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Anthea Poncho
Sonki

Classic Elite Spring Knit -a-Long

Choose a design from any of CEYs spring books: 1701, 1702A, 1702B, 1703, 1704, 1705

Your design must use a minimum of $30 of CEY yarn purchased this year.
Its fine (more than fine!) to make more than one project.

Show us your completed project(s) before 7:00 pm on Friday, June 16.

Your name will be entered in the prize drawing

1 time for every 100 yds of yarn used in your project.

The CEY KAL prize drawing will be Friday, June 16, at 7:00 pm.

Grand Prize will be a basket with $100 worth of good things for knitters.

Other prizes will be gift certificates to downtown Valparaiso restaurants

and various items from around Sheeps Clothing.

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Jokkmokk Flowers
A Swedish Smi Handgarments Class
GUEST TEACHER Laura Ricketts
Friday, April 7
9am to noon & 1 pm to 4 pm
Laura will be teaching this class later
in April at Yarnover in Minneapolis.
Sheeps Clothing customers have
an opportunity to work with Laura
in a small class setting close to
home. The class is jam packed
The Smi are Scandinavias with special Fair Isle/color stranding
only United Nations-recognized techniques. Youll work a miniature
indigenous people. This class mitten in class. We can work on the
will focus on one town in full-size mitten after our day with
northern Sweden Jokkmokk, Laura during Happy Hour knitting on
and one familys interpretation Friday early evenings.
of a common flower motif.
Skills needed: Basic knitting
Join us in exploring some of
the staples of Swedish Smi skills of knitting and purling, knitting
knitting in the creation of a in the round and stranded color
miniature mitten and some knitting experience.
of the problems inherent to
them: two ways to knit a larger
scale, stranded-flower motif,
three ways to manipulate yarn
in long floats, and duplicate
stitches, as well as how to
make the 4-strand rounded
braid and a tassel. Through
Class fee of $65
will include yarn kit,
it all, we will take an in-depth
pattern for the sample
look at the culture and festivals
mitten and full size
in Jokkmokk, and the natural
mitten pattern.
beauty and environmental
Class piece will be
tragedies close by.
worked in Finnulgarn by
Rauma.
There is a small amount of homework, so be sure to stop in for your yarn kit before day of class.
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Building Blocks Crocheted Shawlette

You will spend class 1 learning the basic stitch pattern for
this piece and getting a good start on your shawlette. You'll
begin with a few stitches at the center back of the neck and
build outwards until your piece has reached your desired
size. In class 2 you'll apply an edging to your shawl and add
Roumanian crocheted cords with yarn tassels. The weight
of the cord and tassels helps the shawlette to sit comfortably
on your shoulders.
Saturday
1 to 3 pm
May 6, 20
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: BJ

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All Day / Earth Day Mitten

Celebrate Earth Day by learning the earthy and practical
art of mitten making. Your class mitten will be done in a
bulky yarn so that you can complete it during class. Youll
work with our own shop mitten pattern written for all sizes
and weights of yarn. Once you master this mitten making
formula, youll never be more than a couple hours away
from a new pair of mittens and warm hands for anyone on
your knit list.
Saturday
10:30 am to 4:30 pm
April 22
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie

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Dare to Repair
Challenge yourself to understand your knitting
in a way that you never have before. Learn
the anatomy of a happy, balanced knit stitch.
See how stitches fit together to form a knit
fabric. Using bulky and medium weight
swatches, we will practice, practice, practice
some of the most useful repair moves so that
you can confidently perform basic repairs and
get back to your knitting.
Tuesday OR
7 to 9 pm Friday
April 11, 18, 25 1 to 3 pm
June 16, 23, 30
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Paula

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Fair Isle Take a Bow

Felted Tote
Susans design for a felted tote uses
Lauren Rikers Take a Bow can be worked
as a top, a tunic, or a dress. This cap
sleeve, boat neck piece can be dressed up
small, traditional Fair Isle designs. Youll for special occasions or dressed down for
learn the essentials of successful color casual occasions with jeans. There will be no
stranding and get a chance to practice, increasing or decreasing in pattern to interrupt
practice, practice. The final felting the flow and enjoyment of knitting the lace.
process will hide any imperfections and Youll be working with a DK weight yarn which
turn your very first Fair Isle project into a will make it easier to see your stitches. Its
project to be proud of. also an excellent project for improving your
Friday lace knitting and chart reading skill sets.
3 to 5 pm Monday
May 5, 12, 19, 5 to 7 pm
plus 1 class TBA May 15, 22, June 5, 19
$50 plus supplies $50 plus supplies
Teacher: Susan Teacher: Heidi

