Fair Isle

February
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Classic Elite SPRING Knit-a-Long

Your design must use a minimum of $30 of CEY yarn purchased this year.
Its fine (more than fine!)
to make more than one project.
Show us your completed project(s)
before 7:00 pm on Friday, June 16.
Your name will be entered in the prize drawing
1 time for every 100 yds of yarn
used in your project.
The CEY KAL
prize drawing will be
Friday, June 16, at 7:00 pm.
Anthea Poncho
Grand Prize will be a basket with $100
worth of good things for knitters.
Other prizes will be gift certificates
to downtown Valparaiso restaurants
and various items from around Sheeps Clothing.

CEY has provided you with a great collection of designs

for this springs KAL. You have a full spectrum of
garments from classic to edgy. Anthea poncho is
reminiscent of the asymmetrical Hunger Games cowl.
Its worked in 4 strands of Mika, a new organic cotton
yarn in the Seedling and Sprout family. It would be fun
to put together your own combination of CEY yarns to
make a unique version of this fashion forward piece.

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Fair Isle February
Not too late to join in.
AND
MARCH too!
Fair Isle February is a chance to experience the fun ofstranded color knitting. Practice is the secret to
mastering Fair Isle. There are a few techniques and rules that are important to master. But ultimately
it will be up to you to put in the practice, practice, practice necessary to get this skill under your fingers
and into muscle memory.
Fair Isle February will happen during open knitting sessions. Well cheer each other on, and
enjoy the beauty of the Fair Isle designs as they emerge from our needles during Thursday Night Owl
Knitters and Wednesday morning Open Knitting.

a private start up lesson

People returning to Fair Isle and
People new to Fair Isle can refreshing old skills can move
Fair Isle
start out with our Flowered Yoke
on to the

sampler scarf or cowl. shoulder cozy. This piece

We have a whole notebook full of
charts for you to work into your piece
while you are getting your technique
down.
$15.00 for Fair Isle newbies includes
is done in Classic Elites Big Liberty
Wool and is adapted from a yoke neck
pullover design by Susan Mills.
$5.00 for returning Fair Isle knitters

Fair Isle Felted Tote

Susans design for a felted
tote uses small, traditional Fair
Isle designs. Youll learn the
essentials of successful color
stranding and get a chance to
practice, practice, practice. The
final felting process will hide
any imperfections and turn your
very first Fair Isle project into a
project to be proud of.
Saturday TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
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Teacher: Susan SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO
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Dare to Repair
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.
Tuesday
7 to 9 pm
Apr 11,18, 25
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: Paula

All Day Mitten

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 TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL
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Storm Mountain
Ready for a more challenging project? Heidi
Kirrmaiers Storm Mountain could be the right project
for you. Join our Heidi for a 6-session class to make
this open front cardigan. It can be worn as a flutter
front or a crossover front. The back gently flares out
along lines marked by a series of pretty eyelets.
Friday
1 to 3 pm
Apr 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26
$70 plus supplies
Teacher: Heidi

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Building Blocks Crocheted
Shawlette
You will spend class 1 learning the basic stitch pat-
tern for this piece and getting a good start on your
shawlette. You'll begin with a few stitches at the
center back of the neck and build outwards until
your piece has reached your desired size. In class
2 you'll apply an edging to your shawl and add
Romanian crocheted cords with yarn tassels. The
weight of the cord and tassels helps the shawlette to
sit comfortably on your shoulders.
1 to 3 pm
Apr 8, 29
$40 plus supplies
Teacher: BJ

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 Lintilla
Debbie has been enjoying working through the
designs by German designer, Martina Behm.
Lintilla is a shawlette with a ruffled scalloped

Pinna
edge. Debbie has sorted through the wisdom
on Ravelry about working the ruffle and has
added some refinements of her own to make

Pompon
this accessory piece even more fun to knit.
This project will give you plenty of practice in
perfecting your short rows. Its also a great

Scarf
excuse to use some of the beautiful new self-
striping yarns.
Friday
1 to 3 pm
This design by Susan Mills uses four Mar 10, 31
solid colors worked in horizontal $35 plus supplies
and vertical pin stripes. Its a Teacher: Debbie
whimsical design with knitted
fringes and a bobble bind off. Youll
learn navigational skills and master
the knitted cast on and modified
conventional bind off which make
the knitted fringes quick, efficient,
and enjoyable to knit. The original
versions of this piece are done in
medium weight yarns. You can also
work Pinna Pompon in a sport or
fingering yarn for a lighter piece.
Thursday
6:00 to 8:00 pm TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL
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Teacher: Debbie
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 Wonderful
Wallaby
A hoodie with a handwarmer kangaroo
pouch. This timeless design by Carol
Anderson of Cottage Creations is sized
for the whole family, from 2 years to
very ample adult. This is a first sweater
friendly class. Kate loves nurturing
beginners through their first major project.
Experienced sweater knitters will also enjoy
the extras that Kate brings to this project.

