I have not been on here in awhile! I have done a lot of things in the last 6 months with many changes. I decided to move my quilts over to another shop on Etsy FarmGirlDesign with all of my other sewing items. I have been working hard at getting both shops stocked up and going.

One new line I now have featured in my shop is yoga socks! They come in a large variety of fun colours and materials. I have some with a cotton blend which makes them nice and light for the warm summer months as well as superwash wool socks which are great and easy care.

Be sure to check back for upcoming news and events, I am trying to get back on track and posting more often!

Fresh Out of the Frames

Today I added a new item to our shop, I've been busy trying to get ready for the holidays and need to get some of my projects out of the way. I still have quite a few more gifts to make but my biggest issue was getting my quilt I had in the frames done so I could get them out of my livingroom, at least for a couple of weeks! Once I got that done I seemed to procrastinate putting the binding on, I always do. It is my very least favourite part, I'm not sure why....but it is. So last night I finally finished it! Here it is:

 

 

Isn't it adorable?!?! I know I'm a little biased but I loved this pattern ever since I saw it in my local fabric shop. It is a pinwheel design framed in with coordinating picots (or prairie points). The outside border is stitched in a free hand loopy pattern; finished off with a aqua dragonfly print for the binding. It is all hand quilted and the binding is hand stitched on. It is made with 100% cotton Moda fabrics with a white backing. Finished size measures 36 inches x 43.5 inches.

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Happy Monday everyone! Winter has finally arrived here in New Brunswick, it's been snowing most of the morning and we are now seeing change over to freezing rain; yuck! The horses stayed inside, and so did I. I decided today would be a good day to try to get caught up on some of my Christmas gifts I've been making. It's kinda nice to curl up under a warm blanket and knit away while watching the snow fall outside. Here is what it looks like outside my front porch right now:

 



Since it's so wintery outside it's a good time to talk about these, could use one on a day like today....

Don't you just love these?!?! We have many adults and kids sizes. As you can see there are some that are hand-dyed, by me. All are one of a kind and feature an adorable big pom pom on top and ties that match the wool used to knit the hat. They also have earflaps, lovely on a day like today when it's blowing snow outside. That's all for today, I've got a lot of knitting to do if I ever plan on being ready for Christmas!

Wool Work Socks

Here we are again, I thought I would start posts by featuring different products we make. We had another great week at the market and are very close to reaching a new all time record in sales! One of our most popular products is our traditional work socks. Although we say "traditional" not all have the traditional colours. We make just every size imagineable and can make them in almost any possible colours. The wool is make from New Brunswick wool and the men's have the traditional 12 inch leg. The toes and heels are made from an 80/20 wool; meaning 80% wool and 20% nylon. The reason we do this is because the nylon helps to resist the wearing making your socks life last longer. As you can imagine the toes and heels wear the quickest. They so thick and warm! My husband loves to wear his all year. He says they keep his feet warm in the winter and dry in the summer. We are down to a half dozen pairs in mens sizes now, we usually sell out or come very close to it before Christmas. There is a lot of love put into these glorious socks, it takes on average about 10 hours to make one pair of mens work socks.

 



As you can see there are a wide range of colour possibilities, we also have smaller womens sizes and childrens sizes. We can also do the colours of your favourite hockey team!

After the holidays are over, and we are finished for the season I will be able to post on our etsy shop what colours and sizes we have in stock and as we get more made we will also be able to post them as well.

K

Welcome!

Well here we are, our first blog post! I will begin by explaining who we are and what we do and where we got our name. I come from a long line of crafters, you could say it's in our blood. I've been sewing and knitting since I was a little girl. I learned my mom, who learned from her mom and so on. About 7 years ago my mom and I began selling our knitting at our local farmers market. Every fall we return and stay through Christmas. We've developed a lot of relationships with our customers and now have a lot of repeat customers. Once we start developing our business we thought we should have a name. Since my mom and I lived in Stoney Creek (she still does) the name Stoney Creek Knitters was born!

We make a variety of things from work socks to baby hats to felted purses. But that's not all we do! Life would be boring if you did the same things all the time, once in awhile we put our knitting needles down and dig out the sewing machines. I like different sewing projects, my most favorite is piecing quilts. This fall my quilt frames have always had a project in them. We'll see if I can slow down a little over the holidays, I don't do well sitting still! I can't say that I have a great deal of spare time on my hands, I do enjoy crafting during the quiet times but my real job is this little man:

He's a pretty laid back boss, always making me smile and amazing me every day with his new discoveries. Who knows, maybe someday he will be a knitter too!

Before I forget, here are the links to our etsy store, and facebook page check them out!

That's it for now, night all!

K