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Summary: A great idea for a knitting book
Review: I collect vintage (and I do mean OLD) patterns for knitting. My first knitting book when I was a kid in the 60's was a 1948 book called "Modern Knitting" that featured comically out-of-date jumpers and weird weird hats. (A knitted fez. A knitted Robin Hood forage cap. Yes, really.) But everything old is new again...and knitting is enjoying a rebirth. Oh boy, that's good news. So is this book. It is very hard to find kid's sized ordinary patterns and useful baby things, plus men's work knits like mittens, gloves, scarves. I used to use my old vintage book a lot for these things because the patterns for new knits just didn't have what I wanted. So I am really glad this book was published with so many vintage patterns in a nice new binding. (my antique ones are crumbling!) If you do historical recreations or theater, this book will also be of tremendous value.
Rating:
Summary: A great idea for a knitting book
Review: I collect vintage (and I do mean OLD) patterns for knitting. My first knitting book when I was a kid in the 60's was a 1948 book called "Modern Knitting" that featured comically out-of-date jumpers and weird weird hats. (A knitted fez. A knitted Robin Hood forage cap. Yes, really.) But everything old is new again...and knitting is enjoying a rebirth. Oh boy, that's good news. So is this book. It is very hard to find kid's sized ordinary patterns and useful baby things, plus men's work knits like mittens, gloves, scarves. I used to use my old vintage book a lot for these things because the patterns for new knits just didn't have what I wanted. So I am really glad this book was published with so many vintage patterns in a nice new binding. (my antique ones are crumbling!) If you do historical recreations or theater, this book will also be of tremendous value.
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