Doilies to Crochet for Little Hats
Thomas
1985
The word “doilies” always makes me think of my great-grandmother or any other seriously old person. I mean REALLY old. I can’t remember the last time I saw a doilies for decoration. Anyway, now doilies have a new purpose: little hats. The little hats are for decoration not for wearing on tiny people. I am going to bet that the fashion trend of tiny hats isn’t as strong as it was back in the 80s.
This ‘n’ That Columbia Minerva 1975 Break out your crochet hook and make some groovy fashion accessories. The belt/purse combo is similar to the one I owned back in my early high school days. Never sported a jumpsuit, but elephant
A Treasury of Crocheted Sweaters Marshall Cavendish Limited 1985 This relic from the 1980s actually has some nice patterns that would hold up well in a modern craft collection. The ones shown below unfortunately cancel out the good stuff. (The
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
Modern Needle Craft Allied Graphic Arts 1971 Time to get your craft groove on. For the crochet crowd, take a look at the granny square “fashions”. I know the men will want to get a granny square tie. I am
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
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,
Great Grannies Leisure Arts 1975 Not sure you can make anything with the word “granny” and instantly think of high fashion. However, here is an attempt. Granny squares are one of the basic projects for the crochet crowd, so patterns
