WEBS inventory

I’ve finally gotten around to taking some pics of my WEBS store projects this week, so this post may seem like a windfall after a long drought of non-posting. Some of these projects I finished quite some time ago and some very recently.

My most dramatic project to date and the most recent is the Soft Kid Bubble, from Boutique Knits.

Project: Soft Kid Bubble
Source: Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin
Yarn: Cascade Eco Alpaca in chocolate brown, 5 skeins (barely used the 5th skein).

This garment was a challenge to my skills as a knitter mainly because it was difficult to visualize with the pattern wording. At my skill level I could have benefited from a schematic or a description/summation of the construction at each section. However, the construction was interesting, the yarn was lusciously soft and the store is all abuzz about Boutique Knits. There are so many interesting patterns in this book, the customers and staff cannot get enough. In fact, it goes so fast that no one can get their hands on it in the store. Sidenote: I greatly benefited from the experience of my coworkers in the labor of this project. Thank you Ladies of WEBS!

Thanks to ZombieHunter who is featured here modeling it in the store.

My coworker, fxa and I began our projects at the exact same time (which was shamefully long ago) and we finished them on the exact same day. We bemoaned our projects, commiserated in our misery and rejoiced together as they came off the needles. Regretfully I did not catch a photo of her beautiful lace shawl and she has not posted it on Ravelry yet, so hopefully I can amend that in the near future. [edit: she has now posted on her blog]

Next project: Versatile Scarves

Designed by: Evelyn Clark

Source: Fiber Trends Pattern

Yarn: Araucania Ranco Solid

Project: Springtime in Philadelphia, Canopy

Designed By: Kate Gagnon

Source: Kelbourne Woolens

Yarn: Fibre Company Canopy Fingering in Chiclet Tree

I lovelovelove this yarn. It’s soft and springy and shows perfect stitch definition. I cannot recommend it enough. I can always sell a skein of this in the store with the free pattern. I very much enjoyed working this pattern and it gets constant attention in the store. In fact, I loved it so much I made another for myself!

Project: Vergara Vest

Designed by: Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton

Source: Malabrigo Book One

Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted, in Stonechat

My first WEBS project!

Project: Give a Hoot

Designed by: Jocelyn Tunney

Source: Kelbourne Woolens

Yarn: Valley Yarns Sheffield

I regret that I wasn’t able to use Canopy Worsted, for which this pattern was intended, but WEBS doesn’t carry it. However, I was very impressed that I eeked out with one ball of Sheffield. And I was surprised at how much I loved this yarn. It really blooms when washed and it’s so soft, with a nice variety of colors. The mitts were super quick and ultra cute, although if I make some for myself I may forgo the button eyeballs.

Project: Clapotis

Designed by: Kate Gilbert

Source: Knitty.com

Yarn: Valley Yarns Northfield, hand dyed by KangarooDyer

This sort of counts as a WEBS project since it was made for our resident dyer KangarooDyer. She wanted to have a piece for her table at the Fiber Twist that highlighted her hand dyed yarn, so I volunteered. KangarooDyer is hands down the most generous woman I’ve ever met and in exchange for my labor I received a large sum of hand dyed goodies!

Whew, I think that’s it!