A silly FO

I had some leftover cotton yarns, that I had dyed to make a sweater, so decided to knit a dishcloth. You can't beat hand knit dishcloths!! There are several bloggers who model their FO's on their dogs so I gave it a try. You can see by the look on my dog Bradley's face that he was not amused by the whole thing. Needless to say, the dishcloth is in the washing machine and will no longer be a doggie "hat".

Guess whos going to be at MDSW?

Thats right, The Unique Sheep will be at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this May! We will be sharing a booth with a bunch of other handdyers (I'll have a complete list soon). Its going to be so fun! This year, the Cloverhill Yarn Shop has decided to use their space to focus on indie dyers. And what a space it is. It is located at the end of the Main Barn, right as you walk in. Its booth #27. If you are going to be visiting MDSW this year (and if you are nearby you MUST go, its huge) please stop by. We will have lots of yarn and kits and samples of all the kits.

A New FO

These are The Buffalo Beaded Socks by Jackie ES of Heartstrings FiberArts. They came out beautifully with our Sushi Socks in Aqua Sky. I changed the pattern just a bit by continuing the stitch pattern throughout the instep until toe decreases.

The pattern and beads come from Earthfaire.com. Earthfaire also has Sushi Sock yarns in stock and will be adding a few more colors in the next couple of weeks. So please click here if you would like to order pattern, beads and yarns.


Jackie is an amazing designer and has another pattern using Unique Sheep yarns. Check out Ivy Trellis Stole while browsing at the Earthfaire site. :)

Twilled Ribs Socks Pattern

A new Unique Sheep sock pattern- Twilled Ribs- is now for sale, thanks to designer Phyll Lagerman. These fun socks come with the option of the Latvian Twist cuffed top (shown on left) or a straight top without ribbing and are knit from the top down. If you are used to size 0 needles and fingering weight yarn these will fly on size 2's and sport weight Foot Prints. The pattern is available as print or pdf, just let us know when you order which you would prefer.

Lots and Lots of New Colors!

You may have noticed that there haven't been many new colors added to the website lately. Thats because we have been saving them up to release in one big blast. Many of them hint at the warm weather and bright flowers of spring, but mostly they will work year round. There should be something for everyone, from shades of bright pink to layers of rich chocolate. These colors were a collaborative effort between us (Laura and Kelly) and Jen from Wool Girl. All the colors are available at WoolGirl.com, and we would rather you order from there, but if she is sold out of if you want the color in a base yarn she doesn't offer please feel free to order from our website. Or ask your LYS or favorite online shop to start carrying your favorite colors of Unique Sheep Yarns!

And the Winner is....

Several weeks ago I asked you to guess the name of the colorway pictured. The correct answer is "Flamingo"! I was inspired by photos like this, and the owner of Yarn Haven's request for a color based on her favorite animal.

Five people guessed right- TeaBird, Avis, Jan, DahBunny and Harriet. I placed all the names in a bowl and randomly drew one out. And the winner of a free skein of Sushi Socks in Flamingo is....DahBunny!! Please contact me at laura@theuniqueshep.com to claim your prize!

Introducing....Autumn Gold

"Autumn Gold" is a brand new lace shawl pattern designed by Janine Le Cras (who also designed the Quatrefoil Shrug). So new, in fact, that it hasn't gone to print yet. We are too excited to keep it a secret any longer, though. So we are offering you the special opportunity to pre-order this beautiful pattern, and the yarn to knit it with. The pattern should be ready around the middle of March and we will have you yarn dyed up and ready to ship as soon as the ink dries on the patterns! Oh and did I tell you my favorite thing about Autumn Gold? It is knit with Tinsel Toes, a fingering weight yarn with amazing sheen, rather than lace weight. So that means I might actually finish it!