Mother's Day 2026 Special Color: Nana

Happy Mother’s Day!

Today, we have a new color in honor of the act of Mothering: Nana.

We create this color in honor of the grounded wisdom given and received via mothering and care-taking and is the name used in Adrienne's family for the Matriarch of the family.

A few years back for Mother's Day, we created the colorway Josephine and Michelle, inspired by the love Adrienne and I have for our mothers. A light wash of purple floats across the skein, and is evocative of the sky at sun set; peaceful, lavender serene clouds float overhead as birds fly overhead. Tiny flecks of hot pink speckles dance across coral pink and are met with a strong, glowing gold symbolizing the sun’s warmth, hugs, the act of nurturing and the resulting growth. This colorway embodies the aliveness of mothering and includes the cool softness as well as the bright vibrancy.  

Nana is very similar. Except in place of the gold, we added a deep moody, mystical, deep plum purple. Nana pairs beautifully with J&M as well as the entire line of Verb naturally-dyed colorways. 

This color is available on three of our yarns:

Floating - our very softest yarn. Treat yourself to ultimate luxury!
70% Alpaca ~ 20% Silk ~ 10% Cashmere
100 g / 437 yards
OR
20 g / 87 yards

Frond - light as a cloud with a warm, soft halo. Add a radiant glow to projects by holding with another yarn. Or knit into an airy cloud on its own!
72% Kid Mohair ~ 28% Silk
50 g / 459 yards

and

Rumor - a gleaming single ply with crisp stitch definition. Only dyed for special releases!
70% Merino ~ 30% Silk
100 g / 438 yards

CROCKING
When working with yarn dyed with indigo and with medium to dark shades of natural dyes (especially on slick fibers like mohair), it is common and natural for the dye to rub off on one’s hands while making. This is called crocking. Although the goods have been washed, it takes pressured contact to release the extra dye. Your handwork is part of the dyeing process. The dye can be removed with hot water and soap. From working closely with dyed materials through the making process, typically, the excess dye has been removed, and the crocking will cease.

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ALWAYS use pH-neutral soap when blocking and washing natural dyes.

Please note the fiber content of the material you are working with, and follow the applicable instructions: 

Cotton or linen - Machine washable on cool cycle. Lay flat to dry.

Superwash Wool - Machine washable on cool cycle, though hand wash recommended. Lay flat to dry.

Wool and Wool blends - Handwash only in lukewarm water. Lay flat to dry.

Yarn that has been pre-ordered and / or purchased can be exchanged within 45 days from when we contact you to pick it up (for curbside pickup) or from the day that we ship it for store credit only (less any shipping costs) as long as it is in its original condition (ball band in place). After this time period, yarn can no longer be returned for store credit. We do not refund original or return shipping costs. Please read our full policy here.

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Curbside Pick-Up
To pick up your order at our shop, when checking out, under shipping method, choose Pick up at our Oakland store - 6328 San Pablo Ave.

You will receive an email when your order is ready. Orders placed Tuesday-Saturday are typically ready within 24 hours. To pick up your order, come to the shop between 11am - 3pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Knock on the front door and give us your name. 

Pre-orders
Pre-orders will ship on the date listed on the product’s webpage. If you ordered additional items, all items will be shipped with your pre-order. If you would like those items shipped separately, please place two separate orders.