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.
Mitchell Fingering
$32.00
SUPER SOFT NEXT TO SKIN 18 MICRON RAMBOUILLET. The perfect soft as silk yarn!
50g 200+ yards /182 meters
- 18 micron rambouillet
- 2 ply semi-worsted spun FINGERING Yarn
- 7 sts per inch on US size 2-3 needles 28 sts = 4"
- crochet hook size C
- dyed by hand on the farm using sustainably sourced plants, insect shells & food waste
Never super washed, the yarn in this collection has been naturally mordanted to lock in the color as much as possible. Spinning oils from the mill have been removed using plant based laundry soap. Mitchell Wool then hand dyes it themselves using sustainably harvested plants, insects & food waste.
Pattern Suggestions:
Halatian Wrap - intarsia
Vintage Prim hat - brioche
Cloudburst mitts - one skein, free pattern
Polkagris Kerchief
Impact
One skein = 3.5 bales of hay for the flock
The critters on the Mitchell Farm consume 14 bales of locally grown hay per day from October - May when our pastures are resting. Your support puts hay in the barn and employs both the Mitchell team and the local hay grower.