Few things trigger flashbacks to the 80’s like a pastel mohair cardigan. Of course, to relive the true horror of that tasteless decade, a pastel faux-mohair cardigan is even better. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Cleckheaton “Mousse”. Mousse was a blend of 56% acrylic, 30% wool, 8% polyamide and 6% viscose….
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Retro Monday – Myart Swiss Straw
Sometimes I buy a vintage pattern that I’d love to knit (or crochet) but I’m convinced I’ll never get a suitable yarn and so never be able to try it. That’s what I thought when I came across these fantastic patterns for knitted and crocheted accessories from the 1960s. I’ve seen little…
Retro Monday – Wartime Knitting
Today’s Retro Monday was inspired by having a good clean out of my stash. I undertook what has become an annual sorting of the stash which even extended to my sewing goodies. I’m quite impressed that my collection of fabric is all washed and ironed and ready to go and every little…
Victory!
I finally finished my Knit for Victory cape and I’m really happy with it. I actually finished it before Christmas and I was miserable about it. Unblocked it looked horrible and I wasn’t convinced that blocking would help. I decided to block this by hand washing and then spinning out all of…
Retro Monday – Koala Tea Cosy
Today’s Retro Monday features my oldest knitting pattern book. It’s dated 2 November, 1936 which makes it 77 years old. It kind of smells 77 years old too. Still, its in pretty good condition for something printed on newsprint quality paper (apart from the colour cover which is on a denser, satin…
Retro Monday – Matching Outfits
I could never work out why people dress identical twins in identical outfits. Bridesmaids all wearing the same dresses confuse me too – I just don’t understand why they are made to dress the same. (But I don’t understand what function bridesmaids actually serve so I’m never going to understand the dress…