Podcast: Warm Weather Fibers

Hey...Check out this Podcast: Warm Weather Fibers by my friends Natalie and Rachel. They came to The Naked Sheep Knit Shop to interview me! Does that mean I'm famous?!

I absolutely love the music that they put in between the different segments. These two are seriously fiber and craft obsessed, as their blog states! The podcast was educational and very fun to listen to!

Cool Wool Striped Baby Hat

Have fun knitting up this sweet little hat for someone special. The yarn I used is wonderful; super soft and lovely to knit with! We've got all 12 bright and cheerful colors at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop!

Materials Needed:
*3 colors of Cool Wool (50% Cotton/50% Wool; 50 grams/109 yards); 1 skein each color
*Size 6 16-inch circular needle, or size necessary to achieve gauge
*Size 6 double pointed needles, or size necessary to achieve gauge
*Stitch marker

Gauge:
5 stitches = 1 inch

Abbreviations used:
K2tog = knit 2 together
K = knit
1x1 Ribbing = knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch; repeat to end of round.

(Assign each color you’ve chosen a letter (A, B and C) and use accordingly throughout the pattern, always changing color at the marker.)

Instructions:
Using circular needles and color A, cast on 80 stitches. Place marker and join into the round. Work in 1x1 ribbing for 1 inch.

Change to color B and knit for 1 inch. Change to color C and knit for 1 inch. Continue in stockinette stitch (knitting every round), changing colors every inch as established until hat measures 4 inches from cast on edge.

Beginning at the marker, shape crown as follows; changing to double pointed needles when necessary:

(Don’t forget to make your color changes!)
K6, k2tog, repeat to end of round.
Knit one round.
K5, k2tog, repeat to end of round.
Knit one round.
K4, k2tog, repeat to end of round.
Knit one round.
K3, k2tog, repeat to end of round.
Knit one round.
K2, k2tog, repeat to end of round.
Knit one round.
K1, k2tog, repeat to end of round.
K2tog, repeat to end of round.
K2tog, repeat to end of round.

Cut yarn and thread through tapestry needle. Run tapestry needle through stitches the same direction you would if you were knitting them. Drop tapestry needle through center and pull. Weave in all ends.

That's a lot of preemie hats!

Dear Naked Sheep knitters,

The last hat has been collected and I just wanted to say thank you all so much for contributing to my Bronze Award project! I collected 323 hats total from The Naked Sheep Knit Shop. With the other two girls from my troop, we got a whopping 787 hats! This was a great experience for me because I was able to learn how to lead a group project. I will feel very proud when I hand the hats over to Medical Teams International. Thank you, again!

Abigail Hall -- Girl Scout troop 41640

Preemie Hat Update

Abigail, from Girl Scout Troup 1640, stopped by the shop last Thursday for Knit Nite to give us an update on their Preemie Hat Project. So far they have collected 94 hats from The Naked Sheep Knit Shop, and I know that we can get it above 100 by the April 4 deadline!

Thanks to all who have participated! I will give you the final count early in April. Keep on knitting!

Scavenger Hunt

Just 2 days until the Portland Yarn Crawl! Part of the festivities for the weekend will be a Scavenger Hunt. The theme of the Scavenger Hunt is “Hat’s off to Portland’s Knitting Designers.” As you visit each store, be on the lookout for a handknit hat with a numbered tag. The first two people to email phyllis@portlandyarncrawl.com with the name of the designer, store name and item number for all 16 shops will win kits from Blue Sky Alpacas. Good Luck!

I've designed a hat for The Naked Sheep Knit Shop using The Naked Sheep Colorway from StitchJones Dyepot Worsted and Venezia Worsted from Cascade Yarns.

See you this weekend!

The Mother Tree Project

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Check out Helen's blog and get caught up on the details of The Mother Tree Project. Helen is a North Portland resident and a Naked Sheep Customer. The Mother Tree is now on view in the lobby of The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Join her on-site to help crochet roots from 11:30am - 1:30pm each weekday starting Feb 16, 2010 and ending March 12, 2010.

Only 21 Days Until the Portland Yarn Crawl!

We are counting down the days until the Portland Yarn Crawl! If you don't know about it, you can find out all the details on their website.

There will be a Scavenger Hunt and each store will have a huge basket of goodies to give away at the end of the weekend!

At The Naked Sheep Knit Shop, we will be giving away additional goodies all weekend. Join us on Saturday afternoon for a fun event with the gals from Bar-Maids. Their products are all natural, and the Lo-Lo Bars are the perfect moisture bars for knitters. We'll also be giving away an "I Deserve This" gift basket from Bar-Maids at the end of the weekend. You definitely want to enter your name to win this basket of luxury!

Can't wait to see you the first weekend in March! We'll keep regular business hours during The Yarn Crawl:

Friday 10-6

Saturday 10-4

Sunday 12-4