Recently, she sent me a package of wonderful surprises, and I was delighted to find this, wrapped in pretty tissue:
Wool 'round the Year is an official publication of the Canadian Girl Guides from 1950. Just like the American Girl Scouts, girl guides got badges for achievement of skills, and one of those seems to be for working with wool.
This book covers making things with wool felt (puppets, needle books, lapel pins, flowers), sewing clothing out of wool cloth as well as how to shop for wool from a mill (for economy) and how to clean and preserve wool.
The very best, and largest section of the book, though, is on knitting...
The patterns are very 50's: Bobbie socks, Argyle, "Weskits" (vests), and twin set cardigans and pullover sweaters...
I do plan to try out these patterns. They are the epitome of those wardrobe basics and that would make Tim Gunn proud to look in my closet! I would make the cardigan a little longer (and make one of the wool felt lapel pins for it) and make the turtleneck a little looser, but their classic style is still appropriate. It would make me feel like Audrey Hepburn!
I love these Argyle stockings:
and think I should make them in sky blue with the main diamond in this colour,
and the secondary diamond in cream or very, very pale green....
2 comments:
I want to compliment you for reversing unique vintige knits and bringing them back to the needles.
I am a new fan and shall follow your work.
Cheryl Virginia
I am looking forward to seeing the result of your knitting, the bobbie socks look really cute, as do the argyle ones. I was a scout when I was little and we did have a button for sewing, but none for wool work. Then again, this was in the 90s, so... :P
How is autumn treating you otherwise? I hope you're doing well.
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