Bradley's Art! I love it!

Taking a moment today to brag on Brad, our VP of Everything here at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop! Check out some of his beautiful artwork...

Riley Boy











St Helens







Just One Day





Frog Song











Emma

Arb hits the Banfield

More to come!

Dreaming of Selfish Knitting Month...

I'm at the shop today, happily knitting on Brad, Cory and Nicholas' Christmas Gifts; and at the same time (don't you love that sentence, knitters?) I'm dreaming of Selfish Knitting Month. I have all sorts of projects in the queue for January...for ME!!!

Stay tuned for details on how The Naked Sheep Knit Shop is planning on celebrating this month of Knitting For Me (and You, too; of course)!

Here's a sneak peek of one of the projects on my list. Stay tuned for more info on Selfish Knitting Month!

The Most Delicious Cranberries!

This recipe comes from our good friend, Garland. A must-make during the holidays!

12 oz package of fresh cranberries

2 TBSP orange juice concentrate

1 cup sugar

Zest of an orange

Combine ingredients, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Cool, and then add 1/4-1/2 cup Grand Marnier. Nummy!

Join us for our Holiday Party at The Naked Sheep on Thursday, December 22; and you'll get to taste it!

The Best Pulled Pork Ever!!!

I made one of my favorite dinners this week...Pulled Pork Sandwiches with homemade Coleslaw. A friend first made this Pulled Pork recipe for game night. Our theme was Crock*Pot*Luck. Everything (including dessert) had to be made in the crockpot. It was fun!

Anyway, that's where I first discovered this delicious, sweet and spicy, recipe for Bourbon-Mango Pulled Pork. I love Fall for many reasons; one of them is I use my crockpot a lot more! So nice to throw all the ingredients together in the morning, and magically come home to a delicious meal. And it makes the house smell so nummy! And it gives me more time to knit ;-)

Also, I have a great recipe for a spicy coleslaw that goes wonderfully with the pulled pork. Stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop and I'll share the recipe with you!

Bryn Mawr Skirt Knit-A-Long

Our current Knit-A-Long project is The Bryn Mawr Skirt from the Fall 2011 Interweave Knits. Such a darling skirt, and so much fun to knit!

Most of us are using Cascade 128, but there are many options available. Come see me at the shop, and I'll show you just how nice this skirt is. I'm knitting mine using 128 Superwash in a lovely shade of Blue. I'm thinking that Riley will definitely need a matching sweater!

We meet every Saturday from 1-4pm through October. Hope you can join us!

Win a Bag of Yarn!!!

Stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop this Thursday through Sunday (September 29-October 2) for your chance to WIN a whole bag of Rialto DK or Rialto Aran...your choice of any color we have in stock! These are Brand New yarns for us from Debbie Bliss, and they are lovely!

While you're in the shop, check out all the other wonderful new yarns we've received this fall! See you soon!

Late Summer and Fall Knit-A-Longs at The Naked Sheep

Our Late Summer Knit-A-Long at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop is the Leaflet Cardigan. This darling pattern is available in the First Fall 2011 Knitty; which has many other lovely designs. All FREE!

Join us on Saturday afternoons from 1-4pm as we Knit-A-Long this great cardigan. It's fun to see all the different yarns people have chosen for this project. All working up so differently, and yet all so beautiful!

We'll be making our final decision on the Fall Knit-A-Long project soon. If you have any ideas or suggestions, let us know.

We are strongly considering the Bryn Mawr Skirt from the Fall 2011 Interweave KNITS magazine. This skirt uses Cascade 128, and I've already chosen my colorway...just in case!

The Fall Knit-A-Long will start on Saturday afternoon, September 17. Hope to see you Saturday!