Colorfuk balls of Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Brusca yarn
Smooshy Cashmere Fingering Dream in Color Hillsborough Yarn Shop
Pale gray PetiteKnit "Oslo Hat" on a wooden surface, next to skeins of Kelbourne Woolens Perennial and Fyberspates Cumulus yarn. Raspberry pink PetiteKnit "Oslo Hat" on a wooden surface, knit with Kelbourne Woolens Perennial and Fyberspates Cumulus yarn.

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

Cover of Kate Davies' book, Inkling

Books & Magazines

Shetland Wool Week Hat Kit Kits Jamieson's Hillsborough Yarn Shop

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

Summer stitching

Linen, cotton, bamboo, and more.
Trio 1
Isager

Trio 1

$12.00
$12.00
Colorful skeins of BC Garn Bio Balance yarn in a basket at Hillsborough Yarn Shop
BC Garn

Bio Balance

$11.00
$11.00
Pastel balls of Sandnes Garn Line yarn arranged on a wooden surface.
Sandnes Garn

Line

$8.80
$8.80
Colorful skeins of Hand Maiden Flyss yarn on a wooden surface, for sale at Hillsborough Yarn Shop, NC, USA.
Fleece Artist / Handmaiden

Flyss

$36.00
$36.00
Tynn Line - Hillsborough Yarn Shop
Sandnes Garn

Tynn Line

$8.80
$8.80
Basket of colorful Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Mungo yarn, displayed on a wooden surface at Hillsborough Yarn Shop
Retrosaria Rosa Pomar

Mungo

$14.00
$14.00
Mojave - Hillsborough Yarn Shop
Kelbourne Woolens

Mojave

$11.00
$11.00
Isager Japansk Bomuld yarn arranged on a wooden surface.
Isager

Japansk Bomuld

$15.00
$15.00

Meanwhile, on the blog...

Hello, Retrosaria Rosa Pomar Brusca!

We’re excited to have another yarn from Retrosaria Rosa Pomar here at HYS – meet Brusca!

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Show and tell: summer stitching

Time for another round of show and tell! As summer comes to a close, let’s look at projects knit with cool plant fibers, like cotton, linen, and viscose.

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Hello, nightshades & daylights

Meet the newest addition to our DK weight corner, Harrisville's nightshades & daylights!

Malabrigo Seis Cabos KAL

This Malabrigo KAL features “Barnstable,” by Lisa Hannes, a shawl that mixes contrasting colors in a beginner-friendly mosaic pattern.

Hello, Isager Trio 1

New from Isager! Meet Trio 1, a delicate plant fiber yarn. Blending linen, cotton, and bamboo, Trio 1 is cool and crisp, a welcome addition to our lace weight section.

Dream in Color Pop-Up Club

Color of the Month: Midnight Carnival

Smooshy Cashmere

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

$9.50
$9.50
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
Tones Light - Hillsborough Yarn ShopTones Light - Hillsborough Yarn Shop
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

$18.00
$18.00

KOIGU Monthly Collector's Club

Ocean blue, pale aqua, and salmony pink/red variegated skeins of Koigu KPPPM yarn.

Fisherman's Life

June 2025
Magenta, light pink and purple variegated skeins of Koigu KPPPM yarn.

Dolled Up

May 2025
KOIGU KPPPM - Collector's Club - Hillsborough Yarn Shop - Folk Festival

Folk Festival

April 2025