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Lamb Shoes!

I was looking for a Spring-y project this morning and one of our most popular patterns pattern up.

Lamb Shoes by Pam Wynne are a super fast knit, and the pattern is sized for toddlers up to large adult.

Lamb Shoes, a simple knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm.

There were originally knit in our Yearling yarn, which has sadly been discontinued, but they would work up perfectly in Neve or any other bulky, washable yarn of your choice.

Lamb Shoes, a simple knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm.

Lamb Shoes, a simple knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm.

Wouldn’t they be super-cute in an Easter basket?

You can get the pattern for Lamb Shoes here.

Up next, The Uptown Collection

Can you believe that we have even more amazing news patterns that you haven’t seen yet? It’s crazy but it’s true! The Uptown Collection uses our Findley DK yarn, but all of these patterns can also be knit in the varigated version, Findley DK Dappled, if you prefer.

BLUE LAUREL hat and mitts set

Blue Laurel Hat and Mitts (Knit by the lovely Jen B.)

KHALIFA shell, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

KHALIFA shell, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

KHALIFA shell, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Khalifa Shell (knit by Danielle K.)

PIPER Cardi, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

PIPER Cardi, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Piper Cardi

LUCY Collared Tee, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

LUCY Collared Tee, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

LUCY Collared Tee, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Lucy Collared Tee

As always, these are all available as individual printed patterns at your local yarn shop and as downloadable PDFs on Ravlery. You can find our yarns n the same shops or by using our store locator.

If you love these patterns, please help us spread the word by heart-ing and queueing them on Ravelry, and/or pinning them on Pinterest.

Once again, all photographs by the brilliant  Caro Sheridan, with the exception of the Piper Cardi which was shot by yours truly.

The Electric Collection

Last year, we released one of our most popular yarns ever, Zooey! A  60% cotton/40% linen yarn that is perfect for summer knitting.

This year, we’ve released Zooey in a rainbow of new colors.

Juniper Moon Farm's Zooey, a cotton/linen yarn for summer knitting.

Pam Wynne designed four lovely garment that really show off this yarn. You are going to have trouble picking which to knit first.

MONATOMIC Tunic, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

MONATOMIC Tunic, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

MONATOMIC Tunic, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

MONATOMIC Tunic, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Monatomic Tunic (knit by my friend Beverly K.)

CIRCADIAN pullover, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

CIRCADIAN pullover, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

CIRCADIAN pullover, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Circadian Pullover

ARGONIC dress, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

ARGONIC dress, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

ARGONIC dress, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

ARGONIC dress, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Argonic Dress (knit by the uber-talented Pam A.)

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FIREFLY wrap, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Firefly Wrap (knit by Deb T., a test knitter extraordinaire who I hope I never have to live without!)

As always, these are all available as individual printed patterns at your local yarn shop and as downloadable PDFs on Ravlery. You can find our yarns n the same shops or by using our store locator.

If you love these patterns, please help us spread the word by heart-ing and queueing them on Ravelry, and/or pinning them on Pinterest.

Once again, all photographs by the brilliant  Caro Sheridan.

The Stria Collection, a new yarn and a giveaway!

Had enough yet? Or are you hungry for more?

Today, I bring you The Stria Collection! All of the designs below are knit in our new yarn Neve. Neve is a 100% cotton yarn with a lovely soft hand. It’s named after one of the best people ever born, my friend Neve. Neve works her backside off on the farm and is an all-around good egg. Isn’t that enough reason to have a yarn named after you?

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 Designer Pam Wynne did some really cool things with this new yarn.

Campbell Shawl, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Campbell Shawl, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Campbell Shawl (knit by my dear friend Brenda B.)

Oasis Pullover, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Oasis Pullover, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Oasis Pullover

RUPERT, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

RUPERT, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Rupert Vest

SIDNEY, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

SIDNEY, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Sidney Tee (knit by the wonderful Laurie M.)

PORTRAIT Throw and Pillow knitting patterns from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

PORTRAIT Throw and Pillow knitting patterns from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

The Portrait Throw and Pillow (Knit by Lyn C. and Ann K., respectively.)

Old Shale Kitchen Towel, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravery. Old Shale Kitchen Towel, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravery.

Old Shale Kitchen Towel

STRIPEY potholder, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

and Stripey Potholder (Both beautifully knit by Carol P. and my good friend Erin L.)

As always, these are all available as individual printed patterns at your local yarn shop and as downloadable PDFs on Ravlery. You can find our yarns n the same shops or by using our store locator.

If you love these patterns, please help us spread the word by heart-ing and queueing them on Ravelry, and/or pinning them on Pinterest.

Once again, all photographs by the brilliant  Caro Sheridan.

 Now for the giveaway:

To celebrate the release of this collection and the new yarn, I’m giving away six skeins of Neve to a lucky blog reader. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would like to knit from this collection. For a second chance to win, visit our Facebook page and leave a comment on the giveaway post over there.

The deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18th, 2015.

Good luck everyone!

