3 days left until The Sheep CLOSES!

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT - NOVEMBER 23rd, 24th, 25th !!!!

EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP IS 50% OFF!!!

Last Knit Night - November 24th

Yep, the time has come to say good bye to the fun times at our knit night on Wednesdays at the Naked Sheep.

November 24th will be our last knit night - come out to share in our last one, and to remember all the fun times we have had.

Still Lots of Yarn and Patterns and Needles Left!

Wowza people - if you think you missed the boat on all the great stuff we have - you are DEAD WRONG!

I went in this morning to check out what was left and to my great surprise, lots of DPNs, the bigger straights (6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10mm and 12mm needles), bigger circs, lots of patterns, and lots of yarn:

• Rowan Big Wool
• Cascade Magnum
• Freedom Wool
• Noro Retro (Noro's newest yarn!)
• Rowan Felted Tweed (enough to make a sweater - think Tangled Yoke and Coraline!)
• Mission Falls
• Malabrigo Chunky & Aquerella
• Rowan Summer Tweed
• Berroco Baby
• Baby Ull
• Fleece Artist Thrum Mittens & Socks
• Louet Gems
• Noro Kirameki
• Noro Shirakaba
• Classic Elite Alpaca Sox
• Classic Elite Alpaca Silk (one ball makes a big ass shawl!)
• much, much, much more...

• Two fabric covered bust forms/mannequins - each $30.

• Lots of yarn in a $5 bin!

Look Ma! this is what is left!

Last night I took pictures of all the shelves so you can see we really do have lots of yarn left!!! Turly we do. Maybe not alot of yarn with sweater quantities left, but winter is on it's way so you can knit so much with one to three, four or maybe even 5 balls of yarn!

This is what is left of needles. Lots and lots of DPNs...We always need DPNs..whether to use them to knit in the round, you can also use them as stitch holders, cable needles!

Pattern Clearance

ALL PATTERNS ARE $2 EACH.

Pay cash and we will pay the HST!

THANK YOU!

The Knitters in this city and beyond are amazing! Thank you to all that have stopped in to show their support and love for the Naked Sheep - it is more than I could have hoped for and imagined. My exit from the retail side of the knitting world is a difficult one and a decision I didn’t take lightly. I will miss my knit night peeps, all the laughs and tears we shared and of course all the wine we drank! The people are hard to leave - the yarn I can totally leave behind (I always know where to find more - Creative Yarns - hint hint!!!)

Thank you also to all the Naked Sheep knitters that supported the shop (and me) over the last two years. Truly, you guys made the shop the awesome place it was…

So - just an update on the clearance sale. Although alot of yarn, needles and books are now in the hands of amazing knitters, we still have a TONNE OF YARN, NEEDLES AND BOOKS LEFT. If you are planning on coming down this weekend, you will be surprised of the amount of things that remain. Boy, did we have a lot of stuff!! Lots of yarn in all weights except for the 16 to 18 stitches/4” range. But all other weights have a great selection left.

Needles are going fast. In two days, our needle inventory was cut in half!

What we do have a lot of is PATTERNS…Oh my goodness that amount of patterns we have is outstanding. If you have the time, please look through them - they are 40% so stock up!

Hope to see you down soon. Have fun!

Sale Update

If you have not had a chance to come to the shop, do so soon! The shop is jammed packed with people from the moment we open to the moment we close. We have no time to sit and eat...We eat while helping people!

Although yarn, books, patterns and needles have been flying out, there is so much stuff (and good stuff too!) still left.

I predict by the end of the weekend though, there will not be a lot of choice. We have alot of chunky, bulky and fingering weight yarn left. Some worsted, alot of DK yarn.

The needles are going FAST! My inventory has been cut in half and the sale has been on for only four days. If you need some needles to complete your set, please come in soon.

If you have time, browse through our patterns as we have so many...

The Sale Continues

The first weekend of our clearance sale was insane!!!! There were so many people that came out and I truly am happy you can help me clear everything off of the shelves.

