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Yarned by You

As the number of knits that are made with JMF yarn grow and grow in the Ravelry database, there are weeks that when looking for projects to favorite I can’t decide on a theme at all and just start clicking on all the projects that catch my interest! Here’s what I’m falling in love with this week. Click through the picture to be taken to the Ravelry project page for all the details!

Beautiful scarf! Mixing three colors makes it quite elegant.

ajmckinnon's Gentleman's Scarf

I can’t resist cables and a beret is a great instant gratification project. Plus then you can talk in a fake french accent when you put it on!

ElaineT77's stitch dc cabled hat

Spring is on its way, although it seems to be struggling a bit. A cozy sweater like this one would definitely help for those days when spring is just not apparent.

grumpygirl73's Feather

This is gorgeous! Really, is there anything else to say other than *swoon*?

hydrangealover's girl on fire

Another warm cozy sweater – nay – poncho! A poncho that I could see myself wearing, actually!

JerseyShoreDeb's Easy Folded Poncho

I can never get enough of admiring lacy shawls, even though lace often seems like more than I can concentrate on.

lsaumier iznik i heart you shawl

A sweetly cabled hat! Look how happy she is!

marcysheff's Habitat

Another shawl blocking! I love seeing blocking photos so you can get a real understanding of the size and shape of a shawl, but I also love modeled shots!NancyKW's EZ 100th Anniversary Camping Half Shawl

I am completely smitten with this cowl!

 

rebby's Growing Leaves Cowl

What’s knocking your socks off in the knitting world this week?

Yarned by You: Olympic Edition

This week’s Yarned by You honors the dedicated knitters who worked throughout the games supporting their athletes while knitting their fingers off. Here’s what was finished during the Olympic games and was entered in the Ravellenic Games, interspersed with what the Olympics was like in my household. As always, click on the pictures to learn more about the projects featured.

tigersharkknits' entwined

For most of the world, the Olympics are done. The torch was snuffed out on Sunday and with it hopes and dreams were fulfilled or dashed and there were many tears shed. In my house, however, the Olympics are still going strong. What you say? How can the Olympics continue? Well, my husband is an Olympic junkie. I’m fortunately not a football or golf widow, but the Olympics take over our TV during the games.

vandi's Owl Duet Mitts III

Every single scrap of Olympics coverage is either watched live or recorded – not just the events, but the all the news and the Today show and anything else that might have Olympic info. I’m grateful that we don’t have a fancy cable package with all the variations of NBC so there’s only one channel to keep up with, but it still left my husband with over 130 hours of recorded television at the end of the games.

Astegal the master and commander cap and cowl

Now, a lot will be fast forwarded – mostly old news stories and commercials, but there is still a lot of Olympics happening. From my office I keep hearing snippets coming from the TV in the other room and getting confused – hearing news segments talking about Valentine’s day or Shirley Temple dying leaves me wondering why I’m hearing old news. And if I have to hear “Get Lucky” sung by that Russian choir one more time or hear about the bobsledder crash through his bathroom door I’m going to lose my mind.

vandie Gene's Aran Scarf

Yesterday, I heard the first piece of non-Olympics TV in two weeks. It was a great relief to hear. I’ve been very patient; only once inquiring when the Olympics were going to be over. I have watched some events with my husband – some figure skating, bobsled, super G, ski-athalon, but I didn’t do any knitting while watching the Olympics, unlike these amazing knitters.

corinnarilke's travel shawl

I did do some knitting on my Sabine sweater while holed up in the bedroom either listening to an audiobook or watching Netflix. Netflix has completely changed my Olympic experience. I used to watch a lot more of Olympics and do more knitting. But I also used to work outside the home, so I wasn’t surrounded by it and was excited to watch the events. So I felt completely free to watch whatever I wanted on Netflix, particularly something I didn’t think my husband would want to watch. Cue cheesy romantic movie that has the ending spelled out before the first scene is over.

kristinkay26's Monrovia Cowl

But on Sunday, the closing ceremony aired and so on Monday night we had a quiet evening and played Othello. We had both missed spending time with each other and it was a great way to reconnect and to have the TV off for for awhile.

bkroll's Harrogate

So even though there are 130 hours of the Olympics left, it’s not quite ALL-Olympics-all-the-time anymore. We can take breaks to watch our usual shows and do other things. Though our marathon watching does seem epic, it is nothing to what the athletes have been through. I bet there are some knitters out there that would have loved the extra time to finish their knits.

glamboozle's colvert

To all the knitters that did finish, congratulations on the fine work! To those who didn’t finish, there are many athletes in your shoes, so take pride in your attempt! One two more years until the Summer Olympics! Is it too early to start planning projects?

