7th annual self-paced, self-guided tour of 7 yarn shops will take crawlers from the picturesque Connecticut coastline to the Northern Valleys. Enjoy the fall New England foliage, shop the latest yarns and bond over your love of it all. The shops represent every corner of Western Connecticut and cater to every knitter’s palate: In Sheep’s Clothing (Torrington), Knits & Pearls (Avon), New England Yarn and Spindle (Southington), Stars Hollow Yarns (New Preston), A Stitch in Time (Bethel), nancy O (Ridgefield) and Westport Yarns (Westport).The shops will entertain “crawlers” with a wide ... Read More »
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Local Yarn Shop Day @ In Sheep’s Clothing
Saturday, April 21 Celebrate with In Sheep's Clothing! 10-5 pm Enter to Win - Your choice of color Katia Ombre scarf Free Gift with purchase over $30 Free KFI/Euro Pattern with Yarn Purchase Checkout our new spring arrivals & In Store Specials Give weaving a try on our rigid heddle loom! Needle felting station - Make an ornament! ... Read More »
Small Business Saturday
A special day is in store for shoppers at In Sheep's Clothing on Small Business Saturday November 25 *A Free Canvas Tote for your Purchases WHILE THEY LAST! Plymouth Yarn Small Business Promotion First 10 shoppers only With your purchase of $50 or more you will receive a coupon for $20 off your NEXT $50 yarn purchase Drawing for the Great Kit Give Away! Come in Saturday to register No purchase necessary ... Read More »
A Private Yarn Tasting Party at In Sheep’s Clothing
*A Private Yarn Tasting Party* *Noro* Louisa Harding * Juniper Moon Farms Yarn featuring Lykke needles Each guest receives a "tasty" yarn sampler Try out yummy yarns on luxurious Lyyke needles *Door prizes* Refreshments* Specially priced kits *Trunk show * Choose your date! Sat. Oct. 28 & Sun. Oct.29 1-3 pm SOLD OUT! Tickets are limited - $7 $12 at the door, space permitting Call to reserve yours 860-482-3979To Order tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-sheeps-clothings-yarn-shop-yarn-tasting-tickets-38876712293 ... Read More »
Western Ct Friends, Fiber & Fun Yarn Crawl
Yarn Crawl!!!!! Western Connecticut Yarn Crawl! Yeah!!!! In Sheep’s Clothing Yarn Shop will provide good clean wooly fun during the annual Western Ct. Yarn Crawl, Sept 29- Oct. 1 Double your odds - Pick up your free passport early and receive 2 additional raffle tickets to improve your odds of winning raffle prizes. We 'll also have hourly drawings of NORO Kureyon, Juniper Moon Farm Zooey and Knitting Fever Painted Desert skeins on all three days of the crawl! Every hour on the hour! The fabulous Noro Log Cabin Afghan & Noro Heart Blanket will be featured projects from Knitting ... Read More »
“official” In Sheep’s Clothing video
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THE YARN CRAWL IS COMING!
THE YARN CRAWL IS COMING! SAVE THE DATE! Friday 9/23 - Sunday 9/25 With even more fun planned this year. Reserve or pick up this years collectible passport booklet at the shop and get 3 FREE raffle tickets good during the Yarn Crawl. Call 860-482-3979 . 10 Water Street, Torrington. Right on the heels of the arrival of autumn, comes the second Annual Fiber, Friends & Fun yarn crawl, presented by the Western Ct Yarn Council. This September 23-25, “Yarn crawlers” will make their pilgrimage from one of the seven participating yarn stores over the course of the ... Read More »
Woolen-covered soap gifts
Felted soaps make a great gift. In short time you can take beautifully colored wool and encase soap. Why would one want to cover soap in wool? The woolen coating which is naturally antifungal, acts as its own exfoliating washcloth. It also makes the soap last longer. I had one the lasted a month before it became a solid piece of felt. Add water and you will have plenty of lather. If you use a naturally hand made soap, you can not only feel good about the product that you are using, but you’ll be squeaky clean all at the same time. This can also make a fun project for kids for those snow ... Read More »
A storm preparedness kit
There’s a funny YouTube video of a man losing his mind, fearing that he won’t get the “milk and bread before the storm. Whenever I hear about a snow storm now, I immediately think of that video. Last year, when we were expecting our February snow storm, I contacted Joseph Timothy Quirk, a local supporter of all things Torrington, to make a spoof on the video, but using my shop instead of a local food mart. Years ago when I worked in another yarn shop, we would joke, that after everyone bought their milk and bread, that they would stop in to stock up on knitting supplies, because heaven help ... Read More »
Knitting is all fun and games, until someone has to rip!
At In Sheep's Clothing Thursday nights are knitting nights. This is the evening when I have mostly beginners that come in to take knitting class. For the rank beginners, the project it usually a scarf so they can learn to cast on stitches to the needle and then learn the knit stitch. If all goes smoothly, we can proceed to the purl stitch, and then work a combination pattern. Sometimes students pick up quickly and move right along; sometimes it takes more time and practice. I like to look at each student as an individual, and don’t propose a cookie cutter class. As I have learned ... Read More »
