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Yarned by You: 4th of July Gallery

Posted on July 3, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: 4th of July Gallery

In honor of Independence Day, I thought I’d focus on red, white, or blue projects made with Juniper Moon Farm Yarns! (Hey, sometimes a girl runs out of ideas, here!) This was easier/harder than I thought, because these are popular colors and there were so many great things made!

This Kiri hat (which is a free pattern on the website!) was knit by Pam0908 using Sabine Fettuccine for the white. It looks like I can see a peak of Amari, which is also a free pattern!

pam0908's Kiri

I just adore this Hint of Lace cardigan that robdob knit out of Sabine in #11 Deep Blue Sea. The sweet lace detail, the fold-down garter stitch collar! Oo my!

robdob's Hint of Lace Cardigan

MaryBethK left some great tips about which size to make this Chevron Vest. She made it using Yearling in Fire Truck.

MaryBethK's chevron vest

Take a closer look at this Arsenic and Old Lace Shawl knit in Findley Dove. It’s not just a lacy stitch pattern! Ravenspurse wrote project notes that left me chuckling!

ravenpurse's Arsenic and Old Lace Shawl

klwcross’s Tempting Texture Cowl in Moonshine is definitely tempting me! I just love the colorway – #9 Swimming Pool!

ikwcross' Tempting texture cowl

KayHopkin’s Barley Sugar cowl is made with brioche stitch! It was her first time and is inspiring her to use brioche stitch more! This one is made in Findley’s Garnet colorway.

KayKopkins' barley sugar

Truly you’d love this Truly shawl knit in Sabine! jgerst had nothing but lovely things to day about the yarn and pattern and it’s definitely a shawl I could see myself wrapped up in!

jgerst's Truly

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Posted on June 26, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You

I returned home to a heatwave. I thought it was pretty hot in Columbus, but it’s nothing compared to the days here in Massachusetts. I’ll definitely be escaping to work somewhere cooler at some point today. In this weather, I don’t want anything hot and heavy on my lap, so I looked for smaller, summer projects to work on to share with you.

akmoosepoop used just a third of a skein of Sabine in colorway 08 Foliage to make these Button Flap Fingerless Mittens.

akmoosepoop's button flap fingerless mitts

mandamom’s Citron was knit up in Findley (color Byzantine) and even though this is a nice-sized shawl, she only used 60g of yarn because Findley comes in balls of nearly 800 yards!

manamom's Citron

bkroll purchased a kit which included Chic Comfy Cardi and Yearling in Blue, Blue Sky. This took much more yarn than the other projects (7 skeins), but because of the cotton content, it wouldn’t be nearly as hot to work with as the same garment in say, Herriot.

bkroll's chic comfy cardi

The Uki Cowl is perfect to knit up in heat like this and jdusnmore made a beautiful one using less than one skein of Sabine.

jdunsmore's Uki Cowl

Our ravelry group was oohing and ahhing over Bonsai, which was designed using Findley. Cheetah2011 (the designer) ended up knitting a second one also using Findley, but this time in Bittersweet. It uses just a half-ball of Findley.

Cheetah2011's bonsai

I’ve been getting to know Ann, who works for KFI (our commercial yarn line distributor) in the social media team over the past couple of weeks. She’s really cool and does a great job both helping to keep things happening on our (and a ton of other) facebook pages, and by somehow managing to knit up a storm. This is her Amalthea cowl that she knit using Moonshine (16 Charcoal). It’s a one-skein project!

KFI's amalthea

Last, but not least, here’s a weaving project! vixknitz worked up this great scarf using JMF wool in the colorway “The Pearl.” That vintage is likely from 2009, when we were naming every colorway after books.

vixknitz's scarf

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Posted on June 12, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You

 

 

 

 

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?

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Posted on June 5, 2013 by | Comments Off on 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?

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Posted on May 29, 2013 by | Comments Off on 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

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Posted on May 29, 2013 by | Comments Off on 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

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Yarned by You: It’s really really Spring!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: It’s really really Spring!

Spring has really come to the Northeast. We’re just past the disgusting pollen-laden season and right now everything is so green and beautiful and bright and sunny and happy. (Well yesterday and today have looked a bit cool and stormy, but that’s just nature reminding me that it’s spring and not summer!) So I toured through my file of favorites to see what people are making in our spring yarns!

This Runa in Sabine (12 Sirius) was made by kkuncl. She writes that it used some new techniques that she wanted to try. I love to learn new things while knitting, don’t you?

 

 

kkuncl's Runa

MelissaNCgirl knit this gorgeous Shirley Sweater in Findley (Poppy) super fast! I love the tie at the front and the fun lace details.

 

MelissaNCgirl's Shirley sweater

SaraLeila knit this as a chemo cap for the Hope Lodge. I love the idea of Moonshine (Blackberry) giving someone a bit of comfort through their difficult journey. This pattern is called Molly.

