Color crush: pool blue

For months, Bailey’s been searching for a certain shade of blue: a little turquoise, a little cerulean, a little arctic. Click the link to follow our passionate quest for the perfect shade...

2025 in review

It was another big year here at HYS and we're going into 2026 with no less than 12 new kinds of yarn. Check out the blog for Julia's impressions, insights, and pattern ideas.

Isager Archives 2

Inspired by Marianne Isager’s designs from the 1980’s, a group of Danish knitwear designers have created 15 new patterns for Isager yarns.

Read more

Back in stock: WYS Signature 4ply

It’s been a long time since we had a nice supply of self-patterning sock yarn in stock, and West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply is such a good one. We’re glad to have it back!

Read more

Hello, Kelbourne Woolens Cozy!

Cozy is low-maintenance, but luxuriously soft, made with a dreamy blend of fine superwash merino wool and sustainable Easy Wash® alpaca.

Colorwork classics

Yarns we've used and loved in colorwork projects.
Many colorful skeins of Kelbourne Woolens Camper yarn, arranged on a table in front of a window. A fair isle hat in shades of blue, purple, and yellow lying on a wooden surface.
Kelbourne Woolens

Camper

$10.50
$10.50
Shetland Spindrift - Warm Colors Fingering Jamieson's Hillsborough Yarn ShopSample knit colorwork hat with large star motif, knit in Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift yarn.
Jamieson's

Shetland Spindrift - Warm Colors

$9.75
$9.75
Tukuwool Fingering - Hillsborough Yarn ShopTukuwool Fingering - Hillsborough Yarn Shop
Tukuwool

Tukuwool Fingering

$12.50
$12.50
Collection of colorful skeins of Kelbourne Woolens Andorra yarn arranged in a circle on a wooden surface. Dark blue grey sweater with a purple colorwork yoke lying on a wooden surface.
Kelbourne Woolens

Andorra

$8.40
$12.00 $8.40
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Brooklyn Tweed

Tones Light

$11.73
$16.75 $11.73
Close up on colorful skeins of Briggs & Little Sport yarn, arranged around a blue gray handknit swatch. Close up on a bright white skein of Briggs & Little Sport yarn.
Briggs & Little

Sport

$6.50
$6.50
Colorful skeins of Isager Jensen yarn in a basket on a wooden table, before a window. Deep rust handknit vest with buttons, lying flat on a rug with diamond motifs.
Isager

Jensen

$28.00
$28.00
Colorful skeins of Kelbourne Woolens Scout yarn laying on a flat surface, for sale at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA.A sample of the Ribblesdale Vest by Lily Kate France, knit in Kelbourne Woolens Scout in the color Wheat Heather.
Kelbourne Woolens

Scout

$20.00
$20.00

Classes

Did you know we offer classes at Hillsborough Yarn Shop? Here, you can browse our upcoming classes and view availability. We have offerings for both knitters and crocheters in a range of experience levels. Click the link to sign up or learn more.

Classes at HYS