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 for String Theory is inspired by Black artists!
Note: Naima puts a lot of different colors in most skeins, so yours may look slightly different than the skein pictured.
Pattern Suggestions
Comfy Gusset Mittens - Sister Ananse + mohair
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
Boomerangle shawl - two contrasting skeins or pair Sister Ananse with a solid Rios
Spring Crocus Cowl - Assigned Pooling
Better Not Look Down - Sister Ananse with Mota
For more suggestions for working with variegated yarns watch the video I made. Please give us a thumbs up if you found it useful.