Beautiful yarns for thoughtful making

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colorful skeins of Isager Silk Mohair yarn stacked on a shelf - for sale at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA

Silk Mohair

$16.00
$16.00
Malabrigo Rios yarn in various colors on a shelf, for sale at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA.

Rios

$17.60
$17.60
Colorful skeins of Kelbourne Woolens Scout yarn laying on a flat surface, for sale at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA.

Scout

$20.00
$20.00
Shetland Spindrift - Warm Colors Fingering Jamieson's Hillsborough Yarn Shop

Shetland Spindrift - Warm Colors

$9.75
$9.75
Colorful skeins of Malabrigo Seis Cabos yarn arranged on a wooden surface, for sale at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA.

Seis Cabos

$17.60
$17.60
Colorful skeins of Harrisville Highland yarn arranged on a wooden surface at Hillsborough Yarn Shop

Highland

$17.00
$17.00
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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.
Close up on a hand holding Addi Rocket needles in front of a library card catalog with one drawer open, holding circular knitting needles.
Rainbow of cocoknits stitch markers in a variety of shapes - round, triangle, curlicue - lined up on a gray surface.
Tones - Hillsborough Yarn Shop

The Fibre Co.
Colorful skeins of Fibre Co. Cumbria yarn on a wooden surface.
Five skeins of yarn in different colors with visible labels on a wooden surface.
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.

Meanwhile, on the blog...

New colors in Isager Silk Mohair!

Marvel at the four new shades of Isager’s Silk Mohair with us! It’s one of our all-time favorite and best-selling yarns—for good reason.

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Dream in Color Pop-Up Club: Ruby Dusk & Fire Kissed

Ruby Dusk arrived in December in bold streaks of poppy red, maroon, and ivory; Fire Kissed followed this month in steely gray sparked with deep orange.

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Color crush: pool blue

One perfect blue. Part turquoise, part cerulean, part arctic. Join the hunt.

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.

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