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Introducing: Sabine – The Touch of Lace Collection

We know that you’ve been eagerly awaiting the next collection release and we just couldn’t wait a minute longer to be able to tell you about the new patterns that Anniken Allis has thought up for Sabine. But first, a recap on the yarn in case you’ve forgotten what it is, or are new to JMF.

The Yarn

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We love Sabine so much, because it feels so nice to knit with (due it its blend of Royal Llama, Merino and Cotton). Because of its subtle tweediness. Because it is really a year round yarn in most of the world. And, last but not least, because it’s named after Susan’s sweet dog, Sabine. This season we’re introduction five new colors to the palate.

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The Designer

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Anniken Allis is a Norwegian designer who has lived in England for the last 23 years. She has been regularly published in several British magazines as well as Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Debbie Bliss Magazine, Verena (German magazine) and Knitty.com. She’s regularly published patterns for other yarn companies and has contributed to two books, Classic Elite: Shawls, Wraps, & Scarves and the Scrumptious Collection Volume 2. Anniken’s passion is lace knitting and she is considered one of the UK’s leading lace designers, although her designs also feature a variety of techniques including cables, and fair isle.

The Collection

The Touch of Lace Collection features four designs which celebrate the summer heat. Each pattern features a different lace motif combined with classic stockinette sections. Knitters everywhere will love the combination of the soft, subtly tweedy Sabine yarn with Anniken’s on-trend designs.

Sabine CollagePlease take a peak at our look book!

Where to Get It

You can find the patterns and yarn at retailers across the US by visiting our distributor Knitting Fever and using their store locator for a store near you. Those in Canada can visit our Canadian distributor Diamond Yarn. The patterns are sold as leaflets with as many pictures as we could cram in the limited space, schematics and charts (where applicable), as well as written directions.

We have a number of our older collection of Sabine patterns available as digital downloads in our shop.

Giveaway

To celebrate the pattern launch, we’re giving away two hanks of Sabine in color #19 Biscuit.

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To enter, please go to Ravelry and favorite or queue at least one of The Touch of Lace Collection patterns, then come back here and leave a comment telling us which one your favorite is. If you post about this on facebook, tweet the contest link, or pin a pattern, you can comment again for an additional entry. Entries open through Tuesday the 11th with the winner announced on Wednesday the 12th here on the blog.

Thank You

We wouldn’t be able to produce these patterns and yarn lines without the tireless efforts of those who support us.

Our models: Emily Karasz, Maddie Dreher, and Gabrielle Cruz
Our photography support crew: Tanya Brooks, Cris Ferguson, Amy Karasz and family, Ann McClure, Lisa Richey
Jen Fariello for allowing us to use her studio during the polar vortex 2014
Our one-of-a-kind tech editor: Alison Green
Pattern Leaflets Graphic Designer: Jonas Estevan
Look Book Graphic Designer: Michelle Lukezic
The staff at our yarn distributor Knitting Fever Inc
Our patient and detail-oriented sample knitters: Carolyn Cardenas, Nancy Lewis, Christina Williamson, Jennie Bowling

Yarned By You: Shawl Edition

As I was browsing Ravelry projects made with JMF yarn this week, I decided to see what people were making the most using JMF yarn. I’m not surprised to learn that shawls top the list as the most-made object in our yarn. It seems that no one can get enough of making shawls.

Shawls are forgiving on minor gauge differences, and don’t require trying them on for size.

StardustSoul's Brazos Valley Shawl

Many of them are made starting with the smallest point (whether it’s the center of a circle shawl or the point of a triangle) and then worked to the largest.

katyazag's White Snows of Winter

So if you get bored you can bind off early or continue the pattern until you run out of yarn.

MeEllaneous' Rooshed

Shawls can be mindless,

librarysarie's Amari

incredibly intricate,

mswolpe's Aegeum

or have characteristics of both.

Demetria's tendrils

Shawls can be worn scrunched up like a scarf

TheKnittyGritty's Benitoite

or artfully draped to give warmth and elegance.

SupaSteph's Leaves of Grass

It’s no wonder that shawls are so popular! I did show off a lot of Findley shawls up there, but people are definitely making shawls with Moonshine, Herriot, and Sabine too. What are your favorite shawl patterns?

Yarned by You: Designed by You

It’s been AGES since I did a Yarned by You, but especially after my trip to Rhinebeck, I’m feeling inspired to look at everyone’s knits. And just like Susan posted yesterday, I’m thinking about Christmas knitting and wondering what I should make. I’m working on convincing my family to exchange Secret Santa names early this year (we do Secret Santa for the adults – it allows everyone to get one great gift instead of a bunch of slightly less great gifts) so that I have time to knit whoever I get something. (My whole family is very knit-worthy!)

