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Yarned by You: Herriot Gallery

Posted on October 31, 2012 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: Herriot Gallery

Ah, Halloween! What could be better than Halloween? Herriot on Halloween!

Herriot has been the rockstar of the Fall 2012 yarn line. And it’s no wonder! Herriot is a DK-weight yarn made of 100% baby alpaca that comes in 10 natural shades. It’s coveted by anyone who touches it! So it’s no wonder that there are already a number of lovely projects on Ravelry for me to post about!

kirinlemon knit up this great Salt Creek Cowl (which appears to be listed in Ravelry! The Shame!) in a week:

It seems like it would make for great mindless knitting with a perfect amount of detail in cabled ribbing.

Below is Maltese Parakeet’s Marguerite Tam. This was designed by Pamela Wynne for the Herriot yarn line.

Isn’t it darling? I love the star motif! And lovely colorwork. You’ll have to go to her ravelry page if you want to see the guts that this colorwork created!

KnitForBrains knitted up this cowl in #02 Heartwood & #03 Bullrush as a part of a a Harry Potter themed knitting game.

I bet this feels delightful to wear right next to the sensitive neck skin!

This Herbie Hat, also designed by Pamela Wynne for Herriot, is knit exactly with the same colorways (#03 Bullrush & #01 Talc) the pattern calls for!

My only question for GSHF: will you make the mittens, too?

Who’s this delightful child behind SusanM’s Skullkerchief? Why it’s her son! SusanM knit this for him in two days. If you get a move on (and you’re a much faster knitter than I am), you could whip this out and wear your seasonally-appropriate knitwear tonight!

(I know you’re also eying that beautiful sweater. Don’t worry, we’ll get to that next week.) She even found the perfect button to finish it off! You’ll have to click through to her project page to see what I mean.

Maeby you’ve been bitten by the Maeby bug? turbotuna has! She knit this modified Maeby (designed yet again, by Pamela Wynne!) in just ten days! Not quite enough time for her to take on her Vermont trip, but definitely in time to enjoy this fall.

I cannot get “Call Me, Maybe” out of my head. It’s stuck on constant repeat. But at least I can modify the lyrics for my own devices: “Here’s my Rav Page / So knit me, Maeby!”

Showing that Herriot is good for more than just colorwork, julieti knit this Dustland Hat, which features bands of textures.

Even if your attention span is so short that you get distracted knitting a hat, Dustland should keep your interest with a new texture pattern every couple of inches!

Finally, here’s a couple of knitting patterns that might have seen in the new FREE By Hand Magazine (pg 54-57). Designed by Caroline Fryar, the Lattice Cowl and Lattice Gloves are great accessories for this fall.

The cowl is grafted so that it’s completely reversible and you never have to worry about the wrong side facing out. The gloves are shown in both the Men’s (on the left) and Woman’s (on the right) sizes and features a two-toned lattice stitch cuff. You could make both the cowl and the gloves as coordinating accessories, without too much matchy-matchiness.

What are you making with Herriot? Let us know in the comments section!

You can find Herriot and the rest of the Juniper Moon Farm Yarns in a LYS near you by clicking here then clicking “find a store,” inputting your zip code and selecting Juniper Moon Farm as the yarn brand.

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Yarned by You: Findley Gallery

Posted on October 25, 2012 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: Findley Gallery

Last Wednesday just completely got away from me! But this week has been a little less stressful, so I hopped right back on the horse for this week’s Yarned by You. We’ll be taking a peek at Findley. This was a really hard gallery to put together because HOLY COW there are so many lovely things made with Findley! Here’s a tiny sampling…

Ripen, knit by GimmeCoffee, looks like  the perfect thing to toss over my shoulders.

The leaf motif really makes me happy! I’m very into leaves lately!

I’ve wanted to make a lace weight cardigan for a super long time. atlkaren made a Breezy Cardigan in colorway Bittersweet that is all sweet!

I love the color and drape! I could see how this light cardigan could complement many outfits in my wardrobe!

This Whisper Wrap in colorway crocodile was knit with perfectly even stitches by malteseparakeet.

The clean geometric lines are worth the miles and miles of stockinette!

Below is a knit that was designed by Caroline Fryar called Theme & Variation Tee. This one was knit by oregeoncharknits as a store sample.

 

Don’t you agree that this Tee in Renaissance looks so good on her that she needs to make one for herself?

This was made as a wedding shawl for jdcrowson’s pastor. She’s doing a series of 12 shawls in 2012 and it looks like she’s right on target!

The Aeolian Shawl was knit in Fresco. Findley really lends itself well to lace and wedding shawls, as this was by far not the only wedding shawl to choose from!

