Spring 2012 Fashion Show!

Alright my crazy knitters, it's that time of year again! Birds are chirping, snow is melting, sun is shining and that can only mean one thing... fashion show time!

Join us on Wednesday April 4, 2012 for our Spring 2012 fashion show where we will take you through all the hottest patterns, yarns and colours of the season and what will be "in" this year! We have a wild amount of never before seen garments and a great selection of brand new yarns to be revealed to you at our show! I love to keep these secrets and it just makes the suspense all the more fun to know that we are going to WOW you! Each attendee will receive a gift bag with samples of spring and summer yarns as well as a 24 hour shopping discount to be used in the store and also you will have the opportunity to drool over all our new products for this season while enjoying snacks, treats and drinks! The store will stay open late for you to check out the samples up close and personal and enjoy the ambiance of our fellow knitters!

Details!

When: Wednesday April 4, 2012

Time: 6:00pm 

Location: The North Bay Discovery Museum- 2nd floor

Ticket cost: $35 in advance or $40 at the door

RSVP: Stix and Stones- give us a call at 705-223-8245 to reserve your tickets or come on in and pick them up!

The show is for anyone and everyone and not just for knitters! We love fashion and try to inspire everyone, even if you don't knit yet, you might want to after the show! 

We always strive to give you a great night out and I can definitely say that this is sure to be the best show yet! Don't miss out as seating is limited! 

Happy knitting!

An Earflap Cap!

Happy New Year knitters! I hope that you all are having a great start to 2012. Try and keep those resolutions all year long and remember to always take some time for knitting every day to calm your mind, body and soul! Check out this design brought to you by yours truly and test knit by a few of my WONDERFUL customers! I designed this hat because I could not find a pattern for a hat just like this anywhere! When in doubt..... design! I hope to have this pattern available on Ravelry in the near future but for now it comes with the yarn purchase! 

Comfy Cozy and super warm!

Earflaps are lined with a warm fluffy nanuk layer

 

 

 

 

The cozy Nanuk layer!

An external earflaps keeps your little ears extra warm!

Tassles complete the look!

One ball of Nanuk for the linings

2 skeins of Voyage for the hat!

What a great cozy hat to whip up for our chilly Northern Winters! Need a bigger size? Simple use bigger needles! The Voyage/Nanuk can work with up to an 8mm! A 2 night awesome project!

Happy knitting friends and Happy New Year from the Stix and Stones crew!

Wild Vines Cowl

I hope that you are all gearing up for Christmas! It's only 6 sleeps away! And only 6 sleeps away until my birthday too! So if you're looking for a very last minute Christmas gift to whip up, here is a fantastic idea! It's wild, it's unique, it's BRAND NEW so hardly any one else has it and.... the kicker... it only takes 45 minutes to knit on 20mm needles and one skein of yarn! Check it out and remember out of towners, free shipping for all of December, I can get it to you in two days MAX! (Depending on location of course.)

Wild Vines!

Little vines are in the yarn!

Add some neutral or crazy buttons!

A wide wild colour selection!

 A great quick knit to whip up on Christmas eve and throw under the tree! I can't wait to make one for me! Happy Holidays my friends and happy knitting!

All she wants for Christmas!

Ok friends, I hope you didn't forget! Tomorrow night- Wednesday December 14th- from 5pm to 9pm is time for the men in your life to come out and shop for you wonderful ladies!! It's the first Men's Christmas shopping night! Stix and Stones and The FARM have teamed up for this event and we will be keeping our stores open late for the men to come shop and get great gifts for their loved ones! Send the husbands, boyfriends, spouses, fathers, grandfathers, brothers... whatever! We will lend our expertise to help pick out wonderful gifts for the knitter's in their lives! 

We have Stix and Stones and The FARM wishlists available at both stores (or we can email them to you) for you to fill out with whatever your little heart desires and send your man in armed and ready to shop! Feel free to email your list to me at stixandstonesnb@gmail.com and I would be happy to fill a list out for you!

Besides our wonderful expertise and tips steering them in a great direction for knitter's gifts, they will also receive 15% off all regular priced merchandise with a few other in store specials!! Now ladies- if you can't convince the man to come in shop, we will absolutely not deter you from coming and getting your own gifts! 

It's going to be a wonderful and fun night and we hope to see all your men there!

The bad movie cowl!

The little designer in me has struck again! This past weekend I had a good friend come up to visit me in North Bay. She had never been to either of my stores before and was incredibly inspired by the colours, textures and fibers that she found in here. All night on Saturday, we stayed up watching movies and I taught her how to knit! With some help from my two kitties and a very VERY bad movie, came the bad movie cowl! It can be knit in the span of just one bad movie! The colour combination's are infinite using Americo's Merino Copito. I chose 3 different colours but you might choose one solid colour, or make up your own wacky combination! 20mm needles made this project crazy fast and incredibly versatile! Check it out!

Big squishy cowl!

Pull it down like a poncho!

Wear it like a hood!

The colour possibilities are endless and next monday we will have even more colours after our trip to Americo! Here's a few that we put together, see what else you might come up with!

Jewel

Cool

Cool jewel

Rustic

Arizona

Statement

This is a very easy pattern and clearly very quick as well! The pattern comes free with the yarn which is just $45 for all 3 skeins! Isn't that a fantastic Christmas gift knit?! Check out Americo's website for even more colour options that will be in stock Monday! Enjoy and happy knitting!

Creative design= genius!

Hello my wonderful knitter's! Well as some of you may have realized, I have been designing up a storm lately! I am trying to get a lot of one night projects ready in time to inspire you all for Christmas Gift knitting. Check out my newest innovative creation- so easy you'll wonder why you never thought of it! 

But before we get to the photos, I just wanted to let you all know that this Friday November 25, 2011 is the 23rd annual Old Fashioned Downtown Christmas Walk! All the stores downtown will be staying open until 9pm and will be offering great sales and great treats! Main street will be blocked off for the event, so feel free to head over to the Oak street parking lot for a great place to park! There will be sleigh rides, carolers, roasted nuts, hot chocolate, the lighting of the Christmas tree and just plain old fashioned fun! It's a great event for the entire family to enjoy so come on down and don't miss out on what promises to be an amazing night!

A very funky cowl!

All it is, is a triangle with a button and a hole! How simple?!

Place the wide end in front, button and let it flop!

 

 

This cowl made from just one skein of Fleece Artist Slubby Blue and is only $20 per skein! How's that for a great Christmas cowl idea that can be worn all winter long?! Slubby Blue comes in a wide selection of colours and we have 20 different colours in stock! The pattern is available free with the purchase of your yarn for this project which only took one night to knit! After wards, I gave it a nice Eucalan bath, laid it flat to dry overnight, then decided where to place the button and sewed it on!

Happy knitting!

Cables and Capes.

The two biggest trends this season by far are cables and capes and when combined together in one chunky knit piece, you'll feel like you're walking the runway every time you step out your door! Check out this piece and the FREE PATTERN and find my personal yarn suggestions below! 

This chunky knit looks great over any coat or even just a simple tee!

Just seed stitch and chunky cables!

Big buttons always accentuate your piece!

I recommend Malabrigo Rasta, Americo Eco Rasta, Ester Bitran Socos or Berroco Sundae. All of these yarns are fantastically chunky and will make this a quick easy knit or even a great Christmas gift idea! 

Happy knitting!