Tuesday
7 to 9 pm
May 9, 16, 23
June 20, 27
$60 plus supplies
Teacher: Kate

Cascade Knitterati
Cascade Yarns is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a
sampler afghan of 30 squares created by many of your favorite
designers. Patterns for 30 squares will be released a few each
month throughout 2017. Create your own version and well be TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES CALL
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 Needle
Felted 3

Bunny
Novice and experienced needle
felters will enjoy making this 3-inch
bunny. Learn to sculpt wool with
a barbed needle to form the body.
Then give your bunny its very
own individual face with surface
embellishment techniques. The
techniques youll learn in this class

Caterpillar to can be applied to making your

own menagerie of small needle
felted creatures. As you make

Butterfly your bunny, Susan will help you

see how each of the major body
parts could be adapted to needle

Scarf or Cowl felt other animals. There will be

some homework to complete
between the two class sessions.
Saturday
Humble garter stitch 1 to 3 pm
will morph before your Mar 11, 18
very eyes into a graceful $50 includes supplies
fashion piece. Planned Teacher: Susan Childress
dropped stitches create
the fabric. You'll feel
like you are watching a
butterfly emerging from its
cocoon when you let the
stitches drop all the way
down to the cast on. Kate
has worked through all the
technical details of how
best to cast on and cast
off so that your project will
look polished. Choose
the scarf version or the
moebius cowl version.
Wednesday
12:30 to 2:30 on Apr 5,
12:30 to 3:30 on Apr 26
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Felted Clogs
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. Shell 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.
Wednesday
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Mar 8, 15, 22, plus 1 session TBA 219-462-1700
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Teacher: Susan SHEEPSCLOTHINGVALPO
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M-Tu 12 to 7
SocksToe Up SocksCuff Down
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10 to 7
12 to 9
This sock is an exact upside F 12 to 7
down version of the cuff down Begin your sock at the cuff so Sa 10 to 5
sock. Begin at the toe with a you will have plenty of time to get
figure 8 double-sided cast on and comfortable knitting in the round Teachers
immediately start increasing for on small needles before learning Heidi Yelich
the foot. Turn the heel and knit the how to shape the heel and toe. Susan Brobst
cuff to desired length and finish Finish the sock with kitchener Kate Schroeder
with a non-binding cast off. stitch so that there will be no Debbie Teibel
Monday seam at the toe of your socks. Paula Strietelmeier
5 to 7 pm Thursday BJ Licko-Keel
Mar 27, Apr 3, 10, 17 1 to 3 pm Design
$50 plus supplies Apr 13, 20, 27 Kristina Rost
Teacher: Heidi May 4 Artwork
$50 plus supplies Susan Childress
Teacher: Kate

KNITTING
Bring your wheels
Drop spindle demo. Early Bird Knitters
EVERY Wednesday EVERY Wednesday EVERY Thursday EVERY Friday EVERY 4th Friday 1st & 3rd Saturday
4 to 5 pm 10am to noon 6 to 9pm 5 to 7 pm 4 to 6pm EVERY month 8 am

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March 2017

Beginners Classes
Knitting for Beginners Crochet for Beginners
Learn to knit by making swatches of basic stitches. Begin your crochet future with a set of 3 classes
Emphasis is placed on learning to read your designed to get you comfortable with the basic
stitches so that you can become a confident knitter. crochet stitches. You will begin with the classic
Class also includes a taste of lace and cables. granny square and end with a lightweight cowl.
OR Basic finishing skills for crochet fabrics will also
Tuesday Saturday: be included.
7 to 9 pm March 18, 25, Saturday
Mar 21, 28 April 1, 8 8 to 10 am
Apr 4, 11 March 4, 11, 18
$60 includes all supplies $60 includes all supplies

Knit Beginner Project Crochet Beginner Project

This hat and scarf combination gives graduates This class gives graduates of Crochet for Beginners
of our Knitting for Beginners class opportunity a chance to practice their new skills while making
to practice and polish their basic skills. Youll a hat and scarf. Well emphasize basic pattern
learn to use circular and double pointed needles reading skills while working through 2 well written,
while making the hat. The hat will also be your beginner friendly patterns from Churchmouse.
introduction to multi gauge patterns, which allow Saturday
you to make the same design in many different kinds 8 to 10 am
of yarn. The scarf combines the cables, lace, and Mar 25, Apr 1, 8
other stitches you learned in Knitting for Beginners $40 plus supplies
so that you can keep learning to read your stitches
and have something beautiful to wear.
OR OR
Monday Tuesday Saturday
5 to 7 pm 7 to 9 pm 8 to 10 am
Mar 6, 13, 20 April 18, 25, Apr 22, 29,
May 2 May 6
$40 plus supplies

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