January

Twenty-seventeen
Hours

New Years Day

Sunday January 1 Closed
Monday January 2 Closed

Special Edition of
Early Bird Knitters

C O N T I N E N T A L
P U R L D E M O
Saturday, January 7
1 to 3pm

Monday January 2
9am - noon

Coming to a yarn
shop near you:

Free demo

Join us for some free class time to tune up your continental purl
skills with our continental knitting experts.
Please bring your own needles and yarn.

Fair Isle

February

newsletter

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

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Knitti

Saturday, January 28
1 to 3 pm
Free demo

Circle
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Spring Knit-a-Long

& practice time

& practice time

How many ways are there to

knit in a small circle? Double
pointed needles, two circular
needles, and magic loop with
one long circular needle are
the three most popular, but
there are at least 2 other ways.
Come test them all with us during this free demo.

A L L

D A Y

M I T T E N

Learn the practical art of mitten making while

making a quick knit mitten in bulky yarn for
yourself. Youll work with our own shop mitten
pattern written for all sizes and weights of
yarn. Once you master this mitten making
formula, youll never be more than a couple
hours away from a new pair of mittens and
warm hands.
Saturday
10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Jan 14
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie

B R I C K

S T I T C H

C O W L

This piece is a shoulder cozy and cowl in one.

Choose two colors of Noro Silk Garden or
Kureyon. One should be neutral and one should
be colorful. Brick Stitch is a colorwork pattern
that uses only one yarn at a time. The neutral
yarn will become the outlines, or mortar, and the
colorful one will become the bricks. The illusion
of windows of color will be created through the
use of slip stitches.
Thursday
4 to 6 pm
Jan 19, 26, Feb 2
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Kate

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

F E L T E D

C L O G S

Clogs are knit XXXL size in wool and then run through the washing
machine to shrink the wool into a tight, firm fabric. Susan will share
her tips and tricks to help you keep track of the wrap and turns and
increases that create the clog shaping. There are size options for
every family member. Every new pair that Susan creates has a new
element of creativity. She'll show you how to use needle felting
to add a name, a flower, a soccer ball, a snowman, snowflake, or
whatever embellishment you want. You can even add a jester fringe
to the cuff for a real touch of whimsey.

Saturday
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Jan 21, 28,
Feb 4,
plus extra session TBA
$50 plus supplies

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

G E O M E T R I C
O P E N W O R K

Most of the time we dont want holes in our knitting. But sometimes
we do want to make holes just for the fun and the art of it. Most
holey patterns involve breaking and restarting yarn. This makes for
many tails to be worked in--the bane of most knitters. Cornelia Tuttle
Hamilton has perfected a technique which allows you to work with one
continuous strand. Youll learn her geometric openwork method for
making square and triangular holes while making practice swatches.
You can decide if you want to make any of the projects that use this
technique or whether you just want to enjoy a day learning this technique for the fun of it. There will be a small amount of homework
before class.

Saturday
1 to 3 pm
January 21
$25 plus supplies

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

D A R E

T O

R E P A I R

Challenge yourself to understand your knitting in a way that you never have
before. Learn the anatomy of a happy, balanced knit stitch. See how stitches fit
together to form a knit fabric. Using bulky and medium weight swatches, we will
practice, practice, practice some of the most useful repair moves so that you can
confidently perform basic repairs and get back to your knitting.
Friday
4 to 6 pm
Feb 3, 10, 17
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Paula

D I A M O N D M O T I F S H A W L
This triangular mini-shawl is from the book,
Knit Noro Accessories. Choose one colorway
of self-striping Noro Silk Garden. Begin with
one mitered diamond shape. Then add one
diamond at a time by a process of knitting up
stitches and casting on stitches. Your piece
will be finished with a crocheted loop fringe.

Monday
5 to 7 pm
Jan 16, 23, 30
Teacher: Heidi

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

G A V A R N I E
Work this tunic designed by Norah
Gaughan in Berrocos Weekend DK.
V-shaped lace work and rows of eyelets on
the front and back are the main event on
this piece. Details also include a split hem.
The side insets are knit outwards and bordered with a row of eyelets.

