Norbouillet Project Gallery

by Elizabeth Sullivan June 28, 2020

It's that time of year again! Our 2020 batch of Norbouillet fleece is already at the mill, ready to be custom-spun into this year's batch of our locally-sourced, 100% Canadian yarns.

This year as we were setting up pre-orders for our Norbouillet yarns we took some time to look through all the beautiful projects that our customers have made with them over the past few years, and we were inspired to share a few of our favourites here. Thank you so much to everyone who gave us permission to share your photos!

We're taking pre-orders again this year for the two yarns we use the Norbouillet fleece for because it helps us to decide how much of each weight of yarn to spin, since our Elora mini-skein sets are fingering weight and Norwood is DK weight. (It also allows you to order exactly what you want in advance!)

If you'd like to learn a little bit more about where these yarns come from, we shared the story of how we first started working with Norbouillet fleeces in this blog post. If you'd like to learn a more about how the pre-orders work you can find all the details on our FAQs page.

Pattern: Portraiture Mitts by Elizabeth Sullivan
Yarn: Elora in Lantern Hill
Knitter/photo credit: stitched_zone on Instagram

Pattern: Storm & Unicorns by Karine Larose
Yarn: Elora in Midnight Garden (combined with Tina from La Maison Tricotée)
Knitter/photo credit: Knitjoa on Ravelry

Pattern: Gather by Tin Can Knits
Yarn: Norwood in Professor Plum
Knitter/photo credit: Anne (midnightfarm on Ravelry)

 

Thank you again to all the talented crafters who created these beautiful pieces, we love seeing what you've created with our yarns!

September update: Pre-orders for the 2020 batch of Norwood and Elora have all been shipped. We have a limited number of Elora sets available for purchase on our website. Please join our mailing list for all future updates!

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