Fairmount Fibers, Ltd.
U.S. Distributor of Manos del Uruguay Yarns

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Spotlight on Cabrito

At your Local Yarn Shop, the new yarn this season is Cabrito, our new laceweight kid mohair blend. In Spanish, cabrito means a young goat, or kid, ...

New Knit and Crochet Designs for 2018

The new pattern collection from the Fairmount Fibers team can soothe those winter blues as you cast on for something new! The collection is an ense...

It's time for Fall knitting and crochet projects!

Whether you're returning to the craft this fall, or have been knitting and crocheting all year long, Fall is prime time for selecting skeins of Man...

Fabulous Free Knitting Patterns

We are thrilled with the number of free knitting patterns published recently and wanted to share a round-up of them here. Choose from shawls, scarv...

Portable Projects to Knit and Crochet

Much of the United States is feeling the impact of summer's return. You may not care for a pile of wool on your lap as the temperatures rise. Havin...

New Free Patterns in Manos Yarns

Spring is a time to refresh and try something new - a new yarn or maybe a new pattern technique. Today we'd like to share with you several new patt...

New for Spring 2016

In February do you find yourself wishing for warmer days, lighter layers, and brighter colors? Spring is so close! What better way to prepare for i...

A Project for You | New Pattern Round-Up

What a busy time of year! 2015 is quickly coming to an end and the Fairmount Fibers team wants to make certain you know about the latest patterns c...

Fast and Fabulous Franca

If you had to make a graph plotting the number of days left in December and the size of the needles used on the project, you would see a proportion...

Simple and Straightforward Projects

Will you be one of the many people travelling this week to visit family and friends for the Thanksgiving holiday? The Fairmount Fibers team would l...

New Patterns from Fairmount Fibers

North America is currently experiencing the summer season. Temperatures are warm all over, but cooler days will return. The Fairmount Fibers team w...

Introducing Clara

Have you spotted the newest Manos del Uruguay yarn distributed by Fairmount Fibers? Clara is a light and lofty sport-weight yarn. The superwash mer...