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Tour de France KAL – more about the prizes & the rules

Posted on June 20, 2016 by natalie

A few days ago I gave you a preview of the prizes for my annual Tour de France KAL. Starting on Saturday July 2, 2016 and running along with the Tour de France, we’ll be knitting my Gavrinis shawl until … Continue reading →

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Peloton: TdF KAL, 2014

Posted on June 16, 2014 by natalie

Last week I showed you the prizes for my 5th annual Tour de France Knit Along (TdF KAL). Today I’m here to share the pattern. It’s called Peloton: This semi-circular shawl is inspired by the riders of the Tour de … Continue reading →

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Contest: Colour your own Undulation in November

Posted on October 24, 2013 by natalie

Earlier this year my Undulation design came out in the Quince & Co. scarf collection: This is a simple-to-knit garter stitch scarf using 4 different colours of worsted weight Lark and it is shaped by short rows in the middle … Continue reading →

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We have a winner!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by natalie

I gathered all the limerick contest entrants from the blog comments, the Ravelry group & Twitter and put everyone in a spreadsheet. I used random.org to generate an appropriate winner and the lucky entrant (at the very end!) was Rachelle, … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: green + bamboo

Posted on March 17, 2012 by natalie

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! The limerick contest ends today! To win beautiful merino/silk lace yarn from Indigodragonfly, my Clover Shawl pattern, and some lucky stitch markers from Francine ends today, leave your limerick as a comment on the contest post … Continue reading →

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Want yarn? Write a limerick!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by natalie

There once was a knitter named Natalie Who in March declared quite battily, “Write about Irish Pride Or The Princess Bride If you want yarn Kim dyed up so nattily.” Perhaps you’re getting the picture now! In my last post … Continue reading →

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Sunflower is off the needles!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by natalie

It’s been a busy week here in the land of perpetual house showings. Despite that, I’ve finally managed to cast off my sunflower shawl. It’s not blocked and dry yet, but here’s a little preview of what it looked like … Continue reading →

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December Scarf Knit Along – pattern winners

Posted on November 27, 2010 by natalie

Quite a few people signed up for the December Scarf Knit Along in my Ravelry group. It’s not too late to join the Knit Along itself, but I’m writing today to announce the winners of the free patterns. Drumroll please: … Continue reading →

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Pancreatic Craftacular

Posted on August 19, 2010 by natalie

In the month of August, I’m participating in Kim Werker‘s Pancreatic Craftacular by donating 50% of each pattern sold to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. There are lots of other fantastic folks participating – do have a look! … Continue reading →

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Shawl naming contest

Posted on July 31, 2010 by natalie

As I mentioned on Ravelry, I’ve got a new shawl pattern that I’m getting ready for release. The only problem is it’s currently going by the very boring title of “Lace Diamond Capelet“. I need your help coming up with … Continue reading →

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