ARE YOU READY FOR THE MADNESS??

As we did last year we will be doing a “knit a sweater in a month KAL” again.

This year will be similar to last year with a few twists. First of all…the first finisher wins a Sweet Sheep Prize Pack!

From last year:

I will carefully select a sweater that has a FREE pattern on the internet. All knitters will have time to be armed and ready to go by March 1st.

On March 1st we will all CAST ON and it will be a race to the finish! The Knitter who is first will win an amazing swag package from The Sweet Sheep!

You DO NOT have to buy yarn from my store to participate!

So are you in?? Just leave a comment or email me at salesATthesweesheep.com

The twist for this year is that non racers are welcome too…if you want to just knit your own sweater pattern in a month please feel free to join us. However, you will not be in the running for the prize…but isn’t knitting a sweater prize enough?

There will be 3 patterns to choose from this year…and here is your gauge and yardage info. These are guidelines as the patterns vary from each other.

You will need: 

Aran/Worsted weight yarn that knits to approx 18sts by 24 rows over 4″ on needle size 8. Approx 800-1300yds.

Are you in??

I had no idea that so many people celebrated Valentines day! I also had no idea how many of you are born on or have loved ones born around Valentines day. Thank you all so much for your comments, I read and appreciated every single one of them.

Myself personally, I don’t really celebrate Valentines day. I like the lead up to it much better than the day. The chocolates, reds and pinks and all the buzz! C was kind enough to buy me roses one year, but when I learned the price of flowers on that day I asked him not to do it again…any other day is fine though! Most of the time I get a little treat for my mom and call her to wish her a happy Valentines day. She always made the day so fun that I seem to focus more on her than my guy. We really do a good job of expressing ourselves on a daily basis and often have special time alone as it is just the two of us (and simon and yarn) in the house.

So, by this time you are probably starting to scan for the contest winner, I will no longer bore you with my love life mush!

Congratulations Elizabeth! Please check your email and enjoy your shopping!

Now, on to knitting

I am happily test knitting the Gale stole for Anne.

The yarn is Funky Carolina Lace in a soon to be listed colourway. If you are desperate for it please email me…it’s stunning!

I am also working on another design for mag knits to be released in the spring. When I know exact dates I will let you know!

The yarn is Hip Knits Aran Silk…it is quite lovely!

We also have a huge week of updates next week!

Dream in Color Baby and the new colours in Smooshy, Avery Allison Yarns, Dyed in the wool handmade, Cashbah (seriously), a few new colours of Camelspin, Seacoast Handpainted and Zen Strings Merino Tencel!

I also replenished stock on Shelridge farms and Dream in Color Classy!

Wow, I can’t believe it has been 2 weeks since I last posted. Boot Camp was a blast and I brought home some fiber!

While I was gone the incredibly talented Anne announced her new shawl pattern with my yarn. I have been busily dyeing kits so that they can get on their way in time for the pattern release…you can be armed with yarn!

I will be back with a progress post next week, but in the mean time let’s have a january contest!  Leave me a comment telling me whether or not you celebrate Valentines day and why and I will choose a winner for a $20 gift certificate on Thursday!

I am so excited for the weekend. And here is why:

Bee Fields Shawl

Penelope Shrug

I am really looking forward to spending some time with these lovely ladies. I have totally fallen for both of these projects and just cannot seem to pick one to work on, so I am working on both at the same time and not making a lot of progress on either.

My knitting mojo is full throtle right now, and I just can’t seem to get enough time in. Can you believe I actually look forward to making dinner so that while it is cooking I can sit down and work on a few rows in peace…me cooking?? First of all, that is strange enough…but enjoying it…hmmm.

The Penelope shrug is getting into the lace portion, the design will take the shape of diamonds as you can kind of see them forming, I am not through a full pattern repeat yet. This is the upper arm portion of the shrug and will continue across the back.

I guess you all might be wondering who the contest winner is….congratulations Michele! She will be taking home these beauties

In Store News:

Sunshine Yarns has been Updated

Oceanwind knits sock and silk lace will go up on Monday

Ceyeberfiber lace and sock yarns will also go up on Monday

Happy Knitty Weekend!

The deed is done.

The bee had been ripped and to tell you the honest truth, I am a little bummed about it, yes, I may be taking it too hard, but the sockapaloza sock is not done either. This week my knitting mojo has melted away with the stifling heat. So, what do we do here at The Sweet Sheep to lift our spirits…Let’s have a contest!

Leave a comment with your ripping stories and I will randomly pick a winner next Friday.

The ripping winner will take home these two FANTASTIC skeins!

Yes 1 skein of Yarn Pirate Merino Tencel and one skein of Spritely Goods superwash!

I have been going through my stash and found some yarns that I think I will probably not use…they are perfectly good and fantastic yarns. So I thought I would share the wealth with my favorite blog readers.

Here is how the contest works:

I have a fantastic statistics page that shows me where you all come from in order to see my site. I love linking back to your blogs and reading what you are all up to. So just slap this little button on your blog and the person with the most click throughs at the end of the month wins. This contest runs on the honour system, encourage your friends to click though, but please do not click your own button…that’s just silly!

Ok how about just putting the button on your blog and leaving me a comment to let me know and you will be added to the hat for the prize…so far there is some ceyeberfibers and sweet georgia in there.

Please save her to your own server. Unfortunatly, I am no help on the technical side of this, so if you don’t know how to save the button to the side of you blog, just include it in your next post!