Modern Amusements

Today we’re introducing Modern Amusements, a knitwear collection by Pam Wynne that features our most popular yarn Moonshine, a blend of wool, alpaca, silk and moonbeams. (I’m kidding about the moonbeams, but it does have a lovely glow due to the other fibers.)

LUNA by Pam Wynne. Pattern available on Ravelry

LUNA by Pam Wynne. Pattern available on Ravelry

Luna Pullover. (Knit by the amazing LA Bourgeois.)

DREAMLAND, a knitting pattern by Pam Wynne available on Ravelry

DREAMLAND, a knitting pattern by Pam Wynne available on Ravelry

Dreamland (knit by my neighbor, Marie G.)

BOARDWALK, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Boardwalk Shawl

TILLY, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

TILLY, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

TILLY, a knitting pattern from Juniper Moon Farm. Available on Ravelry.

Tilly Cardigan

These are all available as individual printed patterns at your local yarn shop and as downloadable PDFs on Ravlery. You can find our yarns n the same shops or by using our store locator.

If you love these patterns, please help us spread the word by heart-ing and queueing them on Ravelry, and/or pinning them on Pinterest.

Once again, all photographs by the brilliant  Caro Sheridan.

 

Our Spring/Summer 2015 Collection is HERE!

The last few weeks have been a flurry of activity as we prepared to release our new yarns and patterns for the Spring/Summer season.

I know that I am always enthusiastic about the pattern designs that we release, but this collection is actually something extra special. Designer Pam Wynne has created a knitwear collection that pretty much defines the Juniper Moon Farm aesthetic.  And, because Pam is a passionate knitter (like you) the patterns are well-crafted and fun to knit.

I’m going to introduce you to one collection per day, because there is so much here and I want each pattern to get it’s due.

All of these garments are designed using Juniper Moon Farm yarns. (You can find our yarns at your local yarn shop or by using our store locator.) The patterns are available as printed patterns in the same shops and as downloadable PDFs on Ravlery.

First up, The Downtown Collection, knit in Sabine.

Buckham Cardigan

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Clio

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Fenton Dress. Pattern available on Ravelry.

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The Fenton Dress

HOW RIDICULOUSLY ADORABLE IS THIS DRESS?!?!?!

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Huron Pullover

This sweater is a wardrobe staple for me. It can be dressed up with a pencil skirt or worn with jeans every day.

If you love these patterns, please help us spread the word by heart-ing and queueing them on Ravelry, and/or pinning them on Pinterest.

All photographs by the brilliant  Caro Sheridan.

3 Hours Past’s Blank Canvas Tee: Maternity Hack

During Me-Made-May 2014 I'd like to share some of the me-mades I've made in more detail.  In order to see if I could replicate a maternity/breastfeeding top that I love, I tried my hand at drafting and here are the results!



If you're just starting out sewing with knits, a great place to start is a simple dolman sleeved t-shirt like the Blank Canvas Tee from 3 Hours Past the Edge of the World's Blog.  If you're past that, are ready to try some drafting, and would like to make yourself a breastfeeding or maternity top, then this is the mod for you!

Start with the Blank Canvas Tee from 3 Hours Past...

Added Materials

  • additional fabric because the length of the T-shirt is extended.
  • 1 piece of elastic - soft baby elastic or elastic about 1/4" wide that suits your fancy in the width of your t-shirt + 2" or so.

Extra Skills

  • sewing with elastic

Special Tools

  • twin needle
  • stretch needle 75/11  (a whaah?  Here's a needle guide from Schmetz)
  • pencil and ruler
  • maybe tracing paper if you don't want to write on your pattern
Inspiration: From boob design, this short sleeve maternity/nursing top is one of my faves.  It fits really well and the split top allows for belly room.




Okay.  Ready to make your own?
First print and assemble your pattern pieces from 3 Hours Past... Then, here's our goal: we want to create two pieces for the front that overlap by around 5" / 13cm for the smaller sizes.  You'll likely need a bit more overlap for the larger sizes or if you usually find yourself doing large bust adjustments.

The goals.
Measure from just below the armpit curve to your goal overlap length, then add 1" / 2.5 cm so you have enough to turn up a hem.  Trace what you have onto your fabric, or onto tracing paper to make pattern pieces.  I've highlighted what I did to the pattern in the photo below.


See the red highlight?  That's the top front piece.  The blue highlight shows where the the bottom front piece would be.  For the bottom, I took the design line straight up and did not taper in like the pattern - it's housing a big belly at the moment, and I thought it would be advantageous to have a little leeway.

The other change I made here was adding length.  Add what you will.  My goal was to have a t-shirt around 28" so I added a few inches to the bottom of both the back and front bottom pieces to achieve that.  I just followed the design lines to my goal length. To calculate length, I measured from the peak of the shoulder, parallel to the fold line.

Alright, you've traced and cut your 3 pattern pieces.  Do you have your edging pieces (no change from pattern) cut, too?  And those two strips of interfacing for the shoulders?  What interfacing? I used Vlieseline G785 since it's stretchy, lightweight, and works with knits. Everything cut? Great! Let's get these pieces ready to put together.

