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
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
Flattering Feline Fashions
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
Hip Moves
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,
Floating Baby Heads!
Baby Hand Knits Rembrandt Yarns 1946 Submitter: This publication from 1946 by the Wool Novelty Co., Inc. of New York, NY, came in with a very large donation of women’s handicraft magazines. Maybe because it’s Friday, I found the floating
Sweaters for Tween Set
Preteen Sweaters to knit and crochet Leisure Arts 1977 I am not sure why these sweaters are specifically pre-teen. My favorite is the second picture below where everyone seems to be hanging out at the ice rink. The boy in
Sweater Vests to Knit
2-Skein Sweaters to Knit and Crochet Leisure Arts 1980 The 2-skein concept is probably more popular today than in 1980. Knitting and crochet books circulate very well, and my patrons are constantly making suggestions for new materials. Quick and relatively
Creative Crap You can Make
McCall’s Annual of Creative Handcrafts Comstock, ed. 1970 Breakout the needles and crochet hooks everyone. We have some lovely outfits for you to craft, not to mention some cute animals and “whimsical action figures” too. (Warning! Knitted clown figure in