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Susie is stuck under a mountain of snow and it’s raining cold, hard, windy rain here with the threat of snow tomorrow. I’m alternately wanting to snuggle up under the most comfortable of warm clothes, or throw out anything having to do with winter and embrace spring.

Let’s see what I can find that you’ve made on Ravelry to match my mood.

Winter Warmth. Blendab1 knit this Cowboy Cowl out of her Spring 2011 share for her gorgeous daughter.

Blendab1's Cowboy Cowl

Spring for Spring. rebeca4a knit All the Stops (designed by Caroline Fryar for the Spring 2012 collection) in Findley Dappled’s Woodland to wear on her cruise. She modified it for a more conservative neckline and skipped the belt.

rebeca4a's All the Stops

Cozy Comfort. chelseabug knit a Hattie dress (also designed by Caroline Fryar for the Fall 2012 collection) in Herriot. I would love to be wrapped in a dress like this with some wool tights.

chelseabug's Hattie

Warm-Weather Wear. SupaSteph knit a supa-awesome Leaves of Spring shawl out of Findley in Dove. Just right as a spring layering piece, though if I started right now I don’t know that I’d be done before fall!

SupaSteph Pi

Head Heater. jbritton79 knit this Thorpe out of Marlowe in Madrigal. A lovely pop of purple color to know that spring will someday be here.

jbritton's thorpe

Cool Cap. This is the first Moonshine project in the wild! Knipper knit this Ola hat (which received a lot of attention on Rav for its racy pattern page photo!) out of the brand new yarn, Moonshine in Charcoal and Swimming Pool.

Kipper's Ola

Here’s something a little bit in between. Tamrisk knit up Driftwood, which has been in my favorites for awhile since it features a relatively unknown shoulder/sleeve construction called Contiguous. It’s gaining in popularity and just became an attribute tag on Ravelry. (In fact, the All the Stops dress pictures above uses it!) It’s a top down method in which you knit the sleeve cap and body at the same time. Anyway, Tamrisk did her Driftwood in one color of Sabine – Sirius. (Did I mention that it’s free?) The pink buttons are a fun addition!

Tamarisk's driftwood

What do you like to knit on these stormy days?

Yarned by You: Yearning for Spring

It is pouring freezing rain here in Massachusetts. It is absolutely horrid out. In miserable weather like this there is nothing better to do than to snuggle up with some warm wool and wait for Spring to start. So, shall we?

ShayneDKnits held Herriot double to make this Jumper with Hood. She looks absolutely adorable in it!

ShayneDKnits Jumper with Hood

This lovely sweater was made by dkmerola knit Desire using Willa in Aquarium. This color makes me long for Spring!

dkmrola's Desire

I know I’ve featured the Featherweight Cardigan before, but I just can’t get enough of it in Findley! HeatherBrum knit this one in Crocodile.

HeatherBurm's Featherweight Cardigan

This Hilton Field Cowl was knit by AnxiousKnitter by using three different shades of Sabine. I love how it’s reversible!

AnxiousKnitter's hilton field cowl

The many undyed shades of Herriot are perfect colorwork like this Vera Marguerite Tam as designed by Pam Wynne for the Fall 2012 yarn line. knittingceleste did a wonderful job knitting this one. She’s making the matching cowl!

knittingceleste's Vera Marguerite Tame

This Big Tile Pullover was knit by tentenknits using Yearling. I love the pop of color in the yoke (and the hint of baby bump in this picture!)

tentenknit's big tile pullover

Berzelius Crochet Along!

A reminder that the Berzelius crochet along starts this Friday, March 1!

Berzelius color change

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Herriot - Granite

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Yarned by You: Herriot Gallery

Looking through projects on Ravelry made with Juniper Moon Farm, I was drawn to the Herriot projects. Maybe it’s because I was cold all day today, or maybe my mind is just fixated on the Berzelius Crochet Along starting March 1st, but I just want to snuggle up in some accessories made with warm alpaca yarn!

vehuddle knit this Coriander Hat in River Birch. I love the traveling stockinette stitches!

vehuddle's corriander hat

This Pressed Rib Muffler was knit by magilson in Travertine and with the ends in Granite. All that ribbing looks very warm!

magilson's pressed rib cap & muffler

Walnut and Ghost Fern were used to knit this #08 Fair Isle Hat. I definitely admire Musicknitter’s colorwork skills!

