WHY YARN

I was working a 9-5 job that never ended. None of the tasks I was assigned with had clear beginnings or endings (if you work in Human Services you know what I am talking about) and I needed something that I could finish.

A friend taught me how to crochet, and from there, my love of yarn was born. Over time I expanded my crocheting skill set, dabbled in knitting and Tunisian crochet, and fell in love with the hand dyed yarn market. I began selling finished products online. Then I thought, why can’t I make this yarn myself?

After about a year of overthinking it (one of my hobbies), reading and watching everything I could find about yarn dyeing, I jumped in and dyed my first skein. The rest is history.

The name Yarrrn Matey comes from my lifelong interest in pirate history and the constant search for “treasure”, whatever yours may be. For some of us, that “treasure” is yarn.

-Lauren (Owner / Dyer)