Although it was super busy, there is still a tonne more yarn, needles, books, patterns left. Really and truly!

We are closed on Mondays, but open Tuesday through Sunday.

here is a re-cap of our clearance sale:

• 30% off regular priced yarn
• 50% off quite a bit yarn
• 40% off EVERYTHING ELSE! Needles, Books, patterns, kits!

See you soon!

CLEARANCE SALE!

It is with great sadness I am writing my last post...The shop is closing and I must sell everything! BTW - knit night will continue until the end!

Starting on October 30th until everything is sold, we are having a sale on everything!
30% off all yarn (alot is already marked down to 50%). Come for first choice - there are so many great yarns you don't want to miss out on:

sweet georgia cashsilk lace
rowan yarns (cocoon, big wool, felted tweed)
berroco (peruvia quick, lustra, alpaca fine
malabrigo (rasta, chunky, worsted, lace! - and great colours too!)
painted fleece
silky wool
cascade 220 and superwash, eco (colours, heathers and naturals)
noro (silk garden, retro, bonbori and many more!)
freedom spirit
mission falls
alot of cottons
AND SO MUCH MORE (that I can't name because I cant remember everything we have!)

40% off everything else! Roving, books, magazines, patterns, roving, spindles, kits, bags, buttons! Stock up soon - items will go very, very, very quickly.

We are also selling the Ikea Units ($40), some samples (mostly scarves), the table ($50), shelving units (the ones the book are housed in - $25 each)


EVERYTHING MUST GO! Everything Must Go!
**EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP MUST BE SOLD ASAP!**
**EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP MUST BE SOLD ASAP!**
**EVERYTHING IN THE SHOP MUST BE SOLD ASAP!**

Child's Poncho

Call me crazy, but I think the poncho craze is about to hit us again! Thankfully they are pretty quick to knit up and little kids looks super duper cute in them.

I used the Yarn Harlot's Poncho pattern, however used a thinner yarn and small needles - and viola - instantly down sizes to fit a child!

This poncho was knit with two skeins of cascade 220 and I used a third for the fringe on 6mm needles. There is enough left over of the 3rd skein to knit child size mittens or fingerless ones!

Sweet Georgia Cashsilk Lace!

The new yarns are just pouring into the shop and we are trying to keep up with blogging about them and knitting samples. Sweet Georgia's super yummy Cashsilk yarn arrived on Friday and holy cow, it is definitely a knock out!

The fibre content is insane - 45% cashmere, 55% silk! 400 yards for $36. One skein will make a nice scarf or two skeins for a beautiful lace shawl. This dyer is Canadian, from Vancouver and her colour sense will knock you off your feet.

Felicia designed a free easy fast lace scarf - find the pattern HERE.

One Day Beret!

And we mean it - this hat took one day to complete! Sarah used the One Day Beret pattern with one skein of Berroco's Campus yarn.

We love this yarn, a mix of wool, acrylic and alpaca - $10/skein, knits up beautifully and looks amazing. This yarn is perfect for almost anything you want to knit - from accessories to sweaters. We have 10 colours and they are all stunning.

I think a matching big ass chunky cowl would go quite nicely with this beret.

Toast

Winter is on it's way and you need to be prepared! Toast is the perfect fall and winter accessory! Knit two skeins of Diamond's Donegal Cashmere and at $5 bucks a skein, you can knit up these necessary items for $10!



These can be worn as sleeves under 3/4 length sleeve sweaters, pulled over your hands outside and then pushed up when your hands are well, toasty!





We have a matching hat and cowl to match - because being matchy matchy is important, non?

The cowl is knit with two skeins of Malabrigo Chunky! HMMMM, so soft, so freaking soft.

Another Elsewhere!

Everytime I finish a knit, I swear it is my favourite - I can't help it. I knit so much, that it is hard to choose just one that I love more than anything. But this one is no different. I've knit it BEFORE. I'll knit it again, really I would.

This Elsewhere was knit with 2.5 skeins of Eco Plus in Black. Pain to pick up stitches this time around because I could only pick up stitches during the day.

