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.
North Ave Primaries
$18.00
100% non-superwash wool
2-ply woolen spun
215 yd/197M 50 g skein
2-ply woolen spun
215 yd/197M 50 g skein
North Ave is a woolen-spun, hand-dyed, marled yarn. Harrisville spins the fiber, and Plied Yarns hand-dyes it in Baltimore. North Ave is technically a fingering weight but can often be substituted for sport and DK.
Pattern Suggestions:
Dotted Rays - shawl
Emsworth - vest
Aphra - pullover
Benchmark - pullover
Pinia - colorwork pullover
The Shift - cowl
Dotted Rays - shawl
Emsworth - vest
Aphra - pullover
Benchmark - pullover
Pinia - colorwork pullover
The Shift - cowl
Impact:
Plied is owned by Ann Weaver, who is committed to raising the profile of Black lives and causes. Plied is hand-dyed in Baltimore and spun by a family-owned mill in New Hampshire.
Plied is owned by Ann Weaver, who is committed to raising the profile of Black lives and causes. Plied is hand-dyed in Baltimore and spun by a family-owned mill in New Hampshire.