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Customize Your Project with Birthstone Colored Yarns

- Zontee
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On our radio-style podcast, YarnCraft, my co-host Liz and I often talk about how to customize your knit & crochet projects. In particular, customizing gifts is a popular subject, since many knitters and crocheters like to make things for their loved ones.

One great idea that I got from the book, The Prayer Shawl Ministry: Reaching Those In Need, is to use yarns that match your recipients’ birthstone. It’s, of course, a great idea for birthday presents, but could be used throughout the year. To help you on your way, I’ve put together this handy chart:

January – Garnet

Deep shades of burgundy make for wonderful accessories and garments in luxe Superwash Merino Cashmere or glitzy Vanna’s Glamour.
Superwash Merino
Cashmere in Wine		 Vanna’s Glamour
in Garnet
February – Amethyst

Add a touch of texture with shades of purple with the haziness of Silk Mohair or silky hand of Homespun.
LB Collection SilkMohair in Iris Homespun
in Amethyst
March – Aquamarine

Cool, light organic cotton or easy-care Vanna’s Choice both make wonderful accessories, boleros, and more.
Nature’s Choice
Organic Cotton
in Blueberry		 Vanna’s Choice
in Aqua
April – Diamond

April’s child loves a touch of glitter, so try one of these soft, metallic yarns for a wonderful project.
Vanna’s Glamour
in Diamond		 Wool-Ease
in White Frost
May – Emerald

Lush shades of green meet quick-to-work-up yarns in Hometown USA and Holiday Homespun.
Hometown USA
in Green Bay		 Holiday Homespun in Evergreen
June – Pearl or Moonstone

Subtle shades reflect June’s birthstones. Try this painterly shade of Homespun or the soft taupe glitz of Vanna’s Glamour.
Homespun in Pearls Vanna’s Glamour
in Moonstone
July – Ruby

Perfect on their own or held double-stranded (one strand of each), July’s yarns are all about bright, bold red.
Vanna’s Glamour
in Ruby		 Vanna’s Choice
in Scarlet
August – Peridot

Stylish yellow-green is lovely in this heathered solid shade of Homespun or the soft luxury of Superwash Merino Cashmere.
Homespun
in Apple Green		 Superwash Merino
Cashmere in Green Tea
September – Sapphire

Classic midnight blue makes for great accessories, shrugs, and more. Double-stranded or used individually, these yarns look luscious.
Vanna’s Choice
in Sapphire		 Vanna’s Glamour
in Sapphire
October – Opal

October’s yarns are all about a swirl of soft color with this painterly color of Homespun or self-striping Amazing.
Homespun
in Tudor		 Amazing
in Carnival
November – Citrine or Yellow Topaz

This warm, golden fall-friendly color is beautiful in both shimmering Vanna’s Glamour and luxurious Angora Merino.
Vanna’s Glamour
in Bronze 		LB Collection Angora
Merino in Nectarine
December – Blue Topaz or Turquoise

Brighten up someone’s winter with a pop of color in silky-smooth, easy-care Microspun or Homespun.
Homespun
in Seafoam		 Microspun
in Turquoise

For episodes of YarnCraft (I like to say it’s like “Car Talk” for knitters & crocheters), visit our blog or find us on iTunes. YarnCraft comes out twice a month on Tuesdays.

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28 Comments

  • I love this idea for making a gift project even more special for the recipient! Thanks for including yarns of different weights/pricing!

  • June is Alexandarite.  Pearl is a secondary “stone” since the other is rare.

  • October is pink zirconia as well as opal. I would love trying something is pink for me, since it’s my month;)!

  • October is pink zirconia as well as opal. I would love trying something is pink for me, since it’s my month;)!

    • Well, we do have a lot of great pink yarns! Consider Vanna’s Glamour in Jewel or Microspun in Fuchsia.

    • rainbow opal is also October and much prettier than plain opal.

  • Ah, that is too funny, the Car Talk for knitters and crocheters.  It’s true!  But WAY more pleasant.  It’s always a great listen.  Thanks, Zontee and Liz.

    • I think that is way too funny! Hubs is a certified car nut…so ‘car talk’ caught my eye…..great comparison….heheheh…gotta run..we are off to a car show! imagine that.
      will check it out
      Nancy

    • Thanks, DCAlane!

  • Since June is also Alexandrite, what would you suggest as yarns – as I recall it’s a pale violet. Then I wouldn’t have to be jealous of my mom’s Amethyst!  We could have things that almost match ;-D

    • Hi Chopton, since Alexandrite is actually a color-change stone (it appears different colors in daylight versus artificial light), it ranges from a pale blue-green to a pale purple (with some varieties appearing pale yellow to red). For pale purples, consider Orchid or Lavender in Baby Wool or Dusty Purple in Vanna’s Choice. For a yarn that has pale greens and purples, I stand by my recommendation of Tudor in Homespun, an example of which, you can see here: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/81040AD.html?noImages=

    • Hi Chopton, since Alexandrite is actually a color-change stone (it appears different colors in daylight versus artificial light), it ranges from a pale blue-green to a pale purple (with some varieties appearing pale yellow to red). For pale purples, consider Orchid or Lavender in Baby Wool or Dusty Purple in Vanna’s Choice. For a yarn that has pale greens and purples, I stand by my recommendation of Tudor in Homespun, an example of which, you can see here: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/81040AD.html?noImages=

  • I’ll admit, I was curious as to how you’d handle Opal.  🙂

  • I’ll admit, I was curious as to how you’d handle Opal.  🙂

  • I’d like to know June as the Alexandrite also.
    😀

  • I think you missed a terrific choice — Vanna’s Choice in Sapphire.  That particular blue pops like crazy (I’ve used it for toys in combo with other colors and it always receives the most enthusiastic comments. meg in L.A. (CrochetColorJunkie on  Ravelry)

    • Hi Meg, if you look again, you’ll see that I did include Vanna’s Choice in Sapphire in the September yarns. It really is a great blue.

  • Tanzanite is also being used for December now. 

    • And tanzanite is a pale, almost frosty orchid or lavendar.

  • I am always making an afghan for someone. I always use a reversible pattern. I always use Homespun. My last four blanket afghans have been in Montana Sky, Parfait, Purple Haze, and Dusty Blue. Purple Haze is just beautiful and so rich in color. Very difficult to find. Montana Sky is the same richness if you are a blue person. Dusty Blue is just so comforting and impossible to find (almost). For the little girl who wants pink, Cherry Blossoms is an obvious choice if you can find it. I used Parfait and was amazed at how much the colors changed from skein to skein. Why can’t we get back to the baby pink, blue, yellow, green, lavendar, and turquoise in Homespun? I’d like to know how color choices are made for Homespun. My granddaughter wants to know why there is no hot pink available in the Homespun.

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  • citrine is my favorite gemstone and corresond to my month of birth although I also like emeralds due to their green beautiful color.

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