This is a novel sweater concept – a stockinette stitch fingering weight sweater with a laceweight lace sweater on top of it! The top layer is Findley in Fresco again.

17Q17 definitely did a lovely job knitting this! The stitch pattern on the laceweight reminds me a lot of Finch’s Wings designed by Caroline Fryar for the Findley Dappled book.

The ubiquitous Rockefeller knit in part with Findley. The dark purple solid is Renaissance. Rockefeller is designed for fingering weight yarn and both yarns used are laceweight.

I love that SkyBlueKayak took a risk using laceweight yarns and I love how it came out! The yarns compliment each other nicely!

That rounds up this week’s Yarned by You. As always, if you click on the pictures you’ll be linked to the Ravelry project page. What’s your favorite Findley knit? There are lots and lots of them, so you can be sure that I’ll feature more soon! (I haven’t even started on Findley Dappled!)

You can find Findley and the rest of the Juniper Moon Farm Yarns in a LYS near you by clicking here then clicking “find a store,” inputting your zip code and selecting Juniper Moon Farm as the yarn brand.

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Yarned by You: Spinning Gallery

Posted on October 10, 2012 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: Spinning Gallery

Since Susie just shipped the Spring 2012 Spinning Shares, I thought I’d focus this week’s Yarned by You on Spinning! This is literally yarn by you!

When I first touched a Spring (pure Cormo) Spinner’s Share, I understood why spinners spin and I knew that I had to become one. I’ve just started on that path, with help from my fellow Aunties on the JMF Ravelry Group (I don’t know what I would do without these women in my life!). The cormo fiber is so buttery and melt in your hand delicious!

You can see some of the loveliness in this photo by luci99:

As part of the Ravelympics 2010, she spun up this Spring cormo share into this lovely yarn:

Such lovely spindle spinning! I love the cleanness of undyed, farm fresh yarn.

Of course, many people can’t resist having it dyed, or dying it themselves, and when the results are like 60SpriteGal’s Spring 2010 Share (dyed “Kitty Nose Pink by FatCatKnits), you can see why:

The pink and cream swirling together are just so soft and inviting. If there were a baby precious enough (and a mother with enough time to gently handwash!), this would make a perfect little girl’s sweater.

muppetfeet dyed this Cormo Share herself using Wilton’s Cake frosting dyes:

I love the delicate hue. The joy of working with food-grade dyes is that you can use all the materials you have in your home already to do it! No special pots or utensils.

The fall shares are a mohair / cormo blend. I haven’t had a chance to play with the roving, but the mill-spun yarn has a delightful halo and feels very close to the farm. This yarn, spun by wickedphysic in colorway (day lily) is a Fall 2008 share:

As I’m looking out a rain-streaked window, the lovely autumnal tones feel like the perfect thing to knit or crochet while sipping some tea.

woolkitty spun this lovely JMF Cormo / Mohair top that was dyed at the farm in the colorway Through the Looking Glass.

woolkitty Navaho plied it to keep the color changes preserved. Navaho plying is chain plying (much like making a chain in crochet) and then adding twist.

Finally, this is QualityChick’s  handspun. She spun one single of MVFF Cormo/Mohair blend and one single of Mulberry Silk and then plied them together. The silk added gorgeous sheen!

QualityChick turned this yarn into a lovely shawl (198 yards of Heaven):

That wraps up this week’s Yarned by You! If you’re interested in buying a Spinner’s Share, you can do so from the JMF shop here!

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Yarned by You: Willa Gallery

Posted on October 3, 2012 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: Willa Gallery

This week I’d like to take a look at what you’ve made with Willa. Willa is a 60% Merino, 40% Super Fine Kid Mohair blend in a bulky weight. It is smooth, delectably soft, and has a gorgeous sheen. It comes in a center pull ball of 153 yards.

As per last week, all names are Ravelry names and all photos link back to the project page.

First up is annanlove19′s Pinch Hat (3 Versions) knit in Aberdeen.

This is a cute, fast knit and isn’t intended for bulky yarn, but annanlove19 adjusted her needle size to make it work.

This scarf knit in a diagonal rib pattern by Ciarrai for her aunt in colorway Concord.

I love how the stitch pattern shows off the yarn’s depth. Ciarrai writes a blog, located here.

Fehl made this lovely Keyhole Scarf (designed by Tanis Gray specifically for JMF’s Fall/Winter 2011 pattern Willa pattern line).

The lovely color, Aquarium, would add a perfect pop of color to my winter wardrobe!

webbcutey  bought the yarn for herself as a birthday present. I don’t know about you, but this is the kind of birthday present I like!

