AND NOW THE EARLY SUMMER 2020 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"

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

EARLY SUMMER 2020 EDITION FROM EVERYTHING CROTON: "THE CROTON KNITTER & CROCHETER TOO"
AND NOW SOME FUN LINKS!

--How to Crochet the Cupcake Stitch; this one is a toughy--at least for your editor--here's a helpful tutorial.

--LOCAL KNITTER MARGO LOVES THIS ONE....How to Crochet the Heart Stitch; click here

--The Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book: 26 Patterns Celebrating Four Decades of American Sweater Style... Vintage-inspired projects culled from the archives of the legendary knitwear maker...Paris, Milan, London … Cleveland? Yes, it's true. For decades, this Midwestern city of grit and steel remained at the forefront of American fashion. Cleveland was home to such garment makers as the Ohio Knitting Mills, which created knitwear designs for department stores from Sears to Saks as well as for hundreds of labels, from Van Heusen to Pendleton.

Author Steven Tatar discovered a treasure trove of mint-condition knitwear and patterns for men and women when he acquired the mill's archive in 2005. Now, working with the original patterns, from the 1940s through the 1970s, he has painstakingly adapted 26 colorful knitwear projects for the home knitter. The majority of the patterns are for classic mid-twentieth-century women's sweats, from 1956's Abstract Expressionist to 1976's Puppy Love. But there's much more in The Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book: men's sweaters like 1954's Father Knows Best, as well as dresses, shoulder bags, ponchos, and scarf sets. Clear directions, supplemented by schematic charts and color guides, make all of the patterns easy to follow, for everyone from beginners to more advanced knitters. The patterns are featured in their original colors (teal and tangerine, ocher and avocado) alongside newer palettes geared to contemporary tastes. FIND THE BOOK AND MUCH MORE ON AMAZON.

--FREE VINTAGE KNITTING PATTERNS FROM ONE OF OUR FAVES... SUBVERSIVEFEMME! CLICK HERE! 

--THE MONTROSE KNITTERS are meeting again; ditto for The Croton Crocheters (no political or virus talk allowed; masks optional); stay tuned for more info. 

SEE THE EARLY SPRING 2020 EDITION OF THE CROTON KNITTER AND CROCHETER TOO at https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/04/early-spring-2020-edition-from.html

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