Juniper Moon Farm Fourteen – merino cashmere chainette yarn, 50 g

Juniper Moon Farm Fourteen – light merino cashmere yarn for coats, ponchos and accessories

Fourteen by Juniper Moon Farm is a light, soft yarn made of 90% merino wool and 10% cashmere, for coats, ponchos, hats and scarves. It has a chainette structure: the yarn is built as a knitted tube. According to the manufacturer, the yarn makes knitted pieces light and warm and gives them a lovely drape. Choose your colour from the options.

One ball weighs 50 g and has a length of 134 m (147 yds). That works out at approx. 268 m per 100 g. You can use this figure to plan the yarn requirements for your project from the metre count given in your pattern.

What to use Fourteen for

The chainette structure makes the yarn airy and light. This suits voluminous pieces such as coats and ponchos, which should not become heavy despite their size. Fourteen is also well suited to hats and scarves. The 10% cashmere content makes the yarn soft, so you can comfortably wear it close to the neck and face. Large pieces need a correspondingly large number of balls: calculate from the length of 134 m per ball and, if possible, buy the whole amount in one go from the same dye lot.

Needle size and tension

The manufacturer recommends needles of 4.5 to 5.5 mm. Over 10 cm in stocking stitch this gives approx. 16 to 20 stitches. What matters is the tension given in your pattern; the manufacturer's figure is only a guide. With the worsted/aran weight, many patterns for aran yarns can be worked with a matching tension. Knit a tension swatch first to check.

Juniper Moon Farm Fourteen product details

• Manufacturer: Juniper Moon Farm, Fourteen
• Composition: 90% merino wool, 10% cashmere
• Ball weight: 50 g
• Length: 134 m / 147 yds
• Structure: chainette
• Recommended needle size: 4.5–5.5 mm
• Tension over 10 × 10 cm (stocking stitch): 16–20 stitches
• Yarn weight: worsted/aran

You will also need: knitting needles in the size given in your pattern (recommended: 4.5–5.5 mm)