I’m a bit obsessed with fair isle knitting at the moment, and it’s probably because I’ve been bingeing on TV shows set in 1940’s wartime Britain. I don’t feel any desire to have lived in the 40’s. The best description I can think of for the decade is grim. I like to have…
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Retro Monday – Body Shapers in Totem
It’s been a while since I posted. I bought a new computer but I had to transfer my old pst files and I had to learn how to use some new image editing software. These things took a while because it turns out I’m an old lady with very average computer skills. But here we…
Retro Monday – AWW Knitting Book for Adults
Today’s vintage knitting patterns are from Australian Women’s Weekly “Knitting Book for Adults”. I’ve decided to date this one as mid to late 1940’s. The cropped vests, sharply defined shoulders, and cardigans with shortened sleeves are very typical of WWII style. But this book also features patterns that use extravagant amounts of wool (a full length dressing…
Retro Monday – Knitting Digest
Knitting Digest – the least digestible knitting magazine that I’ve ever happened across. The 1970’s was not the best decade for hand knitting. There were too many ponchos, knitted bikinis and balls of burnt orange yarn for my liking. This June 1976 edition of Knitting Digest has all of these and more. If you…
Settling in
We moved to Gordon almost three months ago and I finally feel like we’ve settled in. There were some early problems when we discovered the heater didn’t work, and it took ages for everything to find a permanent place but everything is sorted out now I finally feel like I’ve settled in….
Retro Monday – Patons Knitting Book 475
A very quick post today because I’m sulking. It’s a public holiday but I have to work, so I’m not especially pleased. Still, Retro Monday must go on and today I present Patons Knitting Book 475 – which to me is 1950s perfection. It’s easy to forget that women’s wear of the 50s…