Category Archives: inspiration

Marie Curie KAL Prizes

Posted on June 30, 2018 by natalie

Last week I introduced the Marie Curie shawl, the subject of my Tour de France KAL this year. Now it’s time for the prizes! I’ve updated my Ravelry rules/prizes thread with pictures of the prizes that I’ve got/chosen so far, … Continue reading →

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Tour de France KAL: Marie Curie shawl

Posted on June 24, 2018 by natalie

As I mentioned before, the Tour de France is coming in July, and I’m going to be running my 9th annual Tour de France Knit Along (TdF KAL) at that time. Starting on July 7th and running until July 29th, … Continue reading →

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More preparation: Festival Twist!

Posted on June 12, 2018 by natalie

So last time I talked about preparation for the Tour de France KAL (pictures to come soon). Another load of preparation on my plate is for this August’s Festival Twist. I’m teaching 3 courses at Twist, and I’m putting the finishing … Continue reading →

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Tour de France preparation: inspiration

Posted on June 2, 2018 by natalie

July 2018 will mark my 9th year of running a Knit Along (KAL) during the Tour de France. It all started out in 2010 with the Eiffel Tower Shawl, and every year since I’ve created a new shawl pattern inspired … Continue reading →

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Knitting adventures with Lucy

Posted on April 30, 2018 by natalie

I’ve been posting rather sporadically. Sometimes I haven’t had time, and sometimes I haven’t had much to say. Now I feel like I’ve stored it all up and I’ve got too much to say at once! I’ve been busy at … Continue reading →

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New inspirations: the Staffordshire Hoard

Posted on March 5, 2018 by natalie

Just over a year ago I started listening to a new-to-me podcast on my way to work: The British History Podcast. My commute was at least half an hour in the morning, sometimes over an hour on the crappy snowy … Continue reading →

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New year, new pattern: Cowl Necklace

Posted on January 22, 2018 by natalie

So I really meant to blog last December, honestly I did. I went from a fabulous 5 day knitting retreat in early November to holiday preparation. Then I had the brilliant idea of doing an Advent Ornament KALendar. While it … Continue reading →

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Indie Design Giftalong – part 2 of 4

Posted on November 25, 2017 by natalie

As I mentioned in part 1, there are tons of patterns on sale from hundreds of designers. The sale (with code giftalong2017) ends on Nov. 28th, 2017. Here is my second set of of patterns that have caught my eye: … Continue reading →

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Streamline Moderne

Posted on October 11, 2017 by natalie

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’ll know about my interest in architecture. One area of Art Deco architecture that I haven’t explored (or photographed) much is Streamline Moderne. There have been a couple, including the … Continue reading →

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Visit to the Marine Building

Posted on September 25, 2017 by natalie

This year I got to check something big off my Art Deco building bucket list: the Marine Building in Vancouver, British Columbia. I talked about this beauty back when I released my Marine Building shawl, but I only showed one little … Continue reading →

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