Yarned by You: Moonshine edition

If you’re looking for the Zooey yarn and pattern release & giveaway, click here.

When I was putting all the Moonshine patterns online earlier this week, I couldn’t help but check out the projects that people have made so far and I was excited by what I saw, so this week’s Yarned by You features Moonshine yarn and many patterns by Ruth Garcia-Alcantud.

This Phoebe knit in Charcoal looks very elegant, doesn’t it?

heidihaywood's Phoebe Cardigan

The Eugenia capelet in lovely Sand Dune!

hadmadebykoren's Eugenia CapeletMathilde in Camp Fire is a great look.

olliepup's Mathilde Hat

I love seeing Elara in Popsicle! Such a fun color for this Kimono!

Remington's Elara

 

Same with Amalthea! This cowl is just fantastic in any shade, though!

dknitz's Amalthea Cowl

I love the textured look of this hat. I’ll bet it’s very good at keeping SunnyRain warm in these brutally cold temperatures!

SunnyRain's Cote Nord Cap

I have a soft spot for fingerless mitts, and these ones are no exception.

vixknitz' Lush Fingerless Mitts

Click through the photos to see more about the project and the knitter behind them! Next week I’ll be showing you our new Moonshine colors. I can’t wait!

Yarned by You: Valentine’s Edition

As Valentine’s day is on Friday (Am I the only one stunned by how fast the months are flying by? It feels crazy how quickly time is passing!), I thought I’d dig up some patterns that would either be good Valentine’s day gifts or that would be cute to wear on Valentine’s day or that just made my heart flutter.

Wouldn’t this sweater be charming to wear on Valentine’s day?

knitwithluv's Gaia

This heart garland would cheer up the office!

Josiesmom's sweetheart garland

Valentine’s Day makes me think of The Red Scarf Project and this scarf would be a perfect choice!

JanisFlicker's Wheat

The heart border on this shawl is perfect for Valentine’s Day, don’t you think?

Anita's Heart

This pattern is called Fragile Heart, and it it’s name and the lace seem perfectly suited to each other. And don’t we all have fragile hearts that need to be treated with kindness and an occasional GEAP day?

soothingknit's Fragile Heart

This would be super fast to whip up and would be perfect for that 9 year old in your life.

Olivia's Sweetheart Hat

These slippers could be in a Halloween-themed post too, but they’re super fast to make and would be a great, fast present!

MitziGator's French Press Felted Slippers

These mug huggers would also make a great fast gift to give away!

lorac038's Mug Huggers

As always, click through the pictures to be taken to the Ravelry page of the knitter and to learn more about which yarn and patterns they used!

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: Farm Yarn Edition

Helloooo blog readers! Sarah here – you may remember me from my previous posts on knitting a share yarn sweater or the share yarn pattern inspiration posts. I’m bringing you today’s Yarned by You!

Today’s theme is projects made with share yarn OR with the special edition Shepherd & Shearer yarn. I’ve been knitting away on my Shepherd Hoodie, one of the two patterns created especially for Juniper Moon’s The Shepherd and The Shearer project (in case you’re just hearing about the project now, there are kits available HERE!), and I’ve been thinking about what I’ll make with my 2013 Cormo wool yarn share, too.

All of that led me to browse what others have made with the Shepherd & Shearer yarn and the cormo wool share yarn. There is some GORGEOUS stuff! As always, click on the images to find out more about the crafter, pattern, and project.

Let’s start with the Shepherd & Shearer yarn projects, shall we?

CanadianEh has finished her Shearer pullover – I LOVE this photo, it makes me want to knit cables forever and ever (and take pretty arty photos of them!)

