by Meg DedolphWe shared our favorite finished items of 2025; now it's our customers' turn to share the patterns and projects they loved making.
By Janet AvilaEvery year during the Chicago Yarn Crawl, String Theory highlights a yarn company that exemplifies who we are and what we believe. We hope these projects will encourage you to spend s...
by Janet AvilaThere is something magical about taking on an "impossible" challenge of making a sweater in just 4 days. To encourage you to join Marie Greene's knitalong, we made a sample and create...
By Emily H.Well, crap. This Inauguration Day really isn't going to look the way I had hoped or imagined. Although I feel fairly reassured there will be a peaceful transition of power, I, like many ...
by Janet AvilaWild Borocera Silk is hand spun in the central highlands of Madagascar. This gorgeous "thick and thin" yarn is then imported into Rwanda as a single-ply where the women of Handspun Ho...
by Meg DedolphOnce, about 16 years ago, I was dashing from the grocery store to my car with my 3-month old baby in a carrier, snug against my body, tucked inside my winter coat. It might have been...
by Janet Avila Over our break, I knit Geometry by Minimi Knit Design. This is a quick project, on big needles with an interesting construction.
by Meg DedolphNow that I’ve been quilting - and knitting - long enough, I have lots of scraps of fabric – and of yarn – and I have found I really like scrap projects, no matter the medium. I like...
by Janet AvilaThe Check the Box cowl was designed for the Chicago Yarn Crawl 2024. Every year during the Yarn Crawl, we highlight a yarn company that exemplifies who we are and what we believe in.