New Guy, New Girl

Trunk show
November 1 to 21
Kate Oates has created two beautiful
ensembles to greet the new baby in your
life in style. New Guy and New Girl each
feature 5 pieces sized from preemie to
toddler. Garments also have variations in
sleeve and leg length. All the garments
from these two booklets will be visiting
Sheep’s Clothing in November to help
you make your baby knitting plans.

Irish Crochet
Friday • 1 to 4 pm • Oct 12
Come make an Irish crochet rose and leaf with Laura Ricketts,
author of Irish Crochet Cuffs in July/August 2015 PieceWork
magazine. You’ll work 3 pieces to create your three dimensional
flower: the outer petals, the rose center, and the leaf. While you’re
working on your class project, Laura will share her knowledge of
the history of Irish Crochet.
Traditionally this type of crochet would have been worked in very
fine cotton or linen. Your learning piece can be worked in a smooth
sport weight cotton or wool. Students must be very comfortable
working chain, single, double and half-double crochet.
Laura teaches at Nordic knitting conferences across the country.
We’re fortunate that she lives nearby and can teach regularly at
Sheep’s Clothing. She’s had many articles published in PieceWork
and Knitting Traditions magazines. She loves to help people learn
from and be inspired by our knitting and crochet cultural heritage.
Teacher: Laura Ricketts
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 All Day
Mitten
Add the practical art of mitten
making to your skill set in this all
day class. Your class mitten will be
done in a bulky yarn so that you can
complete it during class. You’ll work
with our own shop mitten pattern
written for all sizes and weights of
yarn. Once you master this mitten
making formula, you’ll never be more
than a couple hours away from a
new pair of mittens and warm hands
for anyone on your knit list.
Saturday Fair Isle
Oct 20
10:30 am to 4:30 pm
$50 plus supplies
Christmas
Teacher: Debbie
Stocking
Begin that Christmas stocking on your to do list now,
when there is no holiday pressure and the luxury of
time to enjoy your knitting.
This class is perfect for first time fair-isle knitters.
Debbie loves introducing people to color stranded
knitting and has a bag of tricks to help you be
successful. The planing process is also interesting
to experienced fair-isle knitters. Choose your own
combination of charts for traditional Christmas motifs
from a selection that includes all the favorites such
as Santas, candy canes, hearts, snowflakes, Xmas
trees, and reindeer. Alphabet charts are included to
knit in or duplicate stitch a name on your stocking
Thursday
6 to 8 pm
October 11, 18, 25
$45 plus supplies
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Teacher: Debbie
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Floating Stars Tracery Norah Gaughan’s short sleeved
pullover design uses panels of
Stars are common in folk knitting traditions because lacework to create a funky, rugged lace
they are easy to memorize and fun to work. This look. We are reyarning this design
capelet uses enlarged versions of the traditional star in Brielle, a new yarn by Berroco that
shape with lots of space between the stars. To make has a very subtle hint of sparkle. This
this work, we’ll need to master a technique called design keeps the garment shaping
continuous trapping so that the long floats of yarn outside of the lace panels, making it
between stars will be safely anchored in the knit fabric. surprisingly easy to create this look.
This class will give you a new technique to add to your Tuesday
fair isle tool box. We’ll also explore it’s history involving 3 pm OR 7 pm
Armenian expats living in Paris in the early 20th Oct 9, 16, 23, 30
century. Class participants will also receive a pattern Teacher: Paula
for companion fingerless gloves. $60 plus supplies
Tuesday
November 6, 13, 20, 27
2 pm or 7 pm TREASURE HUNT
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Paula
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Hopkins Asymmetric
Jill Zielinski, the Plucky Knitter, uses
the honeycomb cable for the body of
this poncho. Classic cables outline
the two arm slits, which come together
Cardie
This cardigan is a first sweater friendly project
taught by Kate, who truly loves to help people
after the slit to create a pleasing achieve a wearable piece to be proud of on
shoulder detail. You’ll finish off with a the very first go. You’ll work with an easy to
cozy cowl neck. Work it in your choice understand pattern published by Knitting Pure
of a smooth worsted weight yarn. and Simple. Kate will also have you try on your
Thursday sweater in progress at appropriate points along
Nov 8, 15, 29, Dec 6 the way so that you can make fit adjustments as
6 to 8 pm needed. Your choice of a bulky yarn will make
$50 plus supplies the knitting go faster so you’ll be ready for
Teacher: Debbie warm days this winter.
Thursday
Nov 8, 15, 29, Dec 6, 13
1 to 3 pm
$60 plus supplies
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 Caterpillar
to Butterfly
Scarf&Wrap
This easy knit piece in humble garter stitch will morph
Granger
before your very eyes into a graceful fashion piece.
Planned dropped stitches create the fabric. You’ll feel This top down cardigan uses
like you are watching a butterfly emerging from its cocoon Berroco’s new yarn, Pixel, a
when you let the stitches drop all the way down to the cast gentle self striping yarn with
on. a sprinkling of small dots of
In this class you will make a small sample piece while color. The designer adds some
learning the critical secrets to success for this project. refinements to the basic top
Secret number one is choosing an appropriate yarn. Kate down raglan formula. These
will help you understand the yarn characteristics that refinements are done to achieve
work well for this project. She’ll have a basket of suitable a better fit. Heidi will help you
choices for your class sample piece. Secret number two create the roadmap that will make
is in the right beginning. And finally, secret number three is it easy to navigate these pattern
Kate’s special bind off. details. You’ll also enjoy knitting
Thursday in the handy pockets.
Nov 1 Friday
1 to 4 pm Nov 9, 16, 30, Dec 7
$40 includes yarn 1 to 3 pm
Teacher: Kate $50 plus supplies
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 Gnome
Felt Clogs
Clogs are knit XXXL size in wool and then run
through the washing machine to shrink the wool into
Do you have a friend or relative
spending Thanksgiving weekend
with you? How about doing a class
together at Sheep’s Clothing? This
a tight, firm fabric. Susan will share her tips and one session class requires no prior
tricks to help you keep track of the wrap and turns experience in knitting or crocheting.
and increases that create the clog shaping. There Your needle felted gnome can be
are size options for every family member. Every done in earth and forest colors. Or
new pair that Susan creates has a new element of choose red and green, call him a
creativity. She’ll show you how to use needle felting Christmas elf, and hang him on your
to add a name, a flower, a soccer ball, a snowman, tree. The shaping techniques you will
snowflake, or whatever embellishment you want. learn in class will be useful for future
You can even add a jester fringe to the cuff for a needle felting projects. Your class fee
real touch of whimsey. includes wool for the gnome and a
Saturday complete needle felting starter kit.
Oct 27, Nov 3, 10 Saturday
1 to 3 pm November 24
$50 plus supplies 1 to 4 pm
Teacher: Susan $45 includes all supplies
Teacher: Susan Childress
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 Baby Lace
& Leaves
A classic leaf motif forms the yoke of this
sweet little baby cardie. There are two
choices of hat to complete your outfit to
welcome baby. The classic bonnet style
hat uses the leaf motif on the back of the
head. The other hat option features a stem
sprouting at the top of the hat--perfect for
the new little sprout in your family. Sizing
is done with your choice of yarn, finger-
ing for preemie size, DK/sport for newborn
size, and medium weight yarn for size 3 to
6 months.
Wednesday
Oct 10, 17, 24, Nov 7