Elsewhere is one of those sweaters that I expected more people on Ravelry to knit. It fits every single body type! You can use most any worsted or aran weight yarn and it knits up faster than you think.

Drops Cardi!!!!

Another sample is off our needles. I totally love this one as well, no surprise there. Knit with seven skeins of Debbie Bliss Chunky Tweed on 7mm needles, it knits up so fast. Each piece could be knit in one evening - so you could have a sweater/jacket in one week! Wow.

You can find the free pattern here!

Another great yarn you could use for this sweater is Berroco Campus. It is tweedy and has a great halo that would look amazing!

New Sample The Caplet

I LOVE THIS CAPELET! I just finished knitting Pure and Simple's newest pattern with two skeins of Berroco Lustra on 6mm needles.

I am so surprised how well it sits on my shoulders and how comfortable it is. This is the perfect thing to wear to keep warm while driving, watching TV, working at the computer. You can knit this in any worsted to aran weight yarn - the sky is the limit!

Sirdar Vest

Oh my goodness, look at this little guy wearing the cutest vest E.V.E.R!! Lorraine knit this great little vest with 2.5 balls of Sirdar Baby Bamboo, a wool/bamboo machine washable yarn.

It is heaven to knit with and Sirdar has amazing pattern support. We have so many Sirdar patterns to choose from you will not know what to knit with first.

Berroco Comfort Baby

More yarn!! We totally love opening new boxes especially when it is great yarn to knit baby items with. Berroco Comfort baby, each ball is 50/50 nylon acrylic blend, 224 yards for $5!

Two balls is enough for a newborn sweater! Or one for a hat and bootie set.

New Yarn - Bocciolo (say that 5 times fast!)

the newest yarn we received - Bocciolo was just screaming to be knit up into a scarf! Sarah knit two balls of this yarn on 12mm needles.....

Each Bocciolo has 92% Wool and 8% acrylic and cost $11.99. Perfect for gift giving and is an absolute instant gratification knit! What more can you ask for?

We have reds, blacks, creams, purples and blue colourways.

Learn To Knit Socks!

Learn to Knit Socks!

Keep your feet toasty warm – learn how to knit socks! We will teach you how to knit socks from the top down using DPN’s. You will learn how to make the gusset heel, short rows, picking up stitches, toe decreasing and grafting. Be forewarned, socks can become highly addictive. Participants must know how to use DPNs, knit, purl and cast off.

Price: $40. Please bring 4mm DPNs, worsted weight yarn to the first class. For the 2nd class you will need sock yarn and 2.5mm DPNs.

Dates: October 29th and November 5th from 6-8pm

Class Length: 2 – two hour sessions

Instructor: Kate Atherley

Cedar Leaf Shawlette Class - 3 spots left!!!!

Cedar Leaf Shawlette – See our Sample!

A beautiful crescent shaped, little shawl that drapes beautifully around your shoulders and looks absolutely stunning wrapped around your neck as a scarf. The curved shape of the shawl is created through the use of short rows. The leafy border is knit on once the body of the shawl is completed.
Students must know how to cast on, knit, purl and cast off.

PRIOR TO FIRST CLASS – YOU NEED TO CAST ON 270 STITCHES and KNIT 6 Rows!!!!

Price: $40, please bring pattern found at nevernotknitting + 500 yards of DK weight yarn and 5mm needles.

Dates: October 31st and November 7th from 10 am to Noon
Class Length: 2 – two hour session
Instructor: Kate Atherley

Noro Retro

We received all 10 colours of Noro's newest yarn - RETRO. A blend of 64% wool, 24% silk and 12% angora. 100 meters for $9.95. (oopss only 8 colours were photographed, but trust me, there are 10 colours)

Holy cow people this one yarn you will fall in love with and fall in love with FAST! I picked up the raspberry colour to make a drop stitch scarf and Brooklyn Tweed's Habitat hat.

Beautiful combo, non? Knitting with this yarn is absolute HEAVEN with a capital H!

