Founded by two knitters, Courtney Kelley and Kate Gagnon Osborn, Kelbourne Woolens has been designing yarn since 2008 out of Philadelphia. Their yarns lean classic and unfussy, including heathered 100% wool bases and a cotton-linen blend built for warm-weather knitting.
Kelbourne Woolens designs yarn with a heritage sensibility — classic weights, heathered colorways, and fibers chosen for durability as much as softness. Scout, a DK-weight, 100% wool yarn, is spun from highland wool (a Corriedale-Merino cross) rather than pure merino, giving it more strength and structure alongside a soft, heathered finish. It's a good match for classic sweaters, cables, and textured stitches. Mojave takes a different direction, blending fine plies of cotton and linen into a lightweight sport-to-DK base with strong stitch definition, suited to warm-weather garments.
The Kelbourne Woolen yarns are non-superwash, which gives finished garments more structure and memory over time but generally means hand washing rather than machine washing — check the individual product page for specific care instructions.
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