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Knit and Wrap

December 17, 2018 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 13 comments

Knit & Wrap: 25 capelets, cowls & collars Mornu 2010 Submitter: Part of our public library weeding criteria is relevance, and don’t mistake me for a fashion expert, but I figured this one wasn’t exactly fashionable anymore. It’s not just

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Knit Yourself Some Sweaters

November 20, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 10 comments

The Sweater Book Carroll (ed.) 1982 It’s the1980s and you can knit all the Cosby sweaters you want. Most of them aren’t too awful, but they definitely have the 80s vibe going. I’m still trying to figure out why the

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Fashion Vests

November 1, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 11 comments

Shrink Tops Seven Styles to Crochet and Knit 1971 That lovely vest on the cover reminds me of several (yes, more than one) I wore when I was a teen. They all had that crochet circular design on the front

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Let it Go

July 19, 2018 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 9 comments

The Disney Book of Knitting Coss and Robinson 1987 Submitter: Found this gem going through the knitting books. It was hard not to scan the entire book as everything is cringe worthy. My favorite has to be the back of

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Groovy Sweaters

May 23, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 18 comments

Women’s Day 101 Sweaters You Can Knit and Crochet Saunders, editor 1973 Another favorite from the craft section for all the yarn fans out there. This book has everything: sweaters, vests, capes, ponchos, and some weird fluffy number (see the

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Nehru Jackets to Knit or Crochet

April 20, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 11 comments

Family Sports: Knit and Crochet American Thread ~ 1968? I immediately grabbed this knitting pattern when I saw the Nehru jacket on the cover. In the 60s, the Nehru jacket made its way into US men’s fashions via the Beatles

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Flattering Feline Fashions

January 16, 2018 Mary Kelly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 12 comments

Cat Knits Coss 1988 I am going to guess every librarian knitter/cat lover will be rushing to the stacks to grab this book with their knitting needles locked and loaded! Who wouldn’t love to get their needles going on a

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Hip-Movers to Knit & Crochet

Hip Moves

October 26, 2017 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 20 comments

Hip-Movers to Knit & Crochet Coats & Clark’s Studio Card No. 2 Coats & Clark’s Sales Corp 1970 Submitter: So groovy it’s amazing! I think [first image below] is my absolute fave!! Came in with large donation of women’s needlework,

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