By purchasing yarn from String Theory, you’re lifting up a number of small and female-owned businesses. We help women in Rwanda, who survived the genocide, educate a new generation. We help women in Uruguay find meaningful work without leaving their rural homes. We help a family in New Hampshire maintain a mill, a tradition spanning hundreds of years. We help restore the Patagonia Grasslands by encouraging sustainable farming.Every yarn we stock makes a positive impact.
Sister Ananse DK
$33.00
Local yarn dyer Naima Bond, aka Sister Ananse, applies what she has learned as an art student to dyeing yarn. The results are phenomenal!
DK weight
100% Superwash Merino - oh so soft!
231 yards = 100g
Naima's latest collection is for LYS Day 2024 and is completely inspired by String Theory's colors!
"Bud" Variegated Red/Green/Brown/Yellow
"Fawn" Brown with Yellow and Speckles
"Periwinkle" Blue Assigned Pooling
"Minty" Green Speckled
Our other recent collection from Naima coordinates variegated, speckles and assigned pooling skeins:
“Sunset” Variegated Red/Oranges/Purples/Grey Speckles
“Dark Sunset” Variegated Dark Reds/Oranges/Purples
“Neon Confetti” Grey/Neon Speckles
“Sunrise” Grey Assigned Pooling
“Tidal Wave” Variegated Blues/Purples/Brown Speckles
“The Deep Ocean” Variegated Dark Blues
“Chocolate Confetti” Brown/Blue/Purple Specked
“Coffee and Candy” Brown Assigned Pooling
“Spring Day” Variegated Greens/Yellow/Black Speckle
“Into the Forest” Dark Green Variegated
“Cave Moss” Black/Green Speckles
“Lightning Bug” Black Assigned Pooling
Note: Naima puts a lot of different colors in most skeins, so yours may look slightly different than the skein pictured.
Pattern Suggestions
Minnesconsin Cowl
Amplitude Beanie
Odyssey Shawl
Perfectionist Trap
Someday We'll Be cowl - two contrasting skeins make two
Earth Friendly Stripes hat - two contrasting skeins make two
The Great Migration scarf - two contrasting skeins
Spring Crocus Cowl - Assigned Pooling