So I went cruising through Ravelry to see what designers are creating in our yarn. All of these patterns are available as Ravelry downloads, so you’re able to get knitting right away, either from your JMF stash, or by stopping by your LYS and picking something up. Click through the picture to get all the details.

First is Brazos Valley Shawl by Jenna Swanson. It’s knit sideways in two colors of Herriot, with the cabled border added afterwards. Also, it’s 50% off with the coupon code junipermoonfarm! But only for a limited time, so you better get on that!

Brazos Valley Shawl by Jenna Swanson

This Chadwick Scarf was designed by Lynnette Connors. It has a lovely cable and would be perfect for a man or a woman. There are two size options – the small size that takes just a single ball of Chadwick, and the larger one that uses two balls.

Chadwick Scarf by Lynette Connors

This Cranberry Crush Cowl by Kay Hopkins has my name written all over it. I haven’t tried Brioche stitch yet, but this seems like a great, repetitive project for it and would be perfect for a slightly dressy outfit. I can easily see myself wearing it for a night on the town or in the office. This Cranberry color is one of the new colors of Findley for Fall / Winter 2013!

Cranberry Crush Cowl by Kay Hopkins

It’s no secret that we love Sabine, so it’s not surprising that I adore Elvenflyt by Sierra Anderson.  Doesn’t the pom pom on the top just make the hat? And I love how the ribbing is worked into the pattern. Even in the largest size, this is a one-skein pattern!

Elvenflyt by Sierra Anderson

I’m head over heels for Junco by Sarah Jo Burch. It uses three colors of Herriot, but the colorwork is uses only two colors at a time. The cowl is folded over so all your floats are safely hidden inside!

Junco by Sarah JoBurch

On the Front Porch Swing by Linda Day Morehouse is a pretty, semi circular shawl that takes less than one ball of Findley. The lace is delicate and sweet and would be perfect for a little something special for a someone special.

On the Front Porch Swing by linda Day Morehouse

Sarah Parker, of WildFibers in Washington created this cute headband and fingerless mitts pattern which uses Herriot. Susie and I saw these during the trunk show and we both swooned over them!

Poulsbo Headband and Mitts by Sarah Parker

Square in a Square cowl is and elegant cowl that looks great in three colors of Moonshine. I bet that it would work well with just one or two colors of Moonshine, too. Patricia Ritter did a great job matching the perfect buttons to the yarn colors, don’t you think?

Square in a Square Cowl

What gifts are you thinking of knitting in JMF yarns this season? Or what patterns do you think would look great in JMF yarns and be a perfect gift for someone?

Yarned By You: Digital Pattern Gallery

We’ve been hoping for a long time that we’d be able to release patterns digitally and I’m so glad that you’re just as pleased about it! It made me want to look at all the projects that people had made from what we’ve released because I honestly love every one of the 8 patterns we’ve released so far.

Riverwater knit up the most adorable Lamb Shoes in Yearling #1 Snowball! The sleepy eyelids just get me every time! Pow, right in the ovaries!

riverwater's Lamb Shoes

Also in Yearling is MrMerrit’s title project Yearling. #1 Snowball is clearly perfect for lamb-white!  Bwah ha ha! Look at that baby surprise face! She has no idea how cute she is!

MrMerritt's Yearling

I’m pretty sure that I’ve shown off KnitlessInSeattle’s Plotted & Pieced in Findley Dappled #107 Zinnia before, but I couldn’t help sharing it again! (Especially because I’ll be going out to Seattle and seeing her in just a week!)

KnitlessInSeattle's Plotted and Pieced

handmadebykoren has knit several shop samples for Gather Here. I got to see her All the Stops dress in person while we were there for the trunk show and it does look divine! Made with Findley Dappled in #105 Clear Blue Sky

handmadebykoren's All the Stops

cyndim’s knit up a Myrtle using Sabine in #2 Butterscotch. Doesn’t it look comfy?

cyndim's Myrtle

I can’t help but love a black sweater and nosheepyet’s Wren doesn’t fail to deliver! She knit it using Sabine in Icicle and modified  it to have 3/4 sleeves. (I might be a little partial to this one since I modeled the original. And then knit myself one because I liked it so much!)

nosheeyet's Wren

Next week I’ll show you some of the patterns you’ve been clamoring for us to release as digital downloads!

(Click on the picture to be taken to the project notes. The text link will take you to the shop if you should want to purchase the pattern. Don’t forget the 33% coupon code mentioned in Monday’s post!)