Learn to Felt

Learn to Felt – Wet and Dry! October 26th and November 2nd 7-9pm

We get loads of questions about felting and so we listened and designed a class to help you understand how to wet AND dry felt.

In the first class you will wet felt a square using a bucket of hot water and plunger. Once that is done, you will learn how to wet felt a bead!

In the 2nd class you will needle felt on the dried felted pieces you worked on during the first class.

HOMEWORK: you need to knit TWO squares prior to the first class:

Cast on 30 stitches and knit 30 rows, cast off. Repeat for 2nd square.

Price:$65. Everything is included – enough cascade 220 yarn for two squares, bucket, plunger, felting needle and 7mm needles.
Class Length: 2 – two hour sessions
Instructor: Missy Westgate

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting a titch wet!

Felted and non felted sqaures:

Felted Beads:

You will receive this purse pattern to make after you aquire your brand new felting skills:

October Newsletter Posted!

I just sent out our October 2010 newsletter this morning! Here is the LINK and here are the highlights:

• 25% off Silky Wool
• 25% off in stock Namaste bags (there are only a few left!)
• New yarn, spindle kits, roving, books
• A tonne of new samples to inspire you! From accessories to sweaters and everything in between.

October and November 2010 Classes

Learn to Knit
Lets us teach you how to knit! In this 3 session class, we will show you all you need to know to get you started and challenge you to start your 1st project.

1st class: Cast on, learn how to knit & purl, garter stitch, stockinette stitch and ribbing.
2nd class: Increasing, decreasing, reading your knitting, adding 2nd ball or colour.
3rd class: Fixing mistakes, casting off, importance of gauge, yarn weights, knitting terminology, Q&A .

Price: $60, includes needles & yarn to take home,
Class Length: 3 – two hour sessions
Instructor: Sarah Fay

Next Session: October 18th, 25th and November 1st - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Next Session: November 22nd, 29th and December 6th - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

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Learn to Felt – Wet and Dry!
We get loads of questions about felting and so we listened and designed a class to help you understand how to wet AND dry felt.

In the first class you will wet felt a square using a bucket of hot water and plunger. Once that is done, you will learn how to wet felt a bead!

In the 2nd class you will needle felt on the dried felted pieces you worked on during the first class.

HOMEWORK: you need to knit TWO squares prior to the first class. Pick up your package at the shop.

Cast on 30 stitches and knit 30 rows, cast off. Repeat for 2nd square.

Price:$65. Everything is included – enough cascade 220 yarn for two squares, bucket, plunger, felting needle and 7mm needles.
Class Length: 2 – two hour sessions
Instructor: Missy Westgate

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting a titch wet!

Next Session: October 26th and November 2nd from 7pm to 9pm

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Learn How To Crochet Hexagons!!!
OMG – this is my newest obsession and I would love to show you how to crochet these gems! All you need to bring is as little as one colour up to 4 colours and appropriate sized hook. I used a worsted weight yarn and 4.5 mm hook.

Please note - You must have solid knowledge of crochet basics, this class is not a beginner’s class.

Price: $20 + materials
Class Length: one two hour session
Instructor: Lisa Farmakovski

Next Session: October 21st from 6-8pm

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Cedar Leaf Shawlette! 3 spots left
A beautiful crescent shaped, little shawl that drapes beautifully around your shoulders and looks absolutely stunning wrapped around your neck as a scarf. The curved shape of the shawl is created through the use of short rows. The leafy border is knit on once the body of the shawl is completed.
Students must know how to cast on, knit, purl and cast off.

PRIOR TO FIRST CLASS – YOU NEED TO CAST ON 270 STITCHES and KNIT 6 Rows!!!!

Price: $40, please bring pattern found at nevernotknitting + 500 yards of DK weight yarn and 5mm needles.
Class Length: 2 – two hour session
Instructor: Kate Atherley


Next Session: October 31st and November 7th from 10am to noon
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Learn to Make Plain Old Mittens!
We live in Toronto, a cold, cold place from November to March, so learn how to make plain old mittens to keep your fingers toasty freaking warm! We will teach you how to increase for the gusset, decrease to close up the top and provide tips and tricks to close up those inevitable holes at the base of the thumb.

