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.
Silk Sock*
$39.00
* Part of the Yarn Matter trunk show at String Theory until May 24, 2025. No returns or exchanges permitted on trunk show purchases.
Erin chooses natural dyes and untreated yarn to create her gorgeous palette of hand-dyed non-superwash yarns in her studio in Austin, TX. She reuses rinse water where possible, and uses recyclable packaging, too!
Light Fingering
85% Extrafine Merino Wool (19.5 micron), 15% Silk (11 micron)
2-ply,
493 yards / 100 grams
Pattern Ideas:
• Retro Ribbon Top
• Hey Sailor top
• Hitofude Cardigan
• Larkspur pullover
• Exploration Station shawl
• Brioche Mode shawl