Yarned by You!

I’ve got a bit of a summer cold today and apparently what attracted me was summer blankets and quick knit hats. Talk about different ends of the knitting spectrum! All of these projects use yarns in our Spring/Summer lines.

Check out mouse1288′s Zig Zag Throw which she made in Yearling #01 Snowball, #02 Cloudy, and #04 Kiwi. I love the color combo (which seems to be inspired by a rug she has) and I bet that Yearling and the color changes makes for fast work!

mouse1288's Zig Zag Throw

gardendeeva made this Baby Bear Hat in gray to make it a baby mouse hat! Squee! I’m melting with the cuteness! Moonshine in #1 Dew definitely shines here!

gardendeeva's Baby Bear Hatr

This Sabine Cowl was designed by Kathy Neis using (you guessed it) Sabine! Color #03 Country Road really takes center  stage in this cowl. And, it’s FREE!

Sabine Cowl by Kathy Nies

ridgebackmama’s The Amanda Hat looks lovely in Moonshine’s #12 Rope Swing. I’ve always loved this hat and I love seeing it worked up in Moonshine.

ridgebackmama's The Amanda Hat

Glindale really knocked herself out knitting this gorgeous Wendy Blanket using many different colors of Sabine! She made some great color choices here and it’s fun to see Sabine used in so many different colorways!

Glindale's wendy blanket

As always, click on the photo to be taken to the knitter’s ravelry page which links the pattern.

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This week, I’m consumed by photo shoot prep. I’m short on time, so here’s a speedy version of Yarned by You. (All pictures take you to the knitter’s project page on Ravelry, where you’ll find more details, as well as a link to the patterns!)

missabravest knit one of my favorite lace shawl patterns, Haruni in Findley.

missabravest Haruni

 

International girl knit the Elis cowl in Herriot (color) Travertine.

Internationalgirl's Elis

nomim knit this sweater in Sirius. She made up the pattern herself!

naomim's sweater

This gorgeously cabled scarf was knit by MNKnitter in Herriot. The scarf is called Hatfield Scarf (The Devil Anse).

MNKnitter's Hatfield Scarfd

And finally, RoseFlora knit this beautiful gypsythedog in Findley Dappled’s Dove.

gypsythedog's Rosa Flora Shawl

Did you see any heart-stopping JMF knits this week?

WIP: Uki Cowl – Drop Stitches

Okay this WIP post is a little backwards! You got to see my finished Uki cowl in the pattern release, but now I’m going to show you a little bit about how to make it.

This pattern starts off with a provisional cast on and the smaller needles. My favorite cast on is simply to knit a few rows using waste yarn, so that’s what I did. (I worked one drop stitch section before I started documenting, to make sure I did it correctly.)

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Then we get onto the business of setting up for the dropped stitches. It’s very important that your row with yarn overs is correct.

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Then I knit, knit, knit with the larger needles until I worked the number of rows specified in the pattern.In the below picture, you can see how just a few inches of knitting transforms into many after you drop the stitches! This is what makes it such a fast knit.

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Now it’s time to drop the column of stitches that that started with a YO down. This is the row that I made sure to do un-distracted. I tried to drop one section while hanging out with other people and it did not go well! I had to put it away and fix it when I had some quiet time. Dropping these stitches will only take a minute, so you don’t need to carve out a chunk of time. You just need 3 minutes of focus.

Knit One,

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Drop One: slide the next stitch off the left needle,

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repeat to the end of the row…

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Every few stitches I stopped and ran my finger along the column I was dropping to make certain that it was the same column that starts with a YO. If it’s not and you allow the stitches to drop, you’ll drop them all the way to the CO edge.

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Next comes the fun part! It’s time to manipulate the fabric to get the stitches to actually drop down. You could easily wait until you’ve done all your sections, but I liked to check for two reasons. The first is to make absolute certain that you’ve dropped the right column. The second is that the scarf grows so much in length, I want to feel like I accomplished something determine how long my scarf is so I know how many sections I want to repeat.

Sabine is a sticky yarn, so  I gently tug my knitting in both directions to coax the stitches to drop and spread.

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If you did this same cowl with a silkier yarn like Findley, I bet you wouldn’t have to coax the yarn nearly as much!

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When you’re done, all the stitches made with the larger needle have taken up the spare room from the dropped stitches!

I hope that this helps if you get stuck. Are there any more questions about the Uki Cowl? Did you make one this weekend?

Free Pattern! Uki Cowl!

