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.
Worsted*
$35.00
*Part of the Factory Girl trunk show at String Theory through February 21, 2026. No returns or exchanges permitted for trunk show purchases.
Crystal Hiatt is the creator behind Factory Girl Designs. She's established herself as a size-inclusive designer of knitting patterns, and has recently expanded her product offering to include yarn. Crystal lives with her dog, Sophie, near the Mississippi River in Minnesota
Worsted weight
219 yds / 100g skein
100% superwash merino
Crystal is in the process of changing worsted yarn bases. The Forge Worsted and Factory worsted bases are identical in yardage and fiber composition; but the Forge base is a little softer to touch.
Pattern Ideas:
• Willow Breeze Cowl
• Autumn Wheat Crochet Earwarmer
• Bankhead hat
• Albiera mittens