tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post6394360133307434608..comments2024-03-27T08:38:55.922+00:00Comments on Knitting Now and Then: Knitwear: Chanel to WestwoodBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-69660035141217412132015-11-10T09:03:01.554+00:002015-11-10T09:03:01.554+00:00Thanks for the pointer to Wendy's blog post. ...Thanks for the pointer to Wendy's blog post. I love the mock-up of the Stitchcraft cover, and she did a great job of the knitting. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-36604931958697110802015-11-10T09:02:54.019+00:002015-11-10T09:02:54.019+00:00Thanks for the pointer to Wendy's blog post. ...Thanks for the pointer to Wendy's blog post. I love the mock-up of the Stitchcraft cover, and she did a great job of the knitting. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-48766449992484592132015-11-09T18:16:33.580+00:002015-11-09T18:16:33.580+00:00What an amazing collection! I love those delicate ...What an amazing collection! I love those delicate 1920s clothes; I've got a few copies of Fancy Needlework Illustrated and they're fascinating to read, especially the adverts. Yes, its strangely satisfying when you recognise a Fair Isle pattern! By the way, have you ever seen the Butterfly Balcony blog? Its blogger, Wendy, knitted her Dad a version of the Stitchcraft pullover, which is an absolute corker:<br /><br />http://thebutterflybalcony.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/things-to-make-do-fair-isle-pullover.html<br /><br />P.S. Glad you liked the ''Jazz Pattern" post :-D<br />The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-72688274181883101712015-11-03T18:21:35.326+00:002015-11-03T18:21:35.326+00:00I wonder how many other knitters (of the right vin...I wonder how many other knitters (of the right vintage) remember making a waistcoat or pullover from that pattern. I didn't - but I did knit a Fair Isle waistcoat from a Jaeger pattern at that time, and my sister had a pullover from it too. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481362252017232022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805580631057957340.post-7271173527138366802015-11-03T08:18:41.649+00:002015-11-03T08:18:41.649+00:00I knitted the waistcoat version of pattern 1595 in...I knitted the waistcoat version of pattern 1595 in 1979!<br />I wore it with a tweed suit and knee length boots..<br /><br />PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com