Uki Cowl by Susan Lawrence, photo credit: Jodie Carson

As soon as I saw this pattern, I knew I was going to make it. And I’m not pro-cowl. I’m not anti-cowl, but I just didn’t think that it would work for me. I don’t like the sensation of wearing a turtle neck and a cowl seemed just like a turtle neck. But way back when the JMF rav group (the “aunties”) were doing a cowl swap, I started to feel like maybe a cowl could actually be something I’d enjoy. And when Susie handed off Susan Lawrence’s Uki Cowl pattern for me to ready for publication, I knew I had to make it.

Uki Cowl

And make it I did! And now I’m apparently a cowl-wearer! I liked making the cowl so much, I made up a Hattie Cowl as a gift. I like that this cowl is open, so it’s perfect for this late spring in New England, or a summer air-conditioned office.

Uki Detail

It uses two different needle sizes and dropped stitches in order to create the oversized stitches. I’d never worked a drop stitch pattern before and found it was a little scary and a lot of fun to drop the stitches! In fact, Monday’s WIP post will feature how to work this pattern.

Uki Smile

You can find the Uki Cowl here, or as always, on the Sabine Free Pattern page.

A special thank you to my extremely talented friend David Costa for the wonderful pictures of me in the blue Uki Cowl. Jodie Carson took the pictures of the green Uki Cowl.

UPDATE: You can find my drop stitch tutorial right here!

Yarned by You

Let’s see what we have in the YBY vaults this week. A reminder that you can click through the photo to see the project page which also links to the pattern page on Ravelry.

SunnySideOut made this gorgeous 1092 – A Ladies Shawl in Herriot.There’s a crochet bind off and she converted her knitting needle in a most ingenious way!

SunnySideOut's 1902 A Ladies Scarf

 This Elara top (designed by Ruth Garcia-Alcantud for us) was knit by trishnewton using Moonshine in color Junebug. Based on her ravelry page, I would guess that she knit it as a shop sample for Knit -n-Crochet in Idaho. She wiped it out in just 15 days!

trishnewton's Elara

I love fingerless mittens! And akmoosepoops’s Shirl’s Mittletts #131 in Sabine are no exception! I like how the cabling pulls in the mitts at the wrist. I have very small wrists and that’s always a problem I have with fingerless mitts!

akmoosepoop's shirls mittlets 131

jennschaff posted on our ravelry group about her Overpass, knit in Findley using Dove and Mermaid. We all raved about it, and I’m sure you can see why!

jennschaff's overpass

These non-felted Slippers by knitterdre are super-comfy looking! I bet that Yearling would make a great slipper!

knitterdre's Non-felted Slippers

And I can’t help but to be a little bit smitten with JenfromJersey’s Eva! Driftwood is one of my favorite Findley Dappled colors (shhh… don’t tell the other colors!) and ruffles just kill me!JenfromJersey's Eva

What are you making?

Yarned by You

Who wants to see some beautiful knits today? You do! Well, you’re in luck because I’ve got another edition of Yarned by You! A reminder that (if you’re on Ravelry) you can click through the images to get to the project page and learn more, including where to get the pattern.

This Wild Vanilla vest never looked so good in Sabine (09 Wisteria). Mollysbottomknits did a fantastic job! I love the cabled pulling everything together at the top!

Mollysbottoms' wild vanilla

This Gable (designed by Caroline Fryar) was knit in Findley Dappled (Woodland) by JulieRoseSews. I love how well this pattern works with a variegated yarn! And it’s a free pattern! So if you want to make your own version, you can find it (and the rest of the free Findley patterns) on the Findley Free Pattern page.

JulieRoseSews' Gable

Okay, this one feels a little bit like cheating because it was designed by Ann, which works for KFI (our distributor). So maybe it doesn’t quite feel like YOU made it. But Ann actually reads the blog alongside everyone else (Hi Ann!), so I think it counts anyway. And besides, she made it a free pattern, so that’s gotta count for something, right? It’s the Chadwick Argyle Cowl! She knit it using Black Magic (#10), Dawn (#3), and Syrah (#4).

  KFI's chadwick argyle cowl

This Cora (again designed by Caroline Fryar) has been lingering my favorites for awhile now, so I’m glad that I get to share it with the rest of you! She knit it just as the pattern states, using Herriot 04 Walnut as the main color.

kamikazeknit's Cora

tonymsrad made this Snowball Beanie to go with the Annie Boot Cuff which she also made. She used Yearling in 01 Snowball.

tonymsrad's snowball beanie

I’m slightly enamored of the Whisper Wrap. It’s definitely in my to-knit list. In fact, I’ve shown off this wrap in Findley before! I just love it! This one is made by Regina-K using Rappahanock. The drape! It just gets me every time!

Regina-k's Whisper Wrap