Musicknitter's 08 Fair Isle Hat

The undulating waves of Livviknit’s Lamar Scarf (knit in Travertine) remind me of a pretty basket!

Livviknits Lamar Scarf

jnelson modified Westward to be an earwarmer (seen still on the needles). I’m pretty sure that the dark tan is Bullrush.

jnelson8705's Westward

This is the knit answer to Berzelius. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that Berzelius is the answer to Egbertine Cowl since it was designed by Caroline Fryar for the Fall 2012 yarn and pattern line. Both use all ten colors of Herriot and alternate colors in a delightful way! This Egbertine Cowl was knit by BlissYarns, which is located in Tennessee.

BlissYarns' Egbertine Cowl

Berzelius Tunisian Crochet Scarf

My dear crocheters. You have been so kind and so patient, lo these many years, waiting for crochet patterns. And today, your patience will be rewarded for the first time. Today we are releasing our first crochet pattern, created just for you by an amazing crochet designer named Ryan Hollist. (Ryan designs under the name Joe d’Arc Crochet; you can see more of his designs here.)

I met Ryan at a trunk show in Salt Lake City at a really cool yarn shop called Blazing Needles. (Seriously. I was the uncoolest person in this shop by a mile.) Herriot hadn’t even been released yet, but when I saw Ryan’s work, I knew we needed him to design something just for our crocheters using all the colors of Herriot.

Here’s what Ryan has to say about Berzelius:

I started exploring Tunisian crochet over the past year.  I really enjoy it.  The textures and colorwork possibilities very intriguing.  However, I found there seemed to be something of a block to many in the yarn craft community to giving Tunisian crochet a try.  Mainly, people seemed hesitant to make the investment in the long Tunisian/afghan hooks usually necessary for doing Tunisian crochet.  I wanted to provide something to the community that would help people experience Tunisian crochet without making them commit to the investment of another set of tools–that investment could come later, if they wanted.  What came out of my experimentation was the ribbon technique used in the Berzelius scarf.
If anyone is interested in the origin of the name, it’s partly a bit of Google randomness and my recent gravitation to naming designs after famous scientists.  Berzelius is in reference to Jons Jacob Berzelius, one of the fathers of modern chemistry.

I present to you the Tunisian Bias Ribbon Scarf!

 

Although this is a Tunisian crochet pattern, it is designed to use a standard crochet hook. Between the clear directions in the pattern, and the tutorials provided, you should have no problems if this this your first Tunisian crochet project.

Berzelius can be downloaded as a pdf here, or anytime from the free patterns page. If you’d like to add the pattern to your Ravelry projects or queue, you’ll find it right here.  (You can also leave a comment for Ryan there about how awesome this scarf is!)

For excellent tutorials, check out Kim Guzman’s youtube videos here. Kim is the go-to resource for all things Tunisian Crochet and she tech edited this pattern for us.

Lauria is thinking about having a Crochet-Along hosted on the JMF Ravelry group. Anyone want to join her?

EDITED TO ADD: Here’s the link to the crochet along! We’ll start March 1st!

Yarned by You

Alright folks, I’ve run out of themed Yarned by You posts! Unless I think of something brilliant (or someone requests something), I’ll be putting up an assortment of things from here on out, with sporadic themed posts when I think something up. So if you want to see a particular thing, let me know and I’ll do my best!

handmadebykoren has knitted up some GORGEOUS JMF patterns as shop displays for Gather Here, a wonderful one-of-a-kind shop located in Cambridge, MA. This is her Hattie (designed by Caroline Fryar) in Herriot. Such a stunner!

Also knit in Herriot, Barbara emailed this photo of It All Comes Together to Susan:

This is the ubiquitous Central Park Hoodie knit by purltwo in the special edition yarn Cormo Rusticus. It looks so lofty and squishy and warm!

In contrast, teribella’s Bonnie is knit with an open gauge that gives this sweater a lovely drape and spring feel! Cormo Rusticus is versatile!

Amy Kaspar designed this beautiful Fallen Lady Stole for Findley. This looks so delightfully light and snuggle-worthy! I can’t believe that there are no projects for it, yet!

