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Buy A Share in a Flock of Yarn

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Ok, so maybe sheep and goats should not be reffered to as “Walking Yarn” but anyone addicted to yarns will know how I feel.

Dreamend of owning your own yarn supply? But Don’t have room for some “Walking Yarn” in your back yard? then this just might be the answer.

Martha’s vineyard fiber farm is selling shares in their flock.
You can purchase a share of the Spring 2008 clip and they take care of all the fun stuff like shoveling shi* and tending to the need of the “walking yarn” animals.

Here’s How it Works

When you purchase a share in the CSA you are investing in the Spring 2008 “yarn harvest”. You’ll receive an shareholders certificate, weekly email updates on what’s going on around the farm and an invitation to the Shearing Day Celebration.
After shearing, you’ll receive your share of the harvest. The number of skeins, yaradage, etc., will depend on the size of the clip . You can chose to take all of your share in one kind of yarn or receive a sampler with some of each of the yarns they produce, including mohair, kid mohair, Cormo and Cotswold.

How much does a share cost? it is $100 per share. For more details visit the website

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork. 

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn. 

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look. 

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me. 

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. 

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.