Uniquely Hand Dyed Yarns, Made With Love in Rockland Maine. Est. 2009

Ontheround is an independent yarn dye studio located in Rockland, Maine and is owned and operated by Rachel Jones. We offer a wide selection of yarn in unique hand dyed colorways. We carry a variety of yarn weights and specialize in soft merino wool yarns in both superwash and untreated bases as well as fiber for hand spinners.

At ontheorund we take pride in offering consistently hand dyed colorways that are available in larger dye lots for all your project needs. We always carry at least 28 colorways that offer multiple options for mixing an matching- including speckle dyed yarn, varigated, and semi solid colorways. We have 5 Superwash bases available in Fingering, DK, Worsted, and Bulky weight as well as 2 bases in untreated merino wool including fingering and DK weight.

Plush Bulky

Looking for something soft and squishy that will work up quickly- try my Plush Bulky Yarn!

Plush Bulky is especially great for your kids knits because they’ll love how soft this yarn feels on their skin!

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  • Sweater KAL, Part 1 Introductions

    Sweater KAL, Part 1 Introductions

    I'm hosting a sweater Knit A Long! In this post you can find all the details including the sweater we will be knitting, yarn recommendations, and a break down of...

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    Sweater KAL, Part 1 Introductions

    I'm hosting a sweater Knit A Long! In this post you can find all the details including the sweater we will be knitting, yarn recommendations, and a break down of...

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  • Leftover Yarn

    Leftover Yarn

    Today I am going to talk about my leftover yarns. How I store them, how I use them, as well as showing off some of my past leftover yarn projects!...

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    Leftover Yarn

    Today I am going to talk about my leftover yarns. How I store them, how I use them, as well as showing off some of my past leftover yarn projects!...

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  • {FO} Cottage

    {FO} Cottage

    Read all about Cottage, a top down raglan cardigan designed by Jacqueline Cieslak knit in my Cottage Fingering base in the colorway Poppy!

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    {FO} Cottage

    Read all about Cottage, a top down raglan cardigan designed by Jacqueline Cieslak knit in my Cottage Fingering base in the colorway Poppy!

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  • Small Batch Hand Dyed Yarns

    While our yarn is dyed in small batches we still offer larger quantities for projects of all sizes!

  • Hand Dyed in Rockland, Maine

    Our Dye Studio in located in the Lincoln Street Building in Rockland, Maine. The studio is closed to the public.

  • Everyday Yarns

    The Everyday Yarn collections feature DK and Worsted weight yarns that are made from US grown and processed fibers.

ontheround yarn dye studio tour