Yarn Sale and the Harlot at Webs

Webs is celebrating their 33rd anniversary with a yarn sale. This sale is good until May 25th. Nuro Kureyon] new fall colors out and they are available now at Webs.

5th ANNUAL TENT SALE
Saturday & Sunday, May 19th and 20th
10:00am – 5:30pm
Please join us on Saturday and Sunday, May 19th and 20th, for our fifth annual Tent Sale! There will be special purchases and discounted yarns on sale at phenomenal prices! Spinning wheels, equipment, and fiber will be on sale for 20% off. Whether youâ€™re a weaver, knitter, crocheter, spinner, felter, or dyer – this is THE sales event you donâ€™t want to miss. If you only get to WEBS once this year, be sure to make it for this sale!

4th ANNUAL FLEECE MARKET

Saturday, May 19th
10:00am – 5:00pm
We will once again be hosting our annual Fleece Market on the first day of our Tent Sale. This is a fun event for the entire family. Many local sheep and alpaca growers will be on hand to offer a variety of fleeces, fiber, and yarn for sale from their own animals. A variety of breeds is always represented. Come browse, buy from the producers, talk spinning and even bring your wheel and spin! WEBS will have several spinning wheels on hand and ready to try!

But, even more exciting is the fact that the Harlot is coming to Webs.

THE YARN HARLOT IS COMING BACK TO WEBS!

Wednesday, May 30th at 6:00pm, at The Calvin in downtown Northampton (increased capacity)

We are so thrilled to have Stephanie Pearl-McPhee a.k.a. The Yarn Harlot
We will kick off the festivities at the Calvin. There will also be a cash bar. Stephanie will speak at 6:00pm and then open the floor to Q&A. Once the program is completed, we will all return to]WEBS for a book signing. For those of you not wanting to wait in-line, we will have a bunch of pre-signed books that you can purchase. The store will be open for shopping until the last knitter leaves.

First, this event is free, but we will be partnering with a local charity. More info to follow. Second, we will be taking donations for hats as well. Anyone interested in bringing a hat or sending one if you are unable to attend the event should feel free to do so! We’ll be sure to get them to local organizations who can distribute them.

MOST IMPORTANTLY – YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT!!
The Calvin holds a limited number of people, we can accomodate many more people back here at the store, but if we sell-out the event, we will not be able to take walk-ins at the Calvin.

Stay tuned for further updates, announcements and surprises!

Next Pattern:

Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks]

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