Giftapalooza 2025
Sign ups will open at noon on October 24 and end on November 7, 2025. All packages will ship by November 26.
Check out all of the offerings here: https://indigodragonfly.ca/collections/giftapalooza
Fill out your colour preferences survey here: SURVEY!
If you love the joy of colour, the warmth of yarn and the coziness of community, join us for Indigodragonfly's annual Giftapalooza celebration!
Some would call it a holiday box. Some, a mystery package. For us, Giftapalooza is about bringing light to the darkness, rekindling childlike holiday joy, and simply connecting humanity. We believe yarn gifts that makers make to each other and to themselves spark new memories that are then embedded in our stitches.
Join us for our celebration of warmth and joy, community, and connecting with each other through our love of yarn and making. Every year we dye special colourways (you choose the colour family) and wrap them up as a surprise for you to open on your favourite holiday, or on a day when you need a little boost.
What is Giftapalooza?
Giftapalooza is indigodragonfly's annual community yarn exchange.
Buy the items you wish to receive, and through the magic of the internets we will pair you with two partners - one who "gifts" you your package, and the other partner who "receives" their gift from you. Exchange holiday greetings (if you wish) and spread the yarny love while participating in some community spirit.
Give a gift, get a gift - Secret Santa, but something you'll actually love!
Donation Skeins
Giftapalooza is not about the sales. There: we said it. It's about little ways we can all reach out and connect with each other and share joy. For this reason, Donation Skeins are a huge part of this tradition.
We all know someone who could use a little extra love this year. Someone going through a great loss. Someone who gives of themselves to others in their community. Someone who is experiencing a tremendous amount of stress. Donation skeins go to people like these who are nominated to receive a completely out-of-the-blue surprise in their mailbox.
Ways to participate in Donations:
- purchase a donation package. We will choose a recipient from our pool of nominees and send it anonymously.
- nominate someone to receive a package!
What is available this year?
We are keeping it simple this year with yarn only packages, and no swag or extras to ensure no issues at international borders.
Purchase as many skeins and as many bases as you wish for your package. Whether you want one special skein for a pair of socks, or several for a specific sweater or shawl to keep your making heart and soul warm and joyful, just tell us and we'll make the rest happen. Once your order has been placed, we will send you a "Colour Survey" so you can tell us what colour family you'd love to receive, and more importantly, which ones you don't love.
2025 YARNS:
**if you have fibre allergies and would prefer a different base, contact us at orders AT Indigodragonfly DOT ca and we will set it up for you!
CaribouBaa - 100% superwash merino; fingering weight; 435 yds per 100g
R.O.U.Sport - 100% superwash merino; sport weight; 328 yds per 100g
Wingenhooven Sock (a naturally light grey yarn) - 70% sw merino/20% yak/10% nylon; fingering weight; 420 yds per 100g
HOW TO ORDER
There are 3 listings in the Giftapalooza bundle:
Skeins For You-these are skeins you buy for yourself and are shipping to your address. If you choose to, we will pair you up with a Giftapalooza partner who will "gift" you your desired skeins, and you will then "gift" skeins to another person. That's right, it's subterfuge gifting!
Gifts To A Different Address-these are skeins you are buying as a gift for another person whose shipping address you know. Simply put their address in the shipping field and we will do the rest. If you would like this gift to be anonymous, send us an email at orders @ indigodragonfly.ca. Otherwise, we will let your recipient know who this is from.
Donation Skeins- Know someone who truly deserves a little something extra this year? Maybe they've had a train wreck of a year. Maybe they have something special to celebrate. Perhaps they love to knit or crochet and you'd like them to have some special yarn just because. That's where our Donation Skeins come in!
We will choose a recipient for you from our nominee pool, so don't forget to nominate folks that you feel deserve a little something extra this year. The Donation Skeins have the shipping price built into each skein, so that they're all ready to ship.
How do I nominate someone for a donation skein?
If you would like to nominate someone for a Donation skein, please email us at orders@indigodragonfly.ca with the subject Giftapalooza Nominee, and tell us their name, mailing address, and a brief reason why they deserve to be nominated. If you know their favourite colour(s), that is also helpful. We will send skeins to as many nominees as we can, so please don't hesitate to nominate that person(s) you are thinking about.
IMPORTANT!!
Because of the time-sensitive nature of holiday shipping, Giftapalooza purchases are stand-alone orders & unfortunately not eligible for combined shipping.
**If you have items in your order that are shipping to separate addresses (ie. Skeins For You going to your house and Gifts To Another Address going to your bestie's, please place them as separate orders so we get the shipping addresses we need)**
If you have any questions or comments, you can message us on the Giftapalooza threads on either Ravelry or Discord, or you can email us directly at orders@indigodragonfly.ca and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Happy Giftapalooza!
~Kim, Ron, and Victoria