Fall Knit-A-Long Time!

Hey all you Naked Knitters…we’ll be kicking off our Fall Knit-A-Long at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop on Saturday, September 11 from 1-4pm. Join us as we knit the Cloisonne Jacket from the Fall 2010 Interweave KNITS.

We'll meet every Saturday this fall, as we create this gorgeous jacket! I'm so excited! I'll be using Cascade 220 (in brown and pink, what else?!); how about you?

Come and choose your yarn this weekend during our Back-to-School Sale and get at least 15% OFF your yarn! Just tell us that you're buying yarn for the Knit-A-Long, and you'll get 15% OFF your needles and accessories, too!

See you soon!

Feather and Fan Baby Hat

I knit up this cute little baby hat with just two skeins of Luna, one each of main color and contrast color. I used a size 7 16-inch circular needle and double pointed needles. Suggested gauge is 4.5 stitches/inch for a 16” hat. Here's the pattern…Enjoy!

Using main color, cast on 72 stitches. Join in the round; being careful not to twist.
Round 1: Purl.
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: Purl.

***Change to contrast color and work the following 4 rounds (Feather and Fan Pattern):
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: (K2tog) 2 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, *(k2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times; repeat from * to last 4 stitches, (k2tog) 2 times.
Round 3: Purl.
Round 4: Knit.

Change back to main color and repeat the 4 rounds of Feather and Fan Pattern. Repeat from the *** one more time (8 more rounds).

Work in stockinette until hat measures 4 inches from the beginning.

Work decrease rounds as follows, changing to dpn's when necessary:
Round 1: *Knit 6, k2tog; repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: *Knit 5, k2tog; repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 4: Knit.
Round 5: *Knit 4, k2tog; repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 6: Knit.
Round 7: *Knit 3, k2tog; repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 8: Knit.
Round 9: *Knit 2, k2tog; repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 10: Knit.
Round 11: *Knit 1, k2tog: repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 12: *K2tog: repeat from * to the end of the round.
Round 13: Repeat round 12 until 4 stitches remain.

With remaining 4 stitches, knit an I-cord that is about 1.5 to 2 inches long. Sew it down to the top of the hat to make a little loop. Weave in ends and you're done!

Design by Cheri Clark, The Knit Wit ©2010
www.thenakedsheepknitshop.com

Wool Caps for Soldiers

I was recently approached by customer Barbara Jennings regarding an opportunity to participate in an effort to knit wool caps for soldiers. Since we have such generous and giving customers, I wanted to pass along this information to you so that you could have a chance to get involved!

Here's what Barbara had to say...

"We need knitters! We recently became aware of a need for 2700 100% wool caps for soldiers being deployed to Iraq in September. If you can make even one cap before the end of August, it would be a great help. Please read on to get the cap pattern and pictures and check out the videos of the Idaho organizer - Bea is a Rosie the Riverter from WWII and not detered by seemingly insurmountable odds. We want to help her reach her goal and get a knitted cap into each soldier's pack. A huge thank you to Cheri at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop for supporting this project!" -Barbara Jennings and Carla Harwood - Portland knitters.

The Naked Sheep is offering a 10% discount for all yarn purchased at the shop for this project. Just mention this project when you're checking out.

Clink on the links below for the pattern for these wool caps, as well as information on the woman organizing this effort.

Cap Pattern
Bea Mitchell

5th Anniversary Sale and Celebration Giveaways!!!

Wow! We have TONS of great stuff to give away during our Big 5th Anniversary Sale and Celebration...I'm so excited! In addition to a fabulous sale, there will be daily giveaways and several drawings for larger prizes at the end of the weekend.

A Great Big Thank You to those who generously donated all these items!

We so appreciate the following awesome vendors: Bar-Maids, Bryson Distributing, Cascade Yarns, Elsebeth Lavold, Knit Sew Purl What?!, Lantern Moon, R&M Book Distributors, Stitch Jones, Universal Yarn and WoolPets.

And we LOVE our neighboring businesses and are very appreciative of their donations: Atomic Pizza, Beaterville, Blend, Breakside Brewery, DiPrima, Pause and Trixies Beauty Bar.

Finished!

Finished my Multnomah Shawl! This was our Spring Knit-A-Long project at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop. It was fun to knit, and really pretty easy. I just need to weave in a couple ends and then block it. I'm very happy with the yarn I used; Heritage and Heritage Paints from Cascade Yarns. It's soft and light and lovely! Watch for details on the Summer Knit-A-Long which will start Saturday, June 26!


I also finished Brad's Cosby Sweater, which is a huge accomplishment. I took a child's cardigan pattern that Brad liked, and turned it into a man-size pullover. There were several "hiccups" in the process; and the sweater was in "time-out" several times! I'm glad it's done. I'll get a pic of Brad wearing it soon. And I have enough yarn leftover to knit up a matching sweater for Riley! Yeah!

I've Only Just Begun

Here is the beginning of my Clementine Shawlette from Interweave Knits, Spring 2007. It's a super fun pattern to work on; and I love, love, love this yarn! I'm using Ultra Pima from Cascade Yarns. We have 13 deliciously shiny colorways in this 100% Pima Cotton. This sport weight yarn is machine wash cool and tumble dry low...how easy is that?

Check out the many lovely colors in this yarn. If I don't have the color you want at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop, I would be very happy to special order it for you!

60 Quick Knits

Have you seen the new book 60 Quick Knits? It is so awesome! This book is full of smaller projects...mittens, gloves, hats and such; and the patterns are really great! All the patterns use the Cascade Yarns that we love so much.

You should stop by The Naked Sheep Knit Shop and check it out! Priced at only $17.95, it's a super great deal. That's only 30 cents a pattern! We also have a great selection of Cascade Yarns, so you can quickly knit up some fun things!