r/YarnAddicts • u/Stunning-Badger-2945 • 6d ago

Bartlett Yarn

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While on vacation in Maine, I stopped at Bartlett yarn in Harmony. There is a working fiber mill there and across the street is a little store where they sell the yarn. It was pretty cool to see the mill. They might offer tours but we were pressed on time. I picked up this hank of wool yarn and I’m not quite sure what to make with it.

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u/No_Tradition_2802 6d ago

That deep navy is gorgeous, almost looks black in some lights I bet. I’ve got a couple skeins of Bartlett yarn from a trip to Maine few years ago and it wears like iron. The lanolin smell when you’re knitting is something else, very sheepy in the best way.

For a single hank maybe a hat with a folded brim, something simple to let the yarn texture show. They leave little bits of hay in sometimes which I actually like, makes it feel properly rustic. Or cowl if you don’t want to fuss with decreases.

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u/teresajs 6d ago

That looks like it would make a good watch cap.

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u/Stunning-Badger-2945 6d ago

I had to look up what a watch cap was, but that would work

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u/Ps0riatic-wreck25 6d ago

I’ve bought a fair amount of Bartlett Yarn. It’s lovely. Not soft, but it’s nicely made.

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u/Honky-Tonk-Angel 6d ago

They do an open house and mill tour one weekend in August every year! I’m using some of their yarn now for a stranded color work sweater.