Assembly:

  1. Step 2 from pattern: Iron on interfacing to WS of back piece shoulder edges
  2. Front top piece - finish bottom edge with zig zag stitch or serge, turn up and twin needle the hem from the right side
  3. Front bottom piece - add elastic to top RS edge using a triple zig-zag stitch.  How?  I simultaneously slightly stretch the elastic while guiding the main fabric under the presser foot.  I do not stretch the main fabric.  Right hand for elastic, left hand for guiding fabric.  I do this 2" at a time so I don't lose my nerve.  Then, I fold over the elastic so I only see the final fabric, and straight stitch the bottom edge of the elastic.
  4. Overlap the two front pieces- With RS facing you, make sure the front top is on top, and the front bottom is behind it.  Make sure the overlap is what you desire and pin.  Stay stitch within the seam allowances (so ~1/8" from the edge) to secure the overlap.
  5. Step 3 to 9 are the same as the original pattern.
And there you have it!  You've made a maternity/breastfeeding t-shirt!  Feel free to change the neckline and make it a scoop neck like in the inspiration photo.  I like crew necks so I kept the pattern as is.  But, I think I'm going to try and make a tank or sleeveless v-neck.  We shall see!

Colette Sorbetto: Maternity Hack

During Me-Made-May 2014 I'd like to share some of the me-mades I've made recently.  For week #1 of MMM14, I've been wearing this particular garment almost daily ((or rather, nightly))!  It's a maternity pajama based on Colette's free pattern, Sorbetto...


During this pregnancy, I've inherited so many things from friends.  One of my favorite items was a Sorbetto top I helped a friend make for her first pregnancy.  I took her measurements and devised a way to use the pattern to make her a top.  We learned that by leaving the bottom part of the pleat open, you get a lot of room for a belly.  We also added 5" of length at the waist for extra coverage.



One of the drawbacks of the first prototype, though, was that it was made out of plain cotton and so it did not allow for freedom of movement or stretch should you want to sleep in it.

So, when it was my turn, I thought about improvements that could be made to last year's prototype.  Firstly, I made the decision to try a single knit jersey.  I had a big chunk of single jersey fabric from my attempt at this "wrap dress pattern" from Burda... There was no way that dress was going to work for me, and so I was happy to chop it up for this Sorbetto Maternity PJ top.

Yes, that's my dressform with a bag of fabric scraps stuffed into a belly band
to simulate my enormous pregnant belly.  It's a little lumpy, but you get where I'm going.
I had to patch 2 pieces together for the front piece since I didn't have any pieces wide enough to trace the pleat at the front.  I once again added the 5" at the waist, and I only sewed the top 5" of the pleat down the front.

Secondly, all the edges were finished with self-fabric so they're stretchy.  This was done by cutting 1.5" strips and folding them in half, then using the serger to attach them to the edges before the shoulder and side seams were sewn.



So, if you're attempting this at home... 

Colette Patterns Sorbetto is your base pattern.
Drafting: Add 5" length to the waist of front and back piece (or more if desired).
Cut 4 strips of 1.25" self fabric or knit rib with max stretch going with the long edge: 1x strip @ 2" longer than the front neck circumference,  1x strip @ 2" longer than back neck, 2x @ 2" longer than the total armhole circumference.
  1. Make bust darts as written
  2. Sew only top 5" of pleat, stay stitch pleat at neck edge
  3. Attach edging to front and back neck edges (fold edging strip in half, 3 raw edges together, serge)
  4. Sew shoulders
  5. Attach edging to armholes
  6. Sew side seams
  7. Turn up hem, press
  8. Twin needle finish for neck edge and hem, single needle top stitch for armholes 

And that's pretty much it!  You can stabilize the shoulders if you want, but mine is a pajama so I don't really care, and it hasn't rippled even after washing.  The front neck edge could be tighter if I had used ribbed knit fabric.  And, that's it for now!

Our Spring/Summer 2014 Patterns have gone Digital!

This actually happened about a month ago, but things have been rather chaotic around here ever since then, and I somehow never got around to doing a blog post. You can find this seasons patterns and most of our greatest hits available right here for instant download.

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WIP: Zig Zag Quilt & Mitered Cardi

This past weekend, I made so much progress, but alas, I did not finish the quilt.

I do have the quilt sandwich ready to go, and am strongly considering a straightforward quilt-job instead of FMQ'ing.  See, the sewing machine shop sold me a FMQ'ing foot for my new machine (more on that later), but I could not for the life of me figure out how to install it.  I don't think it actually fits my machine.  So, I'll go check on that sometime this week.  In the meantime, here's my progress!

I finished piecing the top...


Added a border and pin-basted it to the batting and back...


All I need to do now is quilt!

As for the second Mitered Detail Cardi, here's where I'm at...


I've got to sew the side seams, knit one more sleeve, and add the edging!  So close!

P.S. If you haven't already entered, there's a giveaway in the previous post!  Feel free to enter and win a quilted fabric pouch.