*NEW* PRIVATE SHOPPING APPOINTMENTS WITH CAITLIN AT RITUAL DYES: Friday between 9am-12pm $50 (goes towards purchase!) Fly through some project planning and leave confident with your choices! Work with Caitlin Hunter to choose the perfect yarn for your Crochet or Knitting project and get expert advise on selecting the best materials for your chosen project (or projects as time allows). You'll have one-on-one guidance for a quick 15-minute appointment in a quiet setting. The cost goes towards any in-store purchase made that day.

WORKSHOP: DIY YOKE CLASS: Sunday 2-4pm $125
A hands on, design-your-own yoke workshop where we will design charts for a top-down yoke. The class provides a pattern for a standard fit, simple DK/worsted weight sweater in sizes to fit 28-66” chest circumferences. You will have the chance to make your own chart pattern for the yoke in this class, and we will discuss design theory, modifications and fit! 

Caitlin Hunter is the knitwear designer behind Boyland Knitworks and an experienced teacher specializing in colorwork, sweater construction, and approachable garment knitting techniques. Known for her bold graphic yoke designs and clear pattern writing, Caitlin helps knitters build confidence while expanding their technical skills.

Her teaching style is practical, encouraging, and detail-oriented, with an emphasis on making complex techniques feel manageable and enjoyable. Whether teaching stranded colorwork, fit and shaping, finishing techniques, or creative design concepts, Caitlin aims to create classes that are skill-building, inspiring and fun. 

Based in Alaska, her work is influenced by Nordic knitwear traditions, folk art, outdoor life, a love of nature and a passion for expressive, handmade clothing.

LECTURE: KNIT KNAT CHIT CHAT IRL: Friday 2:30-4pm $65
Jessie Mae (Jessie Maed Designs) and Park (Park & Knit), two knitwear designers and best friends, launched a webshow this year called Knit Knat Chit Chat and are bringing a LIVE IRL version to Sacred Sheep!  Knit knat while they chit chat about all the little things that keep them going and excited: knitting, yarn, notions/accessories, books, video games, friendship, creative pursuits, etc. !

LECTURE: TRUE NORTH: Knitting Toward What Matters: Saturday 3:30-5pm $65
In a time when much feels unsteady, knitting can become a compass. In True North: Knitting Toward What Matters, Minnesota designer Brienne Moody explores how place, structure, and story shape the sweaters we make and the creative communities we build around them. Drawing from her design practice along Lake Superior, her work as a running and strength coach, and her experience teaching knitters to design from gauge rather than guesswork, this lecture offers a clear framework for knitting with intention. Through personal examples and practical tools, participants will leave with renewed creative direction, a stronger sense of alignment, and the confidence to approach their projects with clarity and autonomy.

Brienne Moody is a knitwear designer, teacher, and runner based in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Her patterns have been featured in La Bien Aimée's Neons and Neutrals, She Does: Words of Wisdom from North Shore Mompreneurs, and Taproot magazine, and she teaches at North House Folk School.

Whether she's coaching her high school distance team, teaching strength training, or guiding a knitter through a new technique, her approach is the same: break the big thing into smaller steps, let a story drive the work, and make sure it's actually enjoyable to do. She prioritizes what she calls knittability — the belief that beautiful design should also be a pleasure to make. Brienne helps knitters find their own pace and unravel the stories only they can tell.

LECTURE: SCRAPS AND STASH: Saturday 9:30-11am $65
Different dye-lots, who cares! Different fiber make-ups, no problem! Park WIlliams will lead you through how to use up the random scraps we have! Let’s buy the random skein that calls to us! Knitting should be FUN! In this lecture, we will learn the simple, but liberating technique of holding together strands of scrap and stash yarn in all different weights, fibers, and colors to turn simple knitted items into something entirely our own. You will leave the lecture looking at yarn and your stash with fresh eyes and feeling more emboldened to let your creativity lead.

Park Williams is an Idaho-raised, Chicago-based knitwear designer, theatre maker & cozy life lover. Interested in sparking curiosity & play, Park’s goal as a designer is to create patterns which offer knitters both the freedom and framework to make something entirely their own. Her work can be found on Instagram (@parknknit), Ravelry (parkandknit) or parknknit.com.

WORKSHOP: SQUARE STITCH CHARM: Sunday 9am-11am $125
In this class with Reiko Co. we will learn a wonderful basic beading technique—The Square Stitch. Working from a selection of adorable patterns, you will choose your own colors and learn to bead your very own tiny charms—perfect for necklaces or stitch markers.

