Another super-busy week for me this week with more interstate travel. Last week I was in Sydney and later this week I’ll be in Hobart. While in Hobart I hope to take some pictures of my favourite yarn shop – The Stash Cupboard – to share with you. I have manged to make three hats…
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Retro Monday – Chunky Cardigan
Today’s Retro Monday features a chunky cardigan for men. Unless men’s fashion has a dramatic turnaround, I can’t see this style flourishing outside of a hipster wardrobe anytime soon. Something about shawl collars on menswear just feels wrong for me. If you do a Google image search for “shawl collar men’s cardigan“,…
Retro Monday – Womens Weekly Knitting Book 1950
Today I’m having a look at a The Australian Womens Weekly Knitting Book 1950. I’ve previously written about a Womens Weekly knitting book that I guessed to be from the 40’s. The publisher has saved me the trouble of guessing for this one which is good, because there are a few patterns inside that…
Vintage Counter Displays
Earlier this week I wrote about TV knitting – patterns from the 50’s promoted as ideal for knitting in front of the telly. After posting I received an email from Marian who told me she had a vintage counter display for Patons’ TV knitting patterns. It looks like Marian is a fellow connoisseur…
Retro Monday – TV Knitting
I always think that an afternoon spent with my favourite TV shows feels a little less lazy when I knit at the same time. It looks like this was true in the 50’s and 60’s as well – if the number of patterns I have that are designed for TV knitting is…
Retro Monday – His and Hers Knitting
A great way to get around the small sizing of vintage patterns is to look for his and hers knitting patterns. I’ve posted before on matching outfits for men and women in knitting patterns. This trend emerged in the 60’s as shaping of women’s knitwear became less fitted. An advantage of his and hers…