One of the best parts of putting together an issue of Farm & Fiber Knits is seeing those designs come to life in your hands. Every finished project reflects the knitter’s creativity, yarn choices, and personal touches, making each version unique in its own way.
We always love seeing what you make, and last spring we shared a reader roundup of finished projects—mitts, cowls, sweaters, hats.
What have our readers been up to this spring? Turns out you still love to make mitts, but socks and cowls are also top of mind. The projects featured here are a few that have recently caught our eye, so we’ve asked the knitters to share their beautiful work along with a few thoughts about the experience of making—and wearing—them.
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Cymru Socks, Winter 2025
Photos courtesy of Stefanie Johnson
My Juanita daffodil-inspired Cymru socks were knit with finely spun yarn, so they are nice and thin for springtime. My spinning resulted in three semi-worsted, 3-ply yarns: a green Corriedale/nylon blend, an orange Targhee/nylon blend, and a marigold yellow Merino/nylon blend.
—Stefanie Johnson
Ilisha’s Mittens, Spring 2026
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Fuller
I found the pattern somewhat challenging only for the fact of making certain the rows matched, but I have received many compliments from people who like the mittens which, in my opinion, compliments the designer!
—Jo Ann Fuller
Farmer’s Favorite Socks, Farm & Fiber Knits Library
Photos courtesy of Ann Ferris
I’m so glad the staff loves these socks as much as I do. This was the second pair I made with this pattern within a month. This pair I made while traveling because it was an easy, engaging cable pattern that I could knit on a train and on a plane. I make socks each Christmas for several family members and I appreciate sock patterns that are interesting yet achievable in 10–14 days. This pattern checked all my boxes and there will probably be a few more pairs made.
—Ann Ferris
Rancher’s Cowl, Fall 2025
Photo courtesy of Lani Ramsey
I love the Navajo inspiration in this cowl! I used my handspun corriedale in natural brown, and splash of hand-dyed alpaca in Himalayan rhubarb, combined with some MadTosh yarn. What a great project to use up your stash and it’s easy to knit!
—Lani Ramsey
Furrow Scarf, Summer 2026
Photos courtesy of Erika Zambello
As soon as I saw Kate Larson’s pattern in the new issue of the magazine, I knew it would be a great stash buster. I started and finished the project on a trip to the mountains in Georgia, including some stitching along the river in Chattahoochee National Forest. The dark yarn is from Nezinscot Farm, the white yarn is Gulf Coast Native from Oak Hill Farm Georgia, and the red is a yarn that’s also from Maine.
—Erika Zambello
Fae Garland Cowlette and Furrow Scarf
Photos courtesy of Anne Merrow
Our very own Anne Merrow couldn’t resist casting on two projects from the Summer 2026 issue! Here’s what she said:
I was smitten with the cluster stitches in the Fae Garland Cowlette pattern! It was fun trip knitting: lots of plain-ish rows with some twists thrown in. The contrast-color bind-off was a great touch that I’ll use again—it doesn’t roll and it looks polished. I had two skeins of Polypay yarn from Yankee Rock Farm in complementary colors that were just right.
Then I was looking for fun idle-hands knitting, and the Furrow Scarf delivered with a really wearable result. With some well-aged leftovers from my stash, I knitted as far as I could with each color and changed at the end of a row (end of a welt, if I could help it, but I didn’t try too hard). It’s basically reversible, and the shaping makes it curve easily around my neck. The result is almost like a tube cowl but easier to wear. I can’t think of anything I’ve made from stash bits and bobs that I’ve enjoyed so much!
—Anne Merrow
Share Your Projects with Us!
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Find these patterns in the Farm & Fiber Knits Library
Cymru Socks by Kate Larson
Ilisha’s Mittens by Sivia Harding
Farmer’s Favorite Socks by Debbie O'Neill
Rancher’s Cowl by Tressa Weidenaar
Furrow Scarf by Kate Larson
Fae Garland Cowlette by Safiyyah Talley