CanadianEh The Shearer

Check out this finished Shepherd hoodie, made by Spar, and modified to omit the hood and add a ribbed collar, and with ribbing at the bottom instead of seed stitch. I love seeing modifications!

Spar Shepherd

Other knitters are using the AMAZING Shepherd & Shearer yarn for totally different patterns. Michellehihi used it to make an Aidez sweater, adorably named “Aidez les moutons” (“Help the Sheep”)!!

Michellehihi Aidez

Even cuter, mswnola’s dog coat is too sweet for words, and really shows off how well the yarn cables.

mswnola Dog Coat

What about some share yarn projects?

blendab1 made ingenious use of both undyed cormo share yarn AND Juniper Moon’s colored yarn share in this Émilien cardigan. The stripes are perfect!

blendab1 emilien

It’s definitely blanket season – how great would it be to snuggle up under jamiedean’s Two Lights Blanket in cormo share yarn?

jamiedean blanket

cbseitz used cormo share yarn to make this lovely Trillium sweater – I think I spy a few bobbles!

cbseitz Trillium sweater

How about some bright dyed share yarn projects to round everything out? bkroll’s Market Jacket in the Ojai colourway feels distinctly springy to me!

bkroll Market Jacket

And suszek’s Vivian cardigan, knit with Juniper Moon’s Wool/Mohair Fall Share yarn, is right up my alley. Cables, bright happy green, cardigan – fantastic!

suszek Vivian

Looking at all of these amazing projects has really made me feel inspired to cast on something in Juniper Moon yarn! What are you casting on these days?

Yarned by You

As we have snow storms hitting the east coast, I dream of cozy knitting, tea, and a snuggly cat. What better to knit as you watch the snow fall than a sweater? I can’t be the only one who, despite her best intentions, ends up knitting what I’d like to be wearing now instead of having knit it in the previous season. So here are some sweaters to ogle. As always, click on the picture to be taken to the Ravelry page with more information, including the pattern.

DewDropArt’s Men’s Sweater Simon that she knit with Herriot as a Christmas gift for her son.

DewDropArts' Men's Sweater Simon

You won’t find a pattern for this sweater knit by sburm. It’s a child’s sweater that she made up using Yearling.

sburm's improvised sweater

Another darling toddler sweater is this one knit by our Web Shepherd Extraordinaire MissRancher for her daughter Evie. It’s made out of Herriot, which must encourage snuggly cuteness, don’t you think?

MissRancher's soledad

Also in Herriot, but decidedly more grown up is this sweater knit by margotkziggy. I love the bow at the neck!

margotkziggy's Toulouse Herriot

PlyFiberArts knit this Effortless Cardigan using Moonshine. I love that she made modifications to fit Sam, who has a short torso.

PlyFiberArts Effortless Cardigan

Virginia emailed me this picture of the darling coat she knit out of Yearling for her granddaughter. The pattern is Latte Baby Coat.

Yearling Coat bby Virginia

Stripes in Moonshine look fantastic in t-rexKnitter’s Paulie sweater.

T-rexknitter's Paulie

Designed for us by Corrina Ferguson, colleenabbot did a fantastic job knitting this Harsham Wrap Jacket using Findley Dappled.

colleenabbot's harshman wrap jacket

I’m sure you remember SarahVV from her numerous blog posts here, but she didn’t blog here about her Ease cardigan that she knit out of Moonshine. I love this slouchy sweater and like to imagine Sarah eating ice cream on the couch while watching some good (bad) television.

SarahVV's ease

 

 

Yarned by You

This week’s yarned by you is brought to you by the letter “sleep deprived and dyed hands.” I’m working on wrapping up the sock club yarn’s first shipment, and I can hardly wait to show you the yarn! But as club members need a chance to see the yarn first, so you’ll have to wait. Instead, I’ll show you some awesome things that people are making with our yarn. Click the picture to get all the details on the knitter’s Ravelry project page!

Elaine7325's Barley Hat

JuliAnnePD's fishie scarf

KEBFreed's Ferryboat Mitts

MissRancher's Faux Woven Scarf

Mother-of-Pearl's Greyhaven Cowl

sandyknits88's Naragansett

Stars-inthe-sky's Snowdrift Infinity Cowl

SugarHillLilac's Lamb ShoesWhat’s floating your fancy this week?

