Mostly because I can’t help myself, I wanted to give a shout-out to Juniper Moon Farms for the Spring yarn collection.
First, the facts:
Yarn: Moonshine
Company: Juniper Moon Farm
Fiber: 40% Wool, 40% Alpaca, 20% Silk
Yardage: 100g/197yd
Weight: Worsted
Gauge: 5 sts = 1″ on US 7
The Patterns: Moonshine patterns from the new book.
Yarn: Sabine
Company: Juniper Moon Farm
Fiber: 40% Cotton/30% Royal Llama/30% Merino Wool
Yardage: 100g/218yds
Gauge: 4.75 sts = 1″ on US 7
The Patterns: Sabine patterns from the new book.
Yarn: Yearling
Company: Juniper Moon Farm
Fiber: 60% Merino Wool/40% Cotton
Yardage: 100g/109yds
Weight: Bulky
Gauge: 3.5 sts = 1″ on US 10.5
The Patterns Look: Yearling patterns from the new book.
Yarn: Findley Dappled
Company: Juniper Moon Farm
Fiber: 50% Merino Wool/50% Silk
Yardage: 100g/798yds
Weight: Lace
Gauge: 7.5 sts = 1″ on US 2
The Patterns: Findley Dappled patterns from the new book.
As a matter of full-disclosure, I’ve known Susan Gibbs, the woman behind this farm, since she started her Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm back around 2007/2008 and consider her a friend. My mother and I went to the first Shearing celebration of her flock in 2008, and I’ve been getting her CSA shares on and off ever since. I also test-knitted one of the sweaters in this Moonshine line (the one on the cover, in fact), and helped proof-read some of the patterns. In other words, I’m not exactly unbiased, but I’ve loved every one of her yarns that I’ve tried and am a big fan of her, her farm, and her blog (which you should be reading if you’re not already), so … even though these aren’t the kinds of books I usually review … I couldn’t help myself.
Oh, and for the record, knitting with Moonshine was a dream–beautiful and soft with a really gorgeous sheen. It was a delight. And Findley (dappled or otherwise) has become one of my favorite lace yarns. It’s smooth, even, has a gorgeous shine and blocks like a dream. Just saying.
