Be Inspired Hand spun wool and mohair yarns for knitting and crocheting sweaters and accessories.

The London shop Loop holds a special place in my heart. The owner Susan was the very first person to show interest in our yarns and place an order. We have been shipping yarn to Susan and Loop ever since. Her shop is in the cutest neighborhood, Islington, in London. It's chock full of gorgeous yarns that all tell a story.  

Last week, Loop came out with a gorgeous cowl pattern that uses 1 skein of our Gypsy Garden or Rolling Stone yarns striped with a thin skein of mohair. Take a peek at their sample below and be sure to visit their blog here. I also whipped one up using 1 skein of Daisy Chain in Natural Aura and a random mohair that was hiding in my stash from years ago. To see more photos of my project, visit my ravely page here.

Loop's sample is in Gypsy Garden colorway Stardus Garland.

Last weekend one wonderful knit collage knitter came into J.P. Knit & Stitch wearing her Drop Stitch Cowl, knit up in Rolling Stone. Apparently I'm a little late in finding out about this pattern by Abi Gregorio. 1400+ people have knit it, and that's just what's recorded on Ravelry! It works up so well in many of our yarns. SO, of course I had to make my own! I decided to make mine in with one skein of our new Daisy Chain yarn. I love the way it turned out. Take a look below of mine and the other drop stitch cowls I spotted on Rav, knit in our yarns. For more details, visit my Ravelry project page too! Did I mention this pattern is free?! 

I knit mine in the Grasshopper colorway, which might be my favorite Daisy Chain color.

This one is knit in Rolling Stone colorway Morning Glory. I found this project on ravelry, for more details click here.

AND here's the Rolling Stone cowl, one knitter came in wearing at J.P. Knit & Stitch last Saturday. So cute! This is knit in the colorway Poppy Patch. 

Finally, some patterns in our newest Daisy Chain yarn! This scrumptious handspun yarn is a combination of many wool colors hand carded together and spun with mini daisies, tea-dyed lace and strips of Indian block printed fabrics. Each colorway is different from the others with it's own matching fabric & color accents. The finished yarn looks like a long daisy garland you may be inspired to crochet into a crown or knit up into a cozy oversized sweater. The 2 patterns we are releasing today are simple and quick knits. They are the Daisy Chain Earflap Hat by Danielle Shields and and a Bandana Cowl pattern by Susan Sheby. Both of these patterns are FREE and use 2 skeins of Daisy Chain each. Added bonus- they will only take you a few nights or max 1 week to knit up! The earflap hat is available here and the bandana cowl is available here. Both of these are sure to keep you warm & cozy until this winter weather lets up.