Closed Monday, January 1,

New Year’s Day

Special Edition of Early Bird Knitters

January 1 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Start your new year with a relaxing morning of stitching with friends at Sheep’s Clothing.

10 years on Lincolnway
It was a very cold Saturday on January 19, 2008 when Sheep’s Clothing
moved to our happy home at 60 W Lincolnway.

We’re celebrating with a very big book sale.

Choose 10 books and enjoy the following discounts.

1st BOOK 25% OFF

2nd BOOK 30% OFF
Book sale the whole 3rd BOOK 35% OFF
4th BOOK 40% OFF
month of January 5th BOOK 45% OFF
Applies to in stock books only. 6th BOOK 50% OFF
7th BOOK 55% OFF
8th BOOK 60% OFF
9th BOOK 65% OFF
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10th BOOK
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Mystic Lanterns Brioche Split Cowl
Crochet-a Long Brioche knitting is spongy and airy, just like the
pastry from which it takes its name.
This cowl is split over your shoulders and joined
JANE CROWFOOT into the round to create a cozy winter turtle neck.
She has worked out a clever meld of the Wear it over your coat or inside your coat. If you
architectural ogee shape and the humble granny like to turn the thermostat down, you may enjoy
square. The ogee motifs are first crocheted end wearing it indoors.
to end in strips. The strips are then crocheted In this intro to brioche class, you’ll work two color
together with a contrast color. brioche flat and in the round. You’ll get a taste
Our afghan version currently underway is using of increasing and decreasing in a brioche fabric.
all 12 colors of Liberty Wool Shadow by Classic Class will also include the basic dare to repair
Elite Yarns. techniques for brioche fabric.
Finer fingering weight yarns will be great for the Thursday
scarf and shawl versions. 6 to 8 pm
For those who have trouble making colors Jan 18, 25, Feb 1
decisions for multi-color projects, Jane has a OR
foolproof system to keep you from wasting Wednesday
valuable crochet time thinking about what color 1 to 3 pm
to use next. Jan 24, 31, Feb 7
e $40 plus supplies
January, February, March Teacher: Paula
Work on your mystic lantern project during
open stitching times Wednesday mornings
and Thursday evenings.

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Ferryboat Mitts
It will be a sweet moment in your knitting life
when you pause to admire your thumb gusset
perfectly increasing in pattern, the newly cre-
ated rib stitches fanning out from the original
rib in perfect symmetry. You’ll be able to
choose a long or a short cuff and work with a
wide variety of medium weight yarns. Also,
this is a truly unisex design. You can wear
ferryboat mitts over a pair of basic gloves to
extend their wearing season.
Work the mitts with DPNs, 2 circular needles,
or magic loop method as you prefer. You can
also use this project as a challenge to use a
new circular knitting technique. Please work Knit Your Love
This sweet little piece designed by Martina
your beginning cuff as homework so that you
can jump right into the thumb gusset in class. Behm has a border of hearts on the long
Saturday edge. In this one session class Debbie will
1 to 3 pm get you off to a good start on your scarf.
Jan 20, 27 You’ll have time to begin your piece and
$30 plus supplies get through the first few hearts. When
Teacher: Susan you are done you’ll be wearing a ring of
hearts around your neck and shoulders.
Saturday
1 to 3 pm
Feb 10
$25 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie

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 Silverbell Ruana
Knit a Long
This dramatic, color blocked ruana is worked in 5 shades of
Vermont, a wool and alpaca blend from Tahki’s Terra Collection
of earth friendly yarns. Designer Irina Poludnenko has used
color changes and a variety of stitch patterns to make this an
enjoyable project.

Work at your own pace and join us on Wednesday mornings

and Thursday evenings during open knitting times to make
progress on your ruana.

