Vintage Knit Crochet - Bits of History

Bits of Knitting and Crochet History collected and researched from vintage pattern books, newspapers and magazines. A fun look at old advertisements and tid-bits about the makers of threads, yarns, tools, pattern books and more.

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Womans Day Mail Order Crochet Patterns

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A LOT OF CROCHET with a little thread For this post, let's go all the way back to a 1945 issue of Woman's Day magazine. Tucked in...

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Spinnerin Coquette Yarn

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Coquette = A woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men. Spinnerin introduced their Coqu...

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Bernat Cuddlespun Yarn

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In 1954, Bernat added to their product line with their Cuddlespun 50/50 yarn. Just think of it, you can use Bernat 50/50 Cuddlespun fo...

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Reynolds Danskyarn

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Reynolds Danskyarn, a Danish import, was brought to the market in early 1964. It was an additional 'bulky' yarn for the Reynolds c...

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Leeward's Nylon Thread, Lustra

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It's the end of WWII and there are, of course, large amounts of materials available that were used in 'war production' is now su...

Monday, December 18, 2017

Reynolds No 1 Mohair Yarn

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This beauty of a yarn was a French import by Reynolds Yarn Inc. It was introduced to the U.S. market in March, 1962 with two full page ads...

Reynolds Place Concorde Yarn

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In 1963, Reynolds released their Place Concorde Yarn, a French import presumably from Paris. This super bulky yarn, no doubt was in r...

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