I've become fascinated with old knitting magazines and booklets and hate to think of these things being thrown out. Lately, when I've been traveling for work, I've been searching local thrift stores for any knitting publications.
Here's what I've found so far.
The title is "Fashion Ready to Make by Columbia-Minerva. Published in MCMLXVIII. Even if you don't remember your roman numerals, I think you all can tell from the pictures that this was printed in the 60's (1968).
The patterns beginning from the upper left and going clockwise: Tartan Stole; Serape; Helmet; Reversible Cloche; Ribbed Sea Cap; Diagonal Cap; Crochet or Knit Berets; Mittens and Scarf Set.
The materials called for include Columbia-Minerva yarns: Wool and Shetland Wool (2 oz. pull skein), Knitting Worsted (4 oz. pull skein), Bulky Nantuk, Nantuk 4-Ply Knitting Yarn; and different sizes of Boye knitting needles and crochet hooks.
More details on the others to follow.
2 comments:
I love vintage pattern books. My sisters and I inherited some from my grandma and I have collected some from ebay, too. The ribbed sea cap from the Hat, Scarves, and Mittens book is my mom's stand-by hat pattern. I love the classic shaping from the old patterns, too.
I'll bet the orignal prices are all of a few pence as well!
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