Kim's Cozy Cowl 2/52in52-2012

Here's my second completed project of 2012...a super soft and cozy cowl for my friend, Kim; who graduated from a very important program.

I chose Paloma (Debbie Bliss) for the cowl, because it's so incredibly wonderful! We have all 16 amazing colors at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop. Stop by and check it out!

Dave's 70th Birthday Scarf 1/52in52-2012

Here's my first completed project of 2012. A scarf I made for a friend of the family for his 70th Birthday. I used 3 skeins of Eco Cloud...delicious yarn! My new favorite, I think! The pattern is a simple checkerboard...fun to knit.

I better get busy on this challenge! 1 down...51 to go!

52in52-2012

I signed up for a group on Ravelry called 52 in 52 -2012. Here are the group details:

Up to the challenge of a year long knit-along? (All crafts welcome!)

This is a simple and easy challenge...really, it is.

The only rule...knit, crochet, spin or weave at least 52 projects between Jan 1 and Dec 31, 2012.

That averages to one a week.

Those small projects give you time to work on some big things.

Think you can do better...do more...then show us!

Don't forget to tag your projects: 52in52-2012.

Sounds like fun, huh? Who's gonna join me?

Coming Soon...Rose City Yarn Crawl!!!

Mark your calendars NOW for Portland's 3rd Annual Rose City Yarn Crawl! This year, the Crawl will last 4 whole days, Thursday-Sunday, March 1-4. All participating shops will be open from at least 10-6 on all 4 days. The Naked Sheep Knit Shop will be open 10-9 on Thursday, the first day of the Crawl, so we can have a Knit Nite Extravaganza! Fun, Food and Fiber will definitely be involved. More details to follow on this!

A fun, new feature to the crawl this year is a Passport that participants can print out and use to collect stamps from each participating shop. Your Completed Passport is your entry to win the amazing Grand Prize Basket.

As in years past, each shop will have a huge basket full of awesome donations from our Generous Sponsors. Enter for your chance to win a prize basket at Each Participating Shop!

Each shop will also be offering a Free Pattern designed specifically for the Crawl. The patterns will be available with any yarn purchase.

Each shop will also be hosting different activities during the Crawl. Visit The Naked Sheep to experience Bar-Maids wonderful products; as well as daily Yarn and Needle Tastings. Oh, and we'll be giving away our own Daily Prize Packages! That's 4 additional chances to win big!

So let me summarize...

4 Days of Fun-Filled Activities!

19 Shops to Visit!

20 Chances to Win an Incredible Prize Basket!

4 Additional Chances to Win Amazing Prizes at The Naked Sheep!

19 Free Patterns!

1 Really Fun Fiberlicious Weekend!

See you then!

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!