This is Ahern’s Maude knit up in Findley Dappled in 105 Clear Blue Sky. I love the lacy top giving way to the ribbing! I bet it’s flattering for many shapes and sizes.

That’s all for this week! What are you knitting? What do you want to see next?

Yarned by You: Favorites Gallery

This is going to be a more low-key Yarned by You post. It’s the day after Christmas, and although I didn’t receive any medication that makes me feel icky like Susan did, I’m feeling pretty exhausted by the season. So I’m bringing you a few projects that received the most favorites on Ravelry so that you can be sure to see the beauty too.

 

Project Stats
Knit by: CityPurl
Pattern: Danforth Pullover
Yarn: Chadwick in 01 Indian Paintbrush

Project Stats
Knit by: Chappysmom
Pattern: Hyrna Herborgar
Yarn: Findley

Project Stats
Knit by: kamikazeknit
Pattern: Cora, by Caroline Fryar
Yarn: Herriot Walnut, with Ghost Fern, Eucalyptus, Sycamore, & River Birch

Project Stats
Knit by: 17Q17
Pattern: Aeolian Shawl
Yarn: Findley in Fresco

May you all find a few restful days full of beauty and peace.

Yarned by You: Herriot Gallery

Ah, Halloween! What could be better than Halloween? Herriot on Halloween!

Herriot has been the rockstar of the Fall 2012 yarn line. And it’s no wonder! Herriot is a DK-weight yarn made of 100% baby alpaca that comes in 10 natural shades. It’s coveted by anyone who touches it! So it’s no wonder that there are already a number of lovely projects on Ravelry for me to post about!

kirinlemon knit up this great Salt Creek Cowl (which appears to be listed in Ravelry! The Shame!) in a week:

It seems like it would make for great mindless knitting with a perfect amount of detail in cabled ribbing.

Below is Maltese Parakeet’s Marguerite Tam. This was designed by Pamela Wynne for the Herriot yarn line.

Isn’t it darling? I love the star motif! And lovely colorwork. You’ll have to go to her ravelry page if you want to see the guts that this colorwork created!

KnitForBrains knitted up this cowl in #02 Heartwood & #03 Bullrush as a part of a a Harry Potter themed knitting game.

I bet this feels delightful to wear right next to the sensitive neck skin!

This Herbie Hat, also designed by Pamela Wynne for Herriot, is knit exactly with the same colorways (#03 Bullrush & #01 Talc) the pattern calls for!

My only question for GSHF: will you make the mittens, too?

Who’s this delightful child behind SusanM’s Skullkerchief? Why it’s her son! SusanM knit this for him in two days. If you get a move on (and you’re a much faster knitter than I am), you could whip this out and wear your seasonally-appropriate knitwear tonight!

(I know you’re also eying that beautiful sweater. Don’t worry, we’ll get to that next week.) She even found the perfect button to finish it off! You’ll have to click through to her project page to see what I mean.

Maeby you’ve been bitten by the Maeby bug? turbotuna has! She knit this modified Maeby (designed yet again, by Pamela Wynne!) in just ten days! Not quite enough time for her to take on her Vermont trip, but definitely in time to enjoy this fall.

I cannot get “Call Me, Maybe” out of my head. It’s stuck on constant repeat. But at least I can modify the lyrics for my own devices: “Here’s my Rav Page / So knit me, Maeby!”

Showing that Herriot is good for more than just colorwork, julieti knit this Dustland Hat, which features bands of textures.

Even if your attention span is so short that you get distracted knitting a hat, Dustland should keep your interest with a new texture pattern every couple of inches!

Finally, here’s a couple of knitting patterns that might have seen in the new FREE By Hand Magazine (pg 54-57). Designed by Caroline Fryar, the Lattice Cowl and Lattice Gloves are great accessories for this fall.

The cowl is grafted so that it’s completely reversible and you never have to worry about the wrong side facing out. The gloves are shown in both the Men’s (on the left) and Woman’s (on the right) sizes and features a two-toned lattice stitch cuff. You could make both the cowl and the gloves as coordinating accessories, without too much matchy-matchiness.

What are you making with Herriot? Let us know in the comments section!

You can find Herriot and the rest of the Juniper Moon Farm Yarns in a LYS near you by clicking here then clicking “find a store,” inputting your zip code and selecting Juniper Moon Farm as the yarn brand.