SaraLeila's Molly

redsocksrules (hm… can you guess where she’s from?) made good use of Yearling (10 Leafy) by knitting Short Sands. I’m really digging oversized lace like this!

redsocksrules's Short Sands

Also in Yearling (see note above about digging oversized lace!), is this lovely Storm Fir Shawl, knit by sageb in Blue Blue Sky. Two balls of yarn, one day, and BAM! lace shawl!

sageb's storm fir shawl

This lovey sweater knit in Sabine (Posy), is reverisible. Some people wear it with the V in the back, and some with the V in the front! mclaugan shows the Joule pullover with the V in the front but added a little extra detail to the other side.

mclaugan's Joule pullover

A reminder that clicking on the picture will take you directly to the knitter’s project page where you can learn more about their garments!

 

 

 

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Yarned by You: David Sedaris Gallery

Posted on May 15, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: David Sedaris Gallery

This special edition of Yarned by You is brought to you by the letter O, M, and G. And by an awesome knitter named glasseggshells.

David Sedaris has a Herriot owl!

David Sedaris Herriot Owl

Okay, so the body was made with a different yarn. And the yellow iris she dyed. But still. It’s a Herriot Owl. And David Sedaris did this:

David Sedaris Herriot Owl2

Click on the pictures to be taken to glasseggshell’s ravelry page where she tells the story. Even better, she has a postcard from him thanking him for the “crocheted[sic] owl.” And he posted a picture of him with it on his Facebook page while telling the tale of a writer on book tour. I’m pretty sure that Susie felt similarly during her trunk show tour. Except that she never took a $10,000 plane ride. Instead she put miles and miles and miles on her Saab. And was probably also “too sore to push an elevator button” more often than not.

And he drew a picture of the owl when he signed glasseggshell’s book:

David Sedaris Herriot Owl drawing

Have you ever knit or crocheted anything for someone famous?? How did it go over?

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Yarned by You: Findley Gallery

Posted on May 9, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: Findley Gallery

This week I couldn’t help but focus on Findley projects! I was naturally gravitating towards them, so let’s see what tickled my fancy and if it tickles yours, shall we?

This Evenstar Shawl was knit by the cleverly named knijaknit in Findley Dappled’s 106 Driftwoord colorway. I’m so impressed by these lace circular shawls, aren’t you?

KninjaKnit's Evenstar Shawl

This Kieselguhr was knit in Findley 07 Atmosphere. DameLac says that she knit it using one ball of Findley! She’s hoping that it will block out to be a little bit longer, since the curling hem comes up a little higher than she’d like. When I see garments like this knit from one ball of yarn, I’m reminded again by how impressive Findley’s yardage is!

DameLac's kieselguhr

I’ve always been tempted to make an Advent Calendar Scarf (this pattern is from 2012),  but I’ve never taken the challenge, since I’m not a fast knitter and December tends to be a crazy-busy time for me! I’m glad I get to see omiegosh’s knitted in Findley’s Renaissance.

omiegosh's Advent Calendar Scarf 2012

judisohn knit this Echo Flower Shawl in Findley Dappled’s Clear Blue Sky. The longer I look at this, the more the individual colors pop out at me. Such a lovely pattern!

judisohn's Echo Flower Shawl

What a great way to learn a new stitch pattern! Idyllblue knit this little lace bracelet using Barbara Walter’s English Mesh Lace pattern and Findley in 02 Graphite.

Idyllblue's Lace Bracelet

This Blooming Stitch Shawl makes my heart flutter! kfritz knit this in Fresco! Am I the only one who salivates just looking at this?

kfitz'd Blooming Stitch Shawl

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Posted on May 2, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You

Let’s see what we have in the Yarned bu You Vault today, shall we?

First up is this Rock Island knit by Sheetah2011 in Findley. I love how open it is, but I’d be terrified of it catching on something, since I’m hard on all of my clothes.

Cheetah2011's rock island

KnitlessInSeattle knit this Bessie, which was designed by Caroline Fryar for the Fall 2012 collection of Herriot. I am in love with the stripes! Ghost Fern and Heartwood were used.

 

KnitlessinSeattle's Bessie

This Taiga Chowichan was knit by AlisonHW in Yearling. I love the green and purple combination and how the master and contrast color switch from the top and the bottom of the sweater.

AlisonHW's Taiga Cowichan

MicheleMMPH knit this gorgeous Diamond Knit Jumper in Herriot color #6. Wow those cables look crisp and drapey – not a combination I’d typically expect1

MicheleMMPH's diamond knit jumper

 

This Cedar Leaf Shawlette was knit by jasmiepup in Moonshine #9. I love this leaf edging and I feel like I could just drive into the blue!

jaimiepup's Cedar Leaf Shawlette

Finally, our friend Shirra knit this gorgeous Uma Pullover in the Sungold colorway of Sabine. Isn’t it just lovely? It looks super soft and cozy and she did a great job with the cables.

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What are you working on this week?

 

 

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