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Yarn Sale and the Harlot at Webs

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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 you’re a weaver, knitter, crocheter, spinner, felter, or dyer – this is THE sales event you don’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!

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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork. 

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn. 

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look. 

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me. 

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. 

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.