Sabine

I cannot wait another minute to share Sabine with you! Sabine- named after our sweet, sweet Maremma, is blend of Royal Llama, Merino and cotton and it is just dreamy! The knitters who have worked with it so far were completely smitten. It’s got a great “hand” as they say.

I am also thrilled to introduce you to our incredible designer, Marie Grace Smith. Marie Grace has published some lovely children’s patterns and as soon as I saw them, I knew I had to work with her. Marie Grace’s designs have a sensibility that I absolutely adore.

I couldn’t wait to see what she would come up with for Sabine and I was not disappointed. There are two things I love about this collection. First, it is very much a collection. Each piece was carefully, thoughtfully created and there are themes that run throughout.

The second thing is that each of these garments is incredibly wearable, if you know what I mean. There isn’t a piece in the collection that I wouldn’t wear every day.

Working with Marie Grace was a joy. Well,for us it was a joy; I think we may have tested her patience from time to time, but she was a great sport and never let herself get rattled by the delays and stumbling block.

Marie Grace is a good friend and you can definitely expect to see more of her work under the Juniper Moon label very soon.

And now for the collection:

Lynden- knit by Connie Bellows, modeled by Erin McCabe

Myrtle- knit by Erin Lucido, modeled by Emily

Laurel (cardigan) and Kiri (beret)- knit by Beverly Katz and Deb Palmer respectively, modeled by Anna Pohl

Carlyle- knit by Caroline Fryay, modeled by Emily

Libby- knit by Jamie DiEmidio, modeled by Lauria Kincaid

Amari- knit by Brenda Beaudoin. modeled by Suzy Lawrence

Wren- knit by Shirra Stone, modeled by Lauria Kincaide

Berdine- knit by Gail Deffendorf, modeled by Michelle Randolph

Mayfield- knit by Sheeri Cabral, modeled by Erin McCabe

Aspen- knit by Sylvia Cannizzaro, modeled by Lauria Kincaide

Bracken- knit by Lisa Stockebrand, modeled by Erin McCabe

Hollis- knit by Marci Lavine Bloch, modeled by Erin McCabe

Bramble- knit by Natascha Davis, modeled by Emily (and Jerry)

As you can see MG completely out did herself! I am so proud of this book I could burst!

Please indulge me for a minute by referring to yesterdays thank yous. I was planning to leave it at that but I have to tell you that looking at these pictures was such a joy for me tonight because everyone involved in this whole process is a friend. We had such a great time on the photo shoot and everyone on and off camera worked there backsides off.

For the rest of my life, when I look at these books I will remember that a whole bunch of us got together and made something amazing, something that none of us could have accomplished on our own. And that means as much to me as my logo on the yarn and the books because we made this together. I am getting choked up just typing these words.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Sincerely and from my heart, thank you.

And dear Lord what would we have done without Lauria? The woman is a wonder.  She spent the entire day putting these patterns into Ravelry just so you can go ahead and start putting them in your queues. You can find the 10 patterns that well be published in the book here  and the four that will be available as free downloads here.

She also put all the Yearling patterns in from yesterday’s post. You can find them here.

If your local yarn store isn’t currently carrying the JMF lines and you’d like to knit these patterns, ask them to bring it in. We’re currently in more than 100 stores and the list is growing like crazy.