Woolbearers: July 2014

It's hard to believe that Woolbearers has been in business for over 10 years now. I think it was only yesterday when we opened up the shop in a little house down in Mill Race Village. Times have changed and we have had to make lots of changes as well. Moving up to High Street has been great -- lots of visibility and a nice large shop to display all of our goodies.
The latest program Woolbearers is offering is CustomFit. CustomFit makes custom patterns for hand-knit sweaters. It takes your choices, your body, and your hand-knit fabric and produces a pattern perfectly suited to you. Design and fit expertise are built-in, so you get to make all the fun choices without worrying about the hard ones. CustomFit builds a pattern that fits beautifully from hem to neck, and everywhere in between.

Here is my first CustomFit sweater. I used Customfits Classic Cardigan template and indeed, I got a perfect fit. I used Zealana's Heron yarn.

Fran's first sweater is a pullover. She specified some of the design choices she wanted (neck depth, neck style, edging, etc.) and got great results. Of course, it fits perfectly as well. We both said that the shoulders were a perfect fit -- something that doesn't always happen, even when trying on store bought sweaters. Fran knit with Tahki Tara Tweed.

I just started another CustomFit sweater. I did a twisted 1 x 1 rib and am incorporating a pattern on the back -- maybe the fronts too -- we'll see. I was really inspired by the Botanic Knits trunk show. Found this leaf pattern in one of Barbara Walker's books.
This time I'm using Classic Elite Mohawk Wool and I just love this new yarn -- it's made of Merino and Romney, is soft, but has great stitch definition. Here are all the natural colors.

Our first 2-part classes are scheduled for Thursday, July 31st & August 7 or Saturday, August 2nd & 9th, More info is on our website.

I know it's been months since I have blogged, so here are a few items I have been collecting to put on the blog. I hope you have all seen my version of the Vivid Blanket by Tin Can Knits. I've made up kits and lot of folks are knitting away.

Here is my first version

and here is Bonnie's version. Just love it!

I dyed extra black yarn for her and away she went!

Janet has a new grandson and of course he needed a new blankie. Janet made this out of Berroco Vintage. The pattern is by Ashley Rao and is published in 60 Quick Baby Blankets.