Too Many Choices! Please Help!

Hello my knitting friends...I need your help making a choice!

We are starting a new Knit-A-Long this weekend at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop, the Petal Lace Cardigan from the new Spring/Summer Knitty.  It's so pretty, and will be very fun to knit up!

Here's my dilema...I have 3 yarns in my stash that would be perfect for this sweater, all in different shades of - you guessed it - PINK!!!


Venezia Sport is a super soft blend of Merino Wool and Silk, and I just love this cranberry color!

Sublime Egyptian Cotton is a silky soft and shiny cotton in this pretty mulberry color.

And Ultra Pima Quatro from Cascade Yarns is such a fun shade of 4 different pinks twisted together.

You can understand my dilemma, I'm sure!  Please vote by leaving a comment below, and help me make my decision!

Straight From the Heart...

Brad Clark, our VP of Everything at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop, shared his touching story, Straight From the Heart, last night at Portland Story Theater's Solo Festival, Singlehandedly!  As usual, Brad's amazing sense of humor and comedic timing entertained the audience as he shared his story of his recent heart scare.  I lived this frightening story with him, and was very glad to be sitting in the audience listening to him share his story!

The food was amazing, as usual!  And there were plenty of delicious drinks available.

And the other tellers were awesome!  I enjoyed each one, and came away with such good feelings!  If you've never had a chance to attend a storytelling event before, you are truly missing out!

Thanks to the founders of Portland Story Theater, Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard, for continuing to share their own stories; and for helping others to be able to tell theirs!

Finished my Rococo Shawl, and I love it! The pattern was well written, and error free! The yarn was so much fun to knit with...very soft and light.  It took 8 skeins of Lustrous Extrafine Merino DK from Sublime.

And check out the amazing shawl pin my friend Vickie made for me...perfect!  Stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop and check out her lovely shawl pin collection!

Here's what's next on my knitting agenda!  Remember...finish one, start two!

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEss12/PATTpetal.php

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEss12/PATTgemini.php

Easter Brunch

We enjoyed a lovely Easter with family and friends. Had quite a few people in our little house; it was cozy! So much fun to spend time with people you enjoy. Being with those I love, hearing them laugh, and sharing delicious food with them makes me very happy! Here are a couple things I made for brunch that you should definitely try!

Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake was just that...super easy to make, and definitely one of the favorites to eat! I substituted a jar of sweet red peppers for the medium bell pepper. Nummy

Nummy Nummy!

Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring was so easy and so good! Tip...remove sticky buns from bundt pan as soon as you take it out of oven. My test batch was perfect, but some of the gooey goodness stuck to the pan on Easter because I let it cool too long in pan.

And the Bacon-Asparagus Strata was my favorite! I made a few changes. Substituted Cheddar for Swiss, used fresh asparagus instead of frozen, and I used Dave's Killer Cracked Wheat Bread instead of white bread. OMG! It was amazing!

And the fruit water was a big hit; tasty and refreshing!

Rosebud

Rosebud

Join our End of Winter Knit-A-Long!

Our End of Winter Knit-A-Long continues at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop! Join us this Saturday, March 10, from 1-4pm! We're knitting up the Norwegian Knapsack from the beautiful book, Norwegian Handknits.

There are lots of new things to learn as we work on this bag together: Charted Colorwork, Embroidery as Embellishment and how to make a Kumihimo Braid, just to name a few!

Bring something delicious to drink, a winllingness to learn and be prepared

to have some fun!

Here's the colors I've chosen...

Hope to see you soon!

Yarn Crawl Activities at The Naked Sheep!

The Rose City Yarn Crawl is officially "just around the corner"...

Stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop during the crawl to participate in some of the fun activities we have planned; you can also sign up to win big prizes! We'll have daily giveaways, as well as the gigantic basket of goodies to give away at the end of the weekend. (Picture to follow soon!)

Jill from Bar-Maids will be here each day during the crawl (Thursday through Sunday) from 10-4pm. Stop by to sample, smell and shop their amazing products!

Candace from One of a Kind Buttons will be hosting a Trunk Show on Saturday from 10-2. You will definitely want to stop by and see all of her lovely ceramic creations! Buttons, Pins and Pendants...Oh My!

We will have Yarn and Needle Tastings going on all weekend! Stop by to sample some fun, new yarns!

And our Back Room Sale Shelves will be well stocked, with items 25-75% OFF!

We're getting very excited, and we can't wait to see you!