Yarned by You: Hat Edition

Today’s Yarned by  You looks at hats. Maybe you’re still feeling a bit burnt out from Christmas knitting, but need something quick to get your mojo back. Or maybe you have (or someone you love has) a chilly noggin. A hat is the perfect solution! It knits fast! One size fits many! Even if it doesn’t fit its recipient, it will likely fit someone, unless you make it big enough for a giant. (Well, I don’t know. Maybe you actually have some friends that are giants.)

Here’s a quick look at various hats that people are knitting. Click the picture to be taken to the Ravelry page where you can learn what about the pattern and the yarn they’re knitting with. (I like to play “Guess the Yarn” while looking these up.)

choosingchair's Gentian

cosmosisknits' alfalfa baby hat

dldurkee's insulate hat

DSlane's Snowtracks cap

MoffetRoad's eon ski bonnet

Olivia's Owlie Hat

rachellauren's Bray cap

ridgebackmama's Amanda Hat

shoshanadove's berry baby hat

Which hat is your favorite? What hats do you want to knit?

Yarned By You: Snow White Gallery

It looks like this year in Massachusetts we’ll have a white Christmas. Of course at the farm, all the snow will be melted, as it’s going to be nearly 80 degrees this weekend! (Too bad we’re not doing our spring/summer photo shoot this weekend, hmm?) But back to a white Christmas. All this white must have seeped into my brain, because when I started to look for things to show you for today’s Yarned by You, I was drawn to white knits. So, here’s a look at our white yarn and what’s been knit with it recently!

First is this Winter Solstice Wrap, a free pattern that Snaplo knit in Sabine. This looks super comfy and cozy and perfect for these chilly days in my office!

Winter Solstice Wrap by Snaplo

I’ve been a fan of these drapey front cardigans (although I’m afraid that it might not work with my body type), but they’re all knit in laceweight yarns and it seems like it would take me YEARS to finish one based on my current knitting rate of no knitting / day. But, this one is made from Moonshine, a worsted-weight yarn. BobbyCB made it as a shop sample for Hank, which is in Cincinnati, Ohio, so if you’re from that area, you can visit it in person.

BobbyCB's Drape Front Sweater

This infinity scarf looks so snug and I know that it’s soft, being knit out of Herriot. It’s called New Caanan and was knit by knitswithdoxies.

New Canaan's Knitwithdoxie

Sherib29 knit these adorable fingerless mitts out of Herriot. They’re called Poulsbo Mitts and were designed by our friend (and yarn shop owner) Sarah Parker.

Poulsbo Mitts by Sherib29

There are many great knits in Coastal Knits, and one of them is the Rocky Coast Cardigan. chiaochun knit this one using Herriot. I bet it’s like wearing a hug all day long. Definitely my kind of cardigan!

Rocky Coast Cardigan by Chiaochun

MissMatty knit this Reversible Cable-Rib Shawl using Findley. This is her first laceweight project AND her first cabled project. Didn’t it come out so beautifully? This is so elegant and would look great over a dress or bunched up and worn as a scarf.

Reversible Cable Rid Shawl by MissMatty

This cowl-necked pullover was knit by perrinandcompany using Sabine. The pattern is The Purl Soho Sweater. Comfy, cozy, and relaxed.

Purl Soho Pullover by Perrinandcompany

violetdalhlia knit this shale baby blanket. Old Shale is such a classic pattern, you can’t go wrong knitting a baby blanket using that pattern! And using Herriot is sure to guarantee an heirloom blanket that would comfort any baby.

Shale Baby Blanket by Violetdahlia

This stole is knit out of Findley. Although nupps are not usually my thing, in a simple stole like Sweet Embrace, they look great. CapeCodeKnitWit did a beautiful job!

Sweet Embrace by CapeCodKnitWit

 

That wraps up this week’s Yarned by You! What are you working on? I should have some kind of Christmas knitting on my needles, but I just haven’t felt motivated. What am I waiting for! Christmas is only 6 days away!