Ken's work with Reiko Co. is inspired by nostalgia and joy and her aesthetic intention behind each piece is "elevated whimsy"—something playful that sparks your inner child, but still speaks of glamour. Each piece is lovingly designed and handmade byKenin Portland, OR. When Ken isn't beading (rare!), you might find her plotting a murder mystery party, country swinging, or trying her hand at a new craft.

LECTURE: The Spirit of Cloth: How What We Wear Tells Our Story: Saturday 11:30am-1pm $65
Every stitch, seam, and thread carries a story. In this immersive and reflective workshop, The Spirit of Cloth, Candice English of Farmer’s Daughter Fibers invites you to explore how the garments we wear and the ones we make become living expressions of who we are.

Rooted in Candice’s own Blackfeet heritage and Montana upbringing, this class examines how clothing throughout history has served as a language of identity, belonging, and spirit.

Together, we’ll discuss how materials, color, and craftsmanship reflect culture and lineage and how those same values live on in modern making. Participants will be invited to reflect on their own creative practices, tracing how their making journey is about far more than creating something to wear. It’s about honoring the stories we carry, the land we come from, and the threads that connect us all.

Candice English is the founder and creative director of Farmer's Daughter Fibers, a hand-dyed yarn company rooted in Great Falls, Montana. As a maker, storyteller, and woman of Blackfeet heritage, Candice brings a deeply personal lens to the intersection of craft, culture, and identity. She believes that what we make and what we wear has never been just about fabric; it's about lineage, belonging, and the stories we carry forward. Equal parts thoughtful and down to earth, she creates space in the classroom where makers of all backgrounds feel seen, sparked, and invited to go a little deeper.

WORKSHOP: EDGES AND BINDOFFS: Stretch and Style Sunday: 11:30am-1:30pm $125
The finishing details can make all the difference! In this workshop, we’ll explore edges and bind-offs that add stretch where needed, create clean polished lines, and enhance the overall look of your projects. We'll cover a range of techniques from practical everyday finishes to elegant decorative touches, learn when to use them, and how thoughtful finishing choices can elevate any project.

Ksenia Naidyon is a professional knitwear designer and the creative force behind Life Is Cozy. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she creates modern patterns, tutorials, and classes that celebrate knit texture. Her pieces are often inspired by botanical forms and her native Ukraine. Since 2012,Ksenia has published more than 150 patterns, collaborated with a wide range of yarn companies, and had her designs featured in publications around the world, from Pom Pom and Laine in Europe to Making in the US and Amirisu in Japan. Her first book, One Skein Knitting, will be published this year.
Ksenia loves a good spreadsheet, is a passionate knitwear photographer, and enjoys every minute of it!

LECTURE: FIBERS, FABRICS AND FIXES: Saturday 1:30pm-3pm $65
We will learn about the materials that make up our clothes (both handmade and commercial) and why that matters when mending them. Learn where clothing damage typically comes from and how to anticipate it. We’ll then talk about some basic “rules” of mending, do a quick tour of many different techniques, and take a look at some tools of the trade. There will be a Q&A time at the end of the lecture. This is a great starting point for crafters who don’t want their hands held through every step, but want to be shown where to start.

Elise Webb has spent most of her life in the fiber arts. As a girl she raised goats for 4H, she learned to knit, crochet, weave, and spin, with a focus on the historical. In her adult life she took those skills to work at both a local yarn shop and the Nike fabric library. In 2021 she answered the call of “can anyone fix this sweater?” from yarn store customers and started Village Mending. In a few years it grew from a part time gig to a full time mending service specializing in knitwear but accepting all clothing. 

Elise takes a restoration mindset to mending. She likes to focus on the hard work of the original craftsperson, whether that was a dear family member or a stranger far away. She enjoys teaching people to mend and to appreciate the value of their clothes.

WORKSHOP: FILET CROCHET Friday: 11:30am-1:30pm $125
Filet Crochet: In this advanced-beginning crochet class we will level up your crochet skills!  “Filet” meaningnetin french, is a lace making technique wherein a gridded net is constructed and,  selectively, open cells are filled in to create simple, monochromatic designs. In this workshop you will learn the basics of filet crochet and construction techniques. Students will learn to read and work from a chart to create a filet  swatch and will be provided instruction to make their swatches into a small mesh bag!

Elspeth Vance is a fiber artist and textile designer, living and working in Portland OR. Under the umbrella of her brand, Noctiluca, she knits one-of-a-kind garments and home goods by hand on two needles. Her designs investigate various textile structures and seek to uncover their commonalities; how is weaving like knitting? Or knot tying like weaving? These explorations have led her to reinterpret historic weave drafts into charted knitting patterns, a delightful marriage of her most beloved textile practices.