tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post1936186406472292073..comments2024-03-27T08:38:55.922+00:00Comments on Knitting Now and Then: New AcquisitionBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-49094993410870634632016-08-05T23:48:19.383+01:002016-08-05T23:48:19.383+01:00Bet that is a fascinating stack of patterns to go ...Bet that is a fascinating stack of patterns to go through. I wonder if she did knit the ponchos. Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-40334111173500816472016-07-19T08:42:10.315+01:002016-07-19T08:42:10.315+01:00How nice to have a knitting history like that! As...How nice to have a knitting history like that! As for the collection we've been given, Aran patterns obviously had a strong appeal for her, and guernseys too - but she evidently liked lacy jumper patterns as well. Fascinating to speculate. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-11904521242215017242016-07-18T17:43:35.612+01:002016-07-18T17:43:35.612+01:00I was once given a lady's pattern collection. ...I was once given a lady's pattern collection. You could trace her life in knitting - it started with sensible 1950s children's school cardigans and socks, but as soon as the 1970s hit and (presumably) the kids had left home, she went crazy for arans too. I guess for people who'd had to knit plain, fine-gauge socks and jumpers for years, something that knitted up quickly in an interesting texture was hard to beat.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.com