Socks: 5:30 to 7:30 pm

$50 plus supplies

Cuff Teacher: Susan

Down
Begin your sock at the cuff so
you will have plenty of time to get
comfortable knitting in the round
on small needles before learning
how to shape the heel and toe
with a heel flap and gusset.
Finish the sock with kitchener
stitch so that there will be no
seam at the toe of your socks.
This is the preferred class for first
time sock knitters.
Thursday 1 to 3 pm
Oct 4, 11, 18, 25
Teacher: Kate
$50 plus supplies
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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. It is
a perfect technique for enjoying a fiber while making a quick, simple,
classic sweater.

Sometimes seamless sweaters suffer from lack of structure that

causes them to lose shape. Julie Weisenberger has conquered this
problem by adapting the English Tailored Shoulder to hand knitting.
Her techniques give your sweater good bones, providing structure
and support in the critical shoulder area.

The goal of this class is to get you comfortable with the Cocoknits
basic sweater system and help you see how you can easily make
small modifications to get the sweater you want. Julie's methods
will help you think about gauge in a new way, knitting yarns at looser
gauges than the ball band suggests. There will be sweater options at
3, 4, and 5 stitches per inch.
Friday
4 to 6 pm
Nov 2, 9, 16, 30
Teacher: Paula
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 Beginners
Learn Knitting
Classes
Learn Crochet
Learn to knit by making swatches of Begin your crochet future with a set
basic stitches. Emphasis is placed of 3 classes designed to get you
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Tuesday Wednesday skills for crochet fabrics will also be Tu 12 to 7

6 to 8 pm Nov 14, 21, 28, included. W 10 to 7
Saturday
Oct 9, 16 Dec 5 8 to 10 am Th 12 to 9
23, 30 5:30 to 7:30 pm Oct 20, 27, F 12 to 7
Sa 10 to 5
$60 includes all supplies Nov 3
$60 includes all supplies Teachers
Heidi Yelich
Susan Brobst
Knit Beginner Crochet Beginner Kate Schroeder
Debbie Teibel
Project Project Paula Strietelmeier
Practice the skills you learned in This class gives graduates of Crochet BJ Licko-Keel
Knitting for Beginners while making a for Beginners a chance to practice Design
hat and scarf set. You’ll learn to use their new skills while making a hat Kristina Rost
circular and double pointed needles and scarf. We’ll emphasize basic Artwork
while making the hat. You’ll also learn pattern reading skills while working Susan Childress
to read a multi gauge pattern. The through 2 well written, beginner
scarf combines the cable, lace, and friendly patterns from Churchmouse.
other stitches you learned in Knitting
Saturday
for Beginners with an emphasis on
8 to 10 am
learning to read your stitches to build
Nov 10, 17, 24
your knitting skill set.
Friday OR Saturday $40 plus supplies
1 to 3 pm 10:30 am
Oct 19, 26 to 12:30 pm TREASURE HUNT
Nov2 Oct 27 SALE 25% OFF
Nov 3, 10 Look for the Treasure
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Open Classes

KNITTING
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Drop spindle demo. Early Bird Knitters
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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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