It comes in 12 different shades of brown, from light to dark. Lion Brand Yarn Company, based in Carlstadt, launched "Skein Tones" — a new brand of yarn that comes in 12 shades of brown.

The Kirkland woman’s hand-dyed, self-striping yarn, which was unique for arranging itself into bold black stripes as it was knitted, sold out instantly whenever she updated her web store.

"The yarn should be presoaked, then it goes into the pan for dyeing," Beinenz-Byrd explained, moving long skeins of merino/cashmere/silk in place with a stick. "I don't go by color theory.

This is how long your blanket will be. At this point, your yarn skein should be on your right-hand side. Step two: Once you hit your 65th loop, move your skein over to the left-hand side.

Snake & Skein is scheduled to debut June 8 inside the Hub at Market, 206 S. Market St. Snake & Skein will occupy a small retail space behind EVO 206, a coffee shop at the front of the complex that ...