New Guy, 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. IrishCrochet 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 WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM $45 plus supplies SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 1 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 Christmas $50 plus supplies 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 WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM Teacher: Debbie SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 2 Tracery Floating Stars 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 SALE 25% OFF Teacher: Paula Look for the Treasure Chest on yarn tags WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM throughout the shop SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 3 Hopkins Asymmetric Jill Zielinski, the Plucky Knitter, uses the honeycomb cable for the body of Cardie this poncho. Classic cables outline This cardigan is a first sweater friendly project the two arm slits, which come together 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 WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM Teacher: Kate SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 4 Caterpillar to Butterfly Scarf&Wrap This easy knit piece in humble garter stitch will morph before your very eyes into a graceful fashion piece. Granger 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 WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM Teacher: Heidi SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 5 Gnome Do you have a friend or relative Felt Clogs spending Thanksgiving weekend Clogs are knit XXXL size in wool and then run with you? How about doing a class through the washing machine to shrink the wool into 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 WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 6 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 5:30 to 7:30 pm Socks: $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 WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 7 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 TREASURE HUNT SALE 25% OFF Look for the Treasure Chest on yarn tags WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM throughout the shop SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL 219-462-1700 OCTOBER 2018 8 Beginners Classes Learn Knitting 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 TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL on learning to “read” your stitches comfortable with the basic crochet so that you can become a confident stitches. You will begin with the 219-462-1700 knitter. Class also includes a taste of classic granny square and end with WWW.KNITDOCTOR.COM lace and cables. a lightweight cowl. Basic finishing SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO Tuesday Wednesday skills for crochet fabrics will also be Tu 12 to 7 included. 6 to 8 pm Nov 14, 21, 28, Saturday W 10 to 7 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 $40 plus supplies Chest on yarn tags throughout the shop Open Classes

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