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, April 28, 2018

The American Weekly, Mail Order Patterns

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The American Weekly was a weekly magazine insertion to the Sunday newspapers from the late 1896 until 1966. The paper (from my recall as a...

Friday, April 20, 2018

Dritz Luxury Corde Yarn, Article 100

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World War II has just ended and the yarn makers are again gearing up to produce yarns for the Home Needle Crafter, versus wools for the mili...

Friday, April 13, 2018

Fleishers 1923 National Knitting Contest

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Now, for a moment (or two) of fun, let's take a look back on Fleishers 1923 National Knitting Contest. Yes .. 1923 ... 95 years ago. T...

Monday, April 9, 2018

Bernat Mohairlaine Yarn

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In the 1960's, Mohair yarns changed from being an available commodity to a 'must have' essential in the woman' wardrobe. ...

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Kentucky Soft Spun Yarn, Variegated

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Kentucky brand yarns were produced by January & Wood Company in Maysville, KY. Originally well known for their Carpet Warp brands, afte...

Monday, April 2, 2018

Laura Wheeler Designs in Australia

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I spent a fair amount of (enjoyable) time researching 'bits of history' in Newspapers.com. I just never know what's going to p...

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Botany Saxatones Yarn, Art. 251

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For this post, let's go all the way back to 1944, nearing the end of World War II. Wool was still in scarce supply, however, some bran...

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