Wednesday
1 to 3 pm
Feb 8, 15, 22, Mar 1
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Susan

W I L L O W

Brioche knitting is a special kind of ribbed fabric that creates

a spongy, open texture. Well spend the first part of class
getting to know brioche basics. After we get comfortable
with the basic fabric, well move on to the beautiful Willow
design on the cover of Nancy Marchants book, Fresh
Knitted Brioche. This scarf / shawl uses increases and
decreases to morph the basic brioche fabric into a graceful,
leafy design.

Friday
4 to 6 pm
Jan 6, 13, 20
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Paula

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

M O S A I C

K N I T T I N G

Dive in to the world of slip stitch colorwork

in this brand new class with Kate. Shell
show you one of the most clever and simple
ways that knitters have found to work with
multiple yarns. Youll work with many
colors, but only one color at a time. You
will learn the amazing variety of effects
you can get with the simple technique of
slipping a stitch. Your class project will be
a drawstring bag that will work perfectly as
a mini project bag.
Tuesday
1 pm OR 7 pm
Jan 10, 17, 24, 31
$50 plus supplies
Teacher: Kate

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

Sheeps Clothing
www.knitdoctor.com

L I N T I L L A

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Lintilla Debbie has been enjoying working through the

designs by Martina Behm that are available on Ravelry
and is eager to share what shes learned with you.
Lintilla is a shawlette with a ruffled scalloped edge.
Debbie has sorted through the wisdom on Ravelry
about working the ruffle and has added some refinements of her own to make working on this accessory
piece even more fun.

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Teachers
Heidi Yelich
Susan Brobst
Kate Schroeder
Debbie Teibel
Paula Strietelmeier
BJ Licko-Keel
Design
Kristina Rost
Artwork
Susan Childress

Monday
1 to 3 pm
Jan 30, Feb 13
$35 plus supplies
Teacher: Debbie

SPINNING
4 to 6pm
every 4th Friday
Spinners are invited
to bring their wheels
and spin.
Interested in Spinning?
Its a great opportunity
to get your questions
answered.

Drop spindle
demonstrations.

NOK
Early Bird Knitters
EVERY Wednesday
10am to noon

EVERY Friday
5 to 7 pm

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

sheepsclothingvalpo www.knitdoctor.com

1st & 3rd Saturday

EVERY month 8 am

JANUARYBEGINNERSCLASSES
Knitting for Beginners

Knit Beginner Project

Learn to knit by making swatches of basic stitches.

Emphasis is placed on learning to read your stitches
so that you can become a confident knitter. Class
also includes a taste of lace and cables.

This hat and scarf combination gives

graduates of our Knitting for Beginners class
opportunity to practice and polish their basic
skills. Youll learn to use circular and double
pointed needles while making the hat. The hat
will also be your introduction to multi gauge
patterns, which allow you to make the same
design in many different kinds of yarn. The
scarf combines the cables, lace, and other
stitches you learned in Knitting for Beginners
so that you can keep learning to read your
stitches and have something beautiful to wear.
Saturday
OR
OR
8 to 10 am
Wednesday
Monday
Feb 4, 11, 18 5:30 to 7:30 pm
5 to 7 pm
Feb 15, 22,
Mar 6, 13, 20
Mar 1

Saturday
8 to 10 am
Jan 7, 14, 21, 28

OR
Wednesday
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Jan 18, 25,
Feb 1, Feb 8

OR
Monday
5 to 7 pm
Feb 6, 13, 20, 27

$60 includes all supplies

Crochet for Beginners

Begin your crochet future with a set of 3 classes
designed to get you comfortable with the basic crochet
stitches. You will begin with the classic granny square
and end with a lightweight cowl. Basic finishing skills
for crochet fabrics will also be included.
OR
Tuesday
Friday
7 to 9 pm
1 to 3 pm
Jan 10, 17, 24
Jan 27, Feb 3, 10
$60 includes all supplies

$40 plus supplies

Crochet Beginner Project

This class gives graduates of Crochet for
Beginners a chance to practice their new skills
while making a hat and scarf. Well emphasize
basic pattern reading skills while working
through 2 well written, beginner friendly
patterns from Churchmouse.
Tuesday
7 to 9 pm
Jan 31, Feb 7, 14

To register for classes call

219-462-1700

www.knitdoctor.com
sheepsclothingvalpo

JANUARY 2017

OR
Friday
1 to 3 pm
Feb 17, 24, Mar 3
$40 plus supplies