Dragonfly Freefall Shawl
Like dragonfly wings caught upon the breeze, each stitch follows a graceful descent, embracing the beauty of freefall.
I've been designing crochet patterns for quite a few years now, and it all began with a blanket featuring a dragonfly motif.
Since then, I've designed everything from bags and scarves to blankets, wraps and shawls. Not every design I create has dragonflies woven through it, but somehow, after exploring so many different ideas, I always seem to circle back to them. There is just something about these beautiful creatures that continues to capture my imagination.
Dragonfly Freefall has been waiting patiently in my design queue for quite some time. It was one of those ideas that kept sitting there, waiting for the right moment to bring it to life, and I am so pleased that it has finally had the attention it deserved.
Much like the design idea itself, the yarn I chose had also been waiting patiently. The Scheepjes Whirl in Tangerine Tambourine had been sitting in my stash for at least two years, waiting for the perfect project to come along. The gentle fade through the warm orange shades worked beautifully with this design, creating the perfect backdrop for the dragonflies as they appear to cascade downwards.
While purple will always be my favourite colour (because, of course, purple rules!), orange would have to be a very close second. The beautiful warmth of Tangerine Tambourine was exactly what this design needed, and I couldn't have imagined these dragonflies dancing across any other colour palette.
While On the Wings of a Dragonfly celebrated dragonflies taking flight, Dragonfly Freefall explores a different moment. The valley-shaped construction creates the illusion of dragonflies launching from the wearer's shoulders before sweeping earthwards, wings spread wide in graceful freefall.
There is something very satisfying about finally bringing a design to life after it has been sitting patiently in the background for so long. It seems both the idea and the yarn were waiting for the right moment, and after two years sitting in my stash, the Tangerine Tambourine Whirl finally found the project it had been waiting for.
Dragonfly Freefall is a celebration of movement, colour and one of my favourite little creatures—the dragonfly.
PS. Purple still rules!
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