Tag Archives: Montreal

November’s Canadian Art Deco pattern: Aldred Mittens

On my trip to Montréal last year I had a map printed out with all of the buildings that I wanted to see marked on it. I even had a colour code so that if I was running short on … Continue reading

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Canadian Art Deco Knits: Shawinigan Scarf

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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January’s Art Deco Pattern location: Université de Montréal

January’s pattern from my Canadian Art Deco Knits ebook is the Cormier Grille Shawl. Today I’m going to show you some of the pictures I took of the Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, the building with the metal grilles that inspired this pattern. … Continue reading

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Art Deco in Montreal

It’s been almost 2 weeks since my friend Louise & I visited Montreal, but now that I’ve been through all the pictures I can finally show you a little of our Art Deco tour of the downtown. We drove to … Continue reading

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