Price: $50. Yarn and double pointed needles included.
Class Length: 2 – two hour sessions
Instructor: Sarah Fay

Next Session: November 19th and 26th from 7-9pm
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Learn to Make Thrummed Mittens - 3 spots left
If you or someone you love has cold, cold hands, Thrummed Mittens are the best mitts on the planet to keep hands super duper warm. Knit with worsted weight yarn and bits of roving knitted in, they feel like clouds on hands! You need to know how to cast on, knit in the round on double pointed needles, increase, decrease and cast off.

Price: $60. Yarn and roving included. Please bring 5mm DPNs
Class Length: 2 – two hour sessions
Instructor: Missy Westgate

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Next Session: November 16th and 23rd from 7pm to 9pm
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Brave New Knits!

Lookie what just came in........See Brooklyn Tweed's post and drool over all the fab projects you can make.

Description

Brave New Knits is the first book to celebrate the convergence of traditional hand-knitting and modern technology. The Internet has made it possible for the knitting community to connect through photos, pattern-sharing, and blogs that document the knitting projects and passions of dozens of designers and enthusiasts. With a Foreword written by Jessica Marshall Forbes, co-founder of Ravelry.com, Brave New Knits includes 26 must-have garment and accessory patterns, all gorgeously photographed by knitting celebrity Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed. Contributors range from established designers like Norah Gaughan, Wendy Bernard, Anne Hanson, and knitgrrl Shannon Okey, to rising stars such as Melissa Wehrle, Connie Chang Chinchio, and Hilary Smith Callis. In-depth interviews with the designers reveal their design philosophy and passions. From shapely sweaters and delicate shawls to fingerless gloves and stylish hats, each of the knitted designs features detailed directions and charts to inspire both the beginner and experienced knitter!!!

Cedarleaf Shawlette Class

Back by popular demand - Learn to Knit this beautiful crescent shaped shawl:

Dates: October 31st and November 7th from 10am to Noon

Price: $40

Please bring pattern found at nevernotknitting + 500 yards of DK weight yarn and 5mm needles.

PRIOR TO FIRST CLASS – YOU NEED TO CAST ON 270 STITCHES and KNIT 6 Rows!!!!

Mara!!

In the spring I ordered some Freedom Spirit yarn in about 15 variegated colourways and when the shipment of this yarn arrived, I was a little disappointed. All the colours looked similar and it is very hard to make the balls look appealing together on the shelves...

The yarn has just sat there, and sat there some more so I thought I sample was needed. Plus, I wanted to see for myself how this yarn knit up. I went through pages of patterns in Ravelry and finally decided on Mara, from Madelinetosh - a free pattern BTW. I cast on, knit a few rows and instantly FELL IN LOVE!

This yarn is freaking fantastic.....So much so, that I was loyal to this shawl until the end....It feels so good to knit with the yarn, the shawl is awesome and can be worn so many ways:

I knit this shawl with 6 balls on 5mm needles. Each ball is $5.95.. You can knit a shawl for yourself or a gift for about $36.

Citron!

Another Citron is in the house! This is a mindless knit that looks awesome in small to super large sizees. This one is knit with two skeins of Painted Fleece Naturally dyed fingering weight yarn. With the colder weight on it's way, this is perfect for morning commutes, chilly offices, morning/evening walks - or hey, do ya really need a reason to wear something so fab?

Didn't think so! We also have Malabrigo Lace, which the pattern is originally knit with!

Garter Yoke Cardigan and Painted Fleece Naturally Dyed Yarn!

Need a super quick baby gift? How knitting the Garter Yoke Cardigan, a free pattern online and for this newborn to 3 month old size, you only need one skein of Painted Fleece's Naturally Dyed Fingering weight yarn.

If you need to knit the cardigan a bit bigger, knit with a thicker yarn, or cast on more stitches with her lovely yarn.

Either way - perfect gift!!!!!