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 DK
$32.00
SUPER SOFT NEXT TO SKIN 18 MICRON RAMBOUILLET. The perfect soft as silk yarn!
- 50g 150+ yards /137 meters
- 18 micron rambouillet
- 2 ply semi-worsted spun DK Yarn
- 5.5 sts per inch on US size 6 needles 22 sts = 4"
- crochet hook size G 6
- 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:
Two of Daisies
Rainshine wrap by Melanie Berg
Llariega hat
Gr8 Gingham Hat
Gr8 Gingham Cardigan
Sunrise Sunset (colorwork w/ Plied Penn Ave for contrast)
Granit cardigan (v neck)
Port Sweater (Mota held with mohair)
Seaway Pullover
Northwoods V Neck
Ingrid Slipover
Maras Cardigan
Douglas Cardigan (play with stripes)
Fall in Cardigan
Clairdelune (colorwork pullover)
Clairdelune Mitts
Manhattan Mitts
Caminos Hat (cables)
Honey Vodka Lemonade
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.