Gretel Sample

We are on a roll people! Here is another sample we knit using Noro's new lace weight yarn, Sekku. A 50% Cotton,17% Wool,17% Nylon,16% Silk blend with 400 meters for $10!!! Holy cow.

Here is Gretel from cocoknits.com. We used 1.5 balls of Sekku on 4mm needles and this fits a 39" bust perfectly. The pattern is written with alot of ease, however I wanted mine to be a bit more form fitting.

Playful Stripes Sample!

Our latest sample - The Playful Stripes Cardigan byAlana at nevernotknitting.com. Awesome designer, thrilling podcasters and all round sweet person. She has other designs that are just as awesome, check them out on her website.

We used three balls of Debbie Bliss' Baby Cashmerino, and a four contrasting colours. With all the contrasting colour left overs you can knit her free baby leg warmies pattern or a matching hat.


We love DB baby cashmerino so much at the Sheep - can you tell with all this beautiful colours to choose from:


Each ball is $10 with 125 meters. Have choosing the colours for your playful stripes cardigan.

Sock Blockers!

People are always coming in and asking for sock blockers and now we have them! All complete with our logo. One of our naked sheep knitters brought a prototype by a few weeks ago and I fell in love with them. Use them after you have washed your socks and are waiting for them to dry. They can be hung on a shower rod or outside. Another great idea is to give them as gifts along with the hand knit socks.

Here they are modelled with a pair of recently knit socks by our very own Lorraine:



A close up of the handle and the logo:

My attempt at fancy photography, I fail miserably, but I tried none the less!

And last but not least, a full body shot without socks!

Each pair is $20!

Beginner's Crochet Night! May 20th, 6-8pm

Calling all new crocheters! We are introducing a night just for you. Each month we offer this workshop to help you increase your crochet skills.This monthly workshop is suited to beginner crocheters who need help starting a first project, understanding a pattern, help with anything to get you going or just want to crochet and socialize with other beginner crocheters in a warm welcoming environment.

Price: $20, please bring your pattern, yarn and needles

DKC Knitters' Frolic 2010

The Frolic this year was freaking awesome! There were so many knitters at the Naked Sheep's booth that I could believe it! Woo hoo! I loved seeing you all. I've created a set of pictures in flickr - FOUND HERE if you want to go through them.

Here is our booth:

Here are some of the folks that dropped by:

Amy from knitty.com

Glenna - have you seen her latest design? Non? Then GO HERE to see it. I want some patterns at the shop - how do I get my hands on them?

Rochelle - who I met years ago at a Scarborough Stitch n Bitch! Hee hee - just noticed Suzy peeking in from behind.

Friends from out of town - Wendy and Suzy:

Sheep knitters - Suzy:

Patricia:

Jacqueline:

Beginner's Knit Night!

Calling all new knitters! We are introducing a night just for you. May 13th is dedicated to helping you increase your knitting skills.This monthly workshop is suited to beginner knitters who need help starting a first project, understanding a pattern, help with anything to get you going or just want to knit and socialize with other beginner knitters in a warm welcoming environment.

Price: $20, please bring your pattern, yarn and needles
Instructor: Lisa Farmakovski

Learn To Crochet!

Join Lorraine on May 18th and 25th to

learn how to crochet!

Want to expand your fiber habit to include the wonderful world of crochet or just want to learn the basics? This two session class will walk you through the foundation chain, single and half double crochet, double, triple crochet stitches and slip stitch.

During the 2nd class, you will learn how to crochet granny squares, crochet in the round & understand basic crochet terminology.

Price: $40-Includes yarn and hook to take home
Class Length: 2 – two hour session

Shop Closed on May 8th!

Hey knitters!!! We are closed on Saturday May 8th as we are at the Downtown Knit Collective's Annual Knitter's Frolic.

Please join us there - we are in booth # 11 in the Kobayashi Hall.

2nd Learn to Knit Lace Class Added!

Due to popular demand, we added a 2nd learn to knit lace class scheduled for May 9th and 16th, 10am to noon with Kate!

There are only 3 spots left - hurry if you want to sign up!

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We have a class coming up to teach you how to knit lace! Join Kate on May 30th and June 6th from 10am to noon to learn how to work lace stitches, how to read and understand lace patterns in both chart and written form.

Kate Atherley will provide tips, tricks and techniques to make lace knitting easy and fun. We’ll also talk about properly blocking and finishing your lace to show it off properly. By the second class, you’ll be well on your way to completing your first rectangular lace scarf or shawl!

Price: $40 + materials,Includes Leaf Lace pattern. Bring or buy at least 500 yards of worsted weight yarn & 5mm or 5.5mm needles.

This is the scarf/shawl you will be making. We knit ours in with 5 balls of Classic Elite Princess!

Yarn Swap - May 12th - 7pm

Our 2nd annual Yarn Swap is back baby! On May 12th, 7pm, bring your once loved yarn, books, magazines, past crafty life items (cross stitch, quilting, fabric) to swap for new stuff!

There are really only two rules:

1. put your once loved items on the free to all table and take what you want

and

2. for those items you want fair trade for, hold on to them to trade with others who are in the same mind frame as you!


All you need to do is email, call or drop in to the shop to let us know you are coming. Snacks will be provided - our blood sugar levels need to up, up, up to trade, trade, trade!

Hope to see you there - it was super fun last year.