Knitting Now and Then

Mostly about knitting history. Sometimes about what I'm knitting. Sometimes about other things too.

Showing posts with label Marion Foale. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Marion Foale. Show all posts

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

An Inspirational Pattern

This was supposed to be a post for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week, back in April/May, but because we were on holiday, I didn't manage to...

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Who's for Badminton?

My updating of Marion Foale's Badminton jumper is now finished (though it's not actually warm enough to wear it at the moment). I...

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Shoulder Seams

I have just joined the shoulder seams on the Badminton sweater. A recent post on the Fiona's Knitting blog mentioned Russian grafting ...

Monday, 31 May 2010

Badminton Progress

I have nearly finished the (modified) Badminton jumper from Marion Foale's Classic Knitwear , which I described in a previous post . ...

Saturday, 10 April 2010

Updating a Classic

I have had a copy of Marion Foale's Classic Knitwear for years (though I think that strictly speaking it is my sister's and I have...

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About me

Barbara: I'm retired and live in West Yorkshire (in England). I returned to knitting at the end of 2009, after a long gap. I'm fascinated by old knitting patterns and women's magazines. Since 2011, I have been sorting and cataloguing the collection of publications held by the U.K. Knitting and Crochet Guild - magazines, pattern booklets, pattern leaflets and other publications. It is a wonderful resource for researching the history of knitting and crochet in the 20th century. With the centenary of the First World War in mind, I have been investigating the knitting and crochet activity at that time - the vast quantities of knitted comforts for the troops, but also what women made for their families and their homes.

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