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Lillie or Lyles Little Sweater

This hooded baby raglan cardigan is sized from
newborn to 36 months. Work top down beginning with
the hood. Button bands and button holes are worked
in as you go. There will be absolutely no finishing other
than working in your tails. This design works up quickly
in a variety of medium weight yarns. Invest some time
in learning this design and you will be able to whip up
baby gifts in no time at all. Pattern also includes baby
doll, preemie, hood only, and no hood versions
Wednesday
5:30 to 7:30 pm
April 19, 26, May 3, 10
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Susan

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Caterpillar
to Butterfly
Scarf or Cowl
Humble garter stitch

Wonderful will morph before your

very eyes into a graceful
fashion piece. Planned

Wallaby dropped stitches create

the fabric. You'll feel
like you are watching a
butterfly emerging from its
A hoodie with a handwarmer cocoon when you let the
kangaroo pouch. This timeless stitches drop all the way
design by Carol Anderson of down to the cast on. Kate
Cottage Creations is sized for the has worked through all the
whole family, from 2 years to very technical details of how
ample adult. This is a first sweater best to cast on and cast
friendly class. Kate loves nurturing off so that your project will
beginners through their first major look polished. Choose
project. Experienced sweater the scarf version or the
knitters will also enjoy the extras moebius cowl version.
that Kate brings to this project.
Wednesday
Tuesday
12:30 to 2:30 on Apr 5,
7 to 9 pm
12:30 to 3:30 on Apr 26
May 9, 16, 23
$40 plus supplies
June 20, 27
Teacher: Kate
$60 plus supplies
Teacher: Kate

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M-Tu 12 to 7
SocksCuff Down W
Th
10 to 7
12 to 9
Begin your sock at the cuff so F 12 to 7
you will have plenty of time to get Sa 10 to 5
comfortable knitting in the round
on small needles before learning Teachers
how to shape the heel and toe. Heidi Yelich
Finish the sock with kitchener Susan Brobst
stitch so that there will be no Kate Schroeder
seam at the toe of your socks. Debbie Teibel
Thursday Paula
1 to 3 pm Strietelmeier
Apr 13, 20, 27 BJ Licko-Keel
May 4 Design
$50 plus supplies Kristina Rost
Teacher: Kate Artwork
Susan Childress

KNITTING
Bring your wheels
Drop spindle demo. Early Bird Knitters
EVERY Wednesday EVERY Wednesday EVERY Thursday EVERY Friday EVERY 4th Friday 1st & 3rd Saturday
4 to 5 pm 10am to noon 6 to 9pm 5 to 7 pm 4 to 6pm EVERY month 8 am

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April Beginners

Knitting for Beginners Crochet for Beginners

Learn to knit by making swatches of basic stitches.
Emphasis is placed on learning to read your
stitches so that you can become a confident knitter.
Class also includes a taste of lace and cables.
Saturday
8 to 10 am
May 20, 27, June 3, 17
$60 includes all supplies
Begin your crochet future with a set of 3 classes
designed to get you comfortable with the basic
crochet stitches. You will begin with the classic
granny square and end with a lightweight cowl.
Basic finishing skills for crochet fabrics will also be
included.
Saturday
8 to 10 am
May 27, June 3, 17
$60 includes all supplies

Knit Beginner Project

This hat and scarf combination gives graduates
of our Knitting for Beginners class opportunity
Crochet Beginner Project
to practice and polish their basic skills. Youll This class gives graduates of Crochet for Beginners
learn to use circular and double pointed needles a chance to practice their new skills while making
while making the hat. The hat will also be your a hat and scarf. Well emphasize basic pattern
introduction to multi gauge patterns, which allow reading skills while working through 2 well written,
you to make the same design in many different kinds beginner friendly patterns from Churchmouse.
of yarn. The scarf combines the cables, lace, and Saturday
other stitches you learned in Knitting for Beginners 8 to 10 am
so that you can keep learning to read your stitches June 24
and have something beautiful to wear. July 1, 8
OR $40 plus supplies
Saturday Saturday
8 to 10 am 8 to 10 am
April 22, 29 June 24
May 6 July 1, 8
$40 plus supplies

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