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Wall of Wool

Posted on February 3, 2013 by | Comments Off on Wall of Wool

The Fall 2012 Share Yarn is back form the mill and I was so excited that I built a Wall of Wool out of the bales. Somewhere behind that wall there is a chair, a side table and a lamp.

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Yarned by You: Fall Share Gallery

Posted on January 16, 2013 by | Comments Off on Yarned by You: Fall Share Gallery

Susie just mentioned to the Ravelery group that Fall 2012 Shares are shipping from the mill in the next week or so! That is a fantastically fast and unusual turn around!

That got me thinking about my fall share yarn. I said it was going to be my 6th knitting project. Oh the sad unravelled yarn in my stash! I laugh at my naivety! To be fair, I did start it:

But I realized that it was too small and so frogged it and there is stays! What a shame. I expect that there are others of you who haven’t yet finished knitting with their Fall XX Share yarns, and so for those people and for the people anxiously awaiting their Fall 2012 Share Yarn, I show you some inspiration of past Kid Mohair / Cormo blend yarns!

Navyknits worked one of the many February Lady Sweaters knit up in share yarns! She got her share yarn in Avocado!

Rebeccag knit up this gorgeous Forecast in Butterscotch for her girlfriend. I just love this color saturation.

If you’re not in the mood for a sweater, you could always make a Swallowtail Shawl like aiesure did in cinnamon.

Or maybe you’d like to knit a hat! knitmainea knit this Claudia in blueberry pie. I love the cable detail at the brim.

But maybe you’d prefer a more simple brim with more texture on the hat? Then how about this Jane hat that jennyfrommaine knit in Avocado?

Or maybe you like Jane, but like the color of knitmaine’s hat more? Then corporatemonkey’s Jane hat in Blueberry Pie is right up your alley!

But maybe you just love the natural yarn? Then check out DinaKnitsinCT’s Meret (Mystery Beret).

But maybe you’re like me, and just really want to make a sweater. I love this 28thirty by deirs.

Or another natural sweater that looks so perfect to dress up or down. HelenPuppy knit this The Laura Sweater.

Unfortunately it’s too late to buy a Fall 2012 Share, but there are other shares available! A reminder that the date refers to when the animals are shorn and it’s usually a 6 month wait after that before the yarn is in your hands.

What are you planning to make with your Fall 2012 share?

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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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We Have a Winner!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by | Comments Off on We Have a Winner!
This morning, the winner of the Half Share of fiber from the DFW Fiber Fest came for a visit!  Melissa Rice, and her pal Sami Moss dropped by to see a little of what was in store for her as a shareholder at Jacob's Reward Farm.

Sami and Melissa greet the Menagerie
The critters did not disappoint.  The chickens, sheep, dogs and alpacas were all on their best behavior to impress their new benefactress, and the newest members of the farm family.


Vanni, of course, as the Sweetest Dog on Earth, warmed up to animal-magnet Sami and nearly knocked her down with love.


He's such a lover.  Melissa asks if he's really just 15 months old...  Uh, yep.  Still an adolescent in the LGD world.


Ruthie and Vanni then joined in a merry romp - something I haven't seen in a long time.  The cool weather and liberating hair cut have turned Ruth back into a young pup as well, and the chase was on...


Rawr.. rawr.... rawr...  The Lioness and the Clown.


All that roughhousing attracted the alpacas, who don't like missing out on potential treats.  With just plucked grass from the pasture, Sami had all the boys eating out of her hand...




I think the crew won them over.  Can't wait to have them back to the farm and the Little Red Barn for some knitting/spinning time together!  Mi granja es su granja!


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2012 is Taking Off Like a Rocket

Posted on January 5, 2012 by | Comments Off on 2012 is Taking Off Like a Rocket
I just love it when a plan comes together.

The vision that has been gelling in my mind has also struck a beautiful chord with our farm friends, and I'm feeling a groundswell and momentum that is going to blast us forward.  Today, we got together with new friends and old, shared some great skills, and massaged the dream a little bit more.

Madeleine tumbles Levi's fleece.
A great group hung out together, helping me with our white alpaca fiber prep and learning a bit about preparing their own fleeces.  The weather was fantastic, and we just had a blast, covered with soft, downy fiber.

The group gets intimate with some suri fiber.

Madeleine and Anna came from Irving, Taya from Mansfield, Anela from Allen, and Mary and Diana from Southlake.  We skirted suri and huacaya alpaca fiber, tumbled some fleeces and helped the ladies with their own llama and wool.  These are skills you learn with your fingers as much as with your eyes and brains... fingers can learn new tasks, too.  Taking time to train these ladies will pay off big time on our next skirting day.

Madeleine provided a gorgeous loaf of bread for lunch.
As a great focus group, the ladies helped me think out loud some more about our Farm Women School program, in development as we speak.  If you're interested in this program, please contact me soon - I'll be sending an informational e-mail out to everyone I know who wants to participate.

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