Tag Archives: Indigodragonfly

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 6, 2017 by natalie

It’s 2017, and I’m sure I meant to blog last month, but December got away from me. I was working right up to the 23rd, leaving town on the 24th for a family visit, and knitting away on a deadline … Continue reading →

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Back from Rhinebeck

Posted on October 24, 2015 by natalie

October has been flying by at a crazy pace. It started out with a push to get things done at my day job, which meant I didn’t blog much. Then we went to Guelph for Canadian Thanksgiving – no blogging. … Continue reading →

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July yarnies: Indigodragonfly and Sweet Georgia Yarns

Posted on July 22, 2015 by natalie

The yarns that I used for July’s Dominion Building Shawl were from Indigodragonfly and Sweet Georgia Yarns. Yarnie #1: Indigodragonfly I used Indigodragonfly’s Cariboubaa in Sharktreuse for the fingering weight sample: Way back in March I showed you some of … Continue reading →

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Canadian Art Deco Knits: Marine Building Shawl

Posted on July 1, 2015 by natalie

I never realized when I started a pattern-a-month ebook subscription that it would make the year speed by even more quickly. Here it is July (Happy Canada Day! Happy 4th!), and the Dominion Building Shawl is now available. One thing I … Continue reading →

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March yarnie: Indigodragonfly

Posted on March 13, 2015 by natalie

This month’s Canadian Art Deco Knits pattern is the Shawinigan Scarf. I used 2 skeins of Indigodragonfly Merino Nylon Sock yarn and I’m in love with how the subtle colours in the mainly-grey yarn add depth to the finished object. I don’t remember … Continue reading →

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Canadian Art Deco Knits: Shawinigan Scarf

Posted on March 7, 2015 by natalie

It’s March, and that means it’s time for the third pattern in my year-long pattern collection. The Shawinigan Scarf was inspired by the Shawinigan Building, an Art Deco skyscraper in Montreal. I could tell from a distance that the building was … Continue reading →

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Tour de France KAL: prize preview

Posted on June 12, 2014 by natalie

On Saturday July 5th, the Tour de France kicks off in Yorkshire. We’ll be celebrating and following along with the race in my Ravelry group with my 5th annual Tour de France (TdF) Knit Along (KAL). This year’s design is … Continue reading →

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Morgaine & Khufu

Posted on April 11, 2014 by natalie

Looking back over the blog, I’ve apparently only hinted about Morgaine in the past. Morgaine is a small crescent-shaped shawl that I designed for the Wooly Wonka Fibers Small Shawl Club. The inspiration behind the shawl is the character Morgaine from The … Continue reading →

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Deco design in progress

Posted on March 19, 2014 by natalie

I showed you this lovely blue Indigodragonfly Merino Silk 4 ply sock yarn before it became anything. I wound it into a ball at the start of the Olympics and I used about 90% of the skein to become this … Continue reading →

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Olympic gold!

Posted on February 21, 2014 by natalie

The Olympic medal count for Canada seems to have been increasing at an amazing rate, although some of the games have made me rather nervous. There’s still more heart-stopping hockey to come. Here at home I’ve finished my knitting and … Continue reading →

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