January
Open Knitting Times
Wednesday
mornings
and
Thursday
evenings

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 Cocoknits
Julie Weisenberger of Cocoknits has
created a top down, seamless sweater
making system that imitates the look
of a set-in sleeve. Sometimes seamless
sweaters suffer from lack of structure
that causes them to lose shape. Julie
has solved this problem by adapting
the English Tailored Shoulder to
Storm hand knitting. This technique gives

Mountain
Ready for a more challenging
your sweater good bones, providing
structure and support in the critical
shoulder area.
project? Heidi Kirrmaier’s Storm Your choices for your class project
Mountain could be the right project include the Emma pullover, Emma
for you. Join our Heidi for a 6-session cardigan, or Franca, a shawl collared,
class to make this flutter front long cardigan with slouchy pockets.
cardigan. It is worked top down with Tuesday
raglan shaping created with rows of 1 pm OR 7 pm
eyelets. The rows of eyelets continue Jan 9, 16, 23, 30
down the back producing a gentle $50 plus supplies
flare that is flattering on everyone Teacher: Paula
who wears it.
Friday
1 to 3 pm
Jan 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23
$70 plus supplies
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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.
Saturday
3 to 5 pm
Jan 20, 27, Feb 3
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Paula
Lillie or Lyle’s
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 and no hood versions.
Wednesday
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Jan 10, 17, 24, 31
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Susan
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Paintbox
Scarf
Lucy Neatby’s Paintbox Scarf
is the perfect pattern for
learning double knitting. You
will learn to manage two
colors of yarn while knitting
two layers of fabric at the
same time. The result will be
a two-sided reversible scarf
that will look beautiful on
both sides of the fabric. It is a
great piece for working with
colorful, self-striping yarns.
Monday
1 to 3 pm
Jan 15, 22, 29
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Heidi
 Fair Isle Xmas
Stocking
All Day Mitten When is the very best time begin the Christmas
stocking you wish you had last month? That
Add the practical art of mitten making to your skill time would be now, in January, when there is
set in this all-day class. Your class mitten will be no pressure and the luxury of time to enjoy your
done in a bulky yarn so that you can complete it knitting.
during class. You'll work with our own shop mitten Debbie loves introducing people to color
pattern written for all sizes and weights of yarn. stranded knitting and has a bag of tricks to help
Once you master this mitten making formula, you'll you be successful. Choose your own combina-
never be more than a couple hours away from a tion of charts for traditional Christmas motifs
new pair of mittens and warm hands for anyone on from a selection that includes all the favorites
your knit list. such as Santas, candy canes, hearts, snow-
Saturday flakes, Xmas trees, and reindeer. Alphabets are
10:30 am to 4:30 pm included for you to add the name of that special
Jan 13 person in your life.
$50 plus supplies Thursday
Teacher: Debbie 1 to 3 pm
Jan 18, 25, Feb 1
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie
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 BEGINNERS
CLASSES January 2018
Knitting for Crochet for
Beginners Beginners TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL

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Learn to knit by making swatches of basic Begin your crochet future with a WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM
stitches. Emphasis is placed on learning to set of 3 classes designed to get you SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO
“read” your stitches so that you can become comfortable with the basic crochet
a confident knitter. Class also includes a stitches. You will begin with the M-Tu 12 to 7
taste of lace and cables. classic granny square and end with W 10 to 7
a lightweight cowl. Basic finishing Th 12 to 9
F 12 to 7
Wednesday OR Saturday skills for crochet fabrics will also be
Sa 10 to 5
5:30 to 7:30 pm 10:30 am to 12:30 pm included.

Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 Jan 20, 27, Feb 3, 10 Teachers
$60 includes all supplies Saturday Heidi Yelich
8 to 10 am Susan Brobst
Jan 13, 20, 27
Knit Beginner $60 includes all supplies
Kate Schroeder
Debbie Teibel
Project Paula Strietelmeier
BJ Licko-Keel
This hat and scarf combination gives graduates of our
Knitting for Beginners class the opportunity to practice Crochet Design
Kristina Rost
and polish their basic skills. You’ll learn to use circular
and double pointed needles while making the hat.
Beginner Artwork
Susan Childress
The scarf combines the cables, lace, and other stitches
you learned in Knitting for Beginners so that you can
Project
This class gives graduates of Crochet
keep learning to read your stitches and have something for Beginners a chance to practice
beautiful to wear. their new skills while making a hat
and scarf. We’ll emphasize basic
Saturday OR Wednesday pattern reading skills while working
10:30 am to 12:30 pm 5:30 to 7:30 pm through 2 well written, beginner
Feb 17, 24, Mar 7, 14, 21 friendly patterns from Churchmouse.
Mar 3 $40 plus supplies Saturday
8 to 10 am
Feb 3, 10, 17
$40 plus supplies

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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