Scarf-Cowl “Double Jeu” knit in Pomegranate looks very cozy.

maragoild51 named her project “Lettuce Wrap,” which cracks me up! I am betting that this a warm and cozy shawl!

The pattern is called Murcia. I love the mostly solid pattern (keeps my shoulders warm) and the touch of lace at the bottom (so feminine and would keep my interest at the rows got longer).

What could be more cheerful than an orange elephant? A pink elephant! This is actually knit in Pomegranate and is more pink than the color shows. MellowDi certainly knows how to make a snuggly stuffie!

He could sit on my desk any day!

As winter comes on and it gets colder and sniffles abound, there is nothing better than a dose of Vitamin C. And this hat (He Said, She Said) delivers a wollop of Vitamin C (the color, of course)!

sparker did a great job, right? I love the subtle spirals!

I love a simple looking sweater with one eye-catching detail. Jewels is that kind of sweater. varigatedknits knitted it up in Merry.

I think I would be merry myself if I had that sweater!

What are your favorite Willa knits? Be sure to share them in the comments below!

You can find Willa and the rest of the Juniper Moon Farm Yarns in a LYS near you by clicking here then clicking “find a store,” inputting your zip code and selecting Juniper Moon Farm as the yarn brand.

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New Feature: Yarned by You! – Chadwick Gallery

Posted on September 26, 2012 by | Comments Off on New Feature: Yarned by You! – Chadwick Gallery

Hi everyone!

Lauria here. You might know me as one of the moderators on the JMF Ravelry Group. You might know me as the test knitting coordinator for Juniper Moon Farm’s Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter 2012 yarn lines. You might know me as the cover girl for the Sabine Booklet:

You might not know me from Adam!

But you’re about to, because I cajoled Susan into letting me do a series of blog posts because I’m constantly looking at and favorite-ing projects on Ravelry made with Juniper Moon Farm Yarn. There are so many gorgeous projects, they just have to be shared! So every Wednesday I’m going to post some of my favorite projects found on Ravelry. (All names listed are Ravelry names and the photos will take you to their Ravelry page.)

As the weather is starting to get cool in New England, I thought it would be the perfect time to take a look at Chadwick. In case you missed it, Chadwick is 60% Merino / 40% Baby Alpaca and 202 yards come in a center pull ball. It’s deliciously soft, airy, and unbelievably warm – perfect for fall knitting and crocheting to wear well into winter.

First up, these Sluggy Bonnets (designed for Chadwick by Tanis Gray and available for free right here!) were knit by jdunsmore

They’re done in the same colors as the original (Swimming Pool, Clear Skies, Clean Sheets), but using one of the contrasting colors as the master color in each hat. You can knit three hats out of three balls by doing this!

Another Sluggy Bonnet, this time done by yarncakes:

I adore these colors (Hannah, Mississippi Mud, Clean Sheets) together, don’t you?

Sheeri made this great Fair Isle V-Neck Sweater (also designed by Tanis Gray specifically for Chadwick) in Clear Skies and Dawn:

I love the added torso length on this sweater, and when I get around to making mine, I’ll be sure to do the same.

This Spiderweb Capelet, knit by subpolka in Hannah, really makes her red hair POP:

Such a pretty openwork pattern and I adore the pom poms! From subpolka: “I ADORE this yarn! Animal fibers typically make my skin crawl, but the Chadwick is sooooooo soft and snuggly.” I would be so sad if animal fibers made my skin crawl! I’m glad that subpolka has at least this yarn to turn to.

This Rocky Coast Cardigan,  looks like the perfect thing for mere to be able to layer as the weather changes.

I love the textured stitches and open front. Knit in Mercury, it definitely evokes a rocky coastal sea!

I’m a sucker for a pun, and knitting Mystic Pullover in colorway Swimming Pool and calling the project Swimming Poolover? smelanie88 is clearly my kind of girl!

Check out her project page to see the great side-seam pockets!

Last up this is gorgeous colorwork scarf called Min Ulla knit in Indian Paintbrush and Clean Sheets by MargaretNuovo:

It reminds me of what Susan affectionately calls The $300 Scarf if you were to knit it in two colors instead of all the colors that Chadwick is available in.

Didn’t these women do amazing jobs? There are so many great Chadwick projects on Ravelry, it was really difficult to narrow it down! In fact, you haven’t seen the last of Chadwick, yet!

What are your favorite Chadwick yarnings? Share your projects (or projects you admire!) in the comments below!

You can find Chadwick and the rest of the Juniper Moon Farm Yarns in a LYS near you by clicking here then clicking “find a store,” inputting your zip code and selecting Juniper Moon Farm as the yarn brand.

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