Friday, March 14, 2014

THE VINTAGE KNITTER 2014, #2 - THE ITALIAN SWEATER

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON. 

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, THE VINTAGE KNITTER (AND CROCHET TOO) 2014...#2 - Our vintage knitting and crochet series has been so popular, we were asked to bring it back in 2014--and we have--to the right, from 1964, "The Italian Sweater"; click on the photos for instructions.


See more of THE VINTAGE KNITTER here: http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-vintage-knitter-2014-1-seamans.html

AND DON'T FORGET

--CROTON GAB & KNIT 12:30 SUNDAYS AT THE BLACK COW; SEE THEIR FB PAGE HERE https://www.facebook.com/CrotonOnHudsonGabAndKnit  
--CROTON LIBRARY KNITTING CIRCLE MEETS ONCE A MONTH; next night 3/18 7-9 pm www.crotonfreelibrary.com

And check out this U.K. knitting site: 

At the Old Toy Knitting Shop, we sell vintage/old toy knitting patterns from a large collection gathered over many years. We are keen knitters and now design beautifully reformatted/laminated vintage/old toy knitting patterns in large print and presented in a comb binder; 
so no more squinting or worrying about spoiling
that precious toy knitting pattern. http://www.theoldtoyknittingshop.co.uk/

Like to dye your own yarns? 

Click on the link and have some fun--with Kool-aid, food coloring and more; looks like some interesting effects are possible: http://www.dyeyouryarn.com/

And even more dyeing with Kool-Aid  http://www.snowangels.com/sketchbook/tutorials/kool-aid-dyeing/

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