
Check the Box pattern
This pattern was designed for the Chicago Yarn Crawl 2024. 2024 Yarn kits for this cowl are available here.
Every year during the Yarn Crawl, we highlight a yarn company that exemplifies who we are and what we believe in. Plied Yarns is a small woman-owned business. The yarn is spun and plied at a family-owned mill in Harrisville, PA and dyed by sisters in Baltimore, MD.
This year, an election year, we hope that you will check the box and vote.
Intarsia is so much easier than you would think. You can do it!
Favorite Instarsia Tips:
- Remember: “old yarn over new yarn, on the WS of your work”
- If you forget to catch your yarn when you change colors, you can easily repair this afterward when you weave in your ends.
I’ve created a technique video for this pattern on our YouTube Channel.
SHIPPING
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Domestic packages are shipped with an $8.95 flat rate. For orders over $100, the rate will be 10 cents(a little crazy, but true!)
We are no longer able to ship internationally.
Digital patterns will be delivered immediately for free via email with a link to download your purchase.
RETURNS
Unused items in their original condition and packaging can be returned for store credit within 6 months of purchase.
No returns or exchanges are available for sale items, trunk show purchases, shipping charges, preorders, or jewelry.
Thanks for your understanding.
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String Theory Fan Club Cancellation Policy
Annual members can cancel anytime within the first 30 days for a refund, minus a $25 cancellation fee. After 30 days there are no refunds on annual plans. Monthly subscribers can cancel at any time.

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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 support sustainable farming in Michigan.




