Knitting Now and Then
Mostly about knitting history. Sometimes about what I'm knitting. Sometimes about other things too.
Saturday, 30 December 2017
Christmas Presents
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I don't usually knit Christmas presents - I know from past experience that it's just creating an extra source of stress in getting t...
Saturday, 23 December 2017
Fluffier on the inside
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On Thursday evening, we had the December meeting of the Huddersfield Knitting & Crochet Guild branch. Our theme for 2017 has been Yarn,...
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Shetland Knitting Patterns
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A recent donation of knitting patterns to the Knitting & Crochet Guild collection included a pattern for an "All-over Fair Isle Jum...
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Wednesday, 29 November 2017
November 1947
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This is one of an occasional series in which I look back at a past issue of Stitchcraft. So here I'm looking back 70 years, to November...
Monday, 27 November 2017
Spending a Day in 1918
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When we were in London a week ago, for the Knitting History Forum, I spent a happy day at the British Library, looking at magazines from 191...
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Friday, 24 November 2017
Knitting History Forum
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I was in London last weekend, for the Knitting History Forum conference on Saturday at the London College of Fashion. Professor Sandy Blac...
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Teazle Wool Again
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I have been wondering how similar Felted Tweed is to the Teazle Wool specified for the tam pattern I adapted, as I described in my last post...
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