11-06-2017, 05:57 PM
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Re: Nan's Knitting (photo heavy)-did we really look like this?
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Call me old fashioned but I like those styles (on the women anyway)
And if we are being honest here some of those patterns are a lot nicer on the eye than some of the garbage you see being worn by the so called 'trendy' front of camera muppets, not to mention the 'lemon like' peasants as they try to be like their drug taking, moronic, TV idols
11-06-2017, 05:58 PM
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Re: Nan's Knitting (photo heavy)-did we really look like this?
Originally Posted by TessA
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I also found amongst her stash, cut out picture of Andrew and Fergie's baby "free posters" of them with Princess Beatrice, Charlie and Diana too.I always thought she was a strange woman!
There was so much wool I could start a wool shop, I won't, but, I could!
I need it all!
11-06-2017, 06:04 PM
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Re: Nan's Knitting (photo heavy)-did we really look like this?
Originally Posted by myrtle
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No you don't !!!!!!
I told one of my knitting friends that she could come over and look at my wool stash to see if she wanted any.
I did point out that she would have to wrestle it from my cold, dead hands...
12-06-2017, 05:54 AM
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Re: Nan's Knitting (photo heavy)-did we really look like this?
My mum was a super knitter, and many of those patterns look very familiar!Alas, I didn't get any of her knitting skills!
Have fun with those, and the wool too!
P.S. I would keep all the wool too, cos ya just never know do ya!
12-06-2017, 06:26 AM
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Re: Nan's Knitting (photo heavy)-did we really look like this?
In the past I have done lots of knitting and still have a few home made sweaters.Anyway, I don't know what you are laughing, those designs will be the height of fashion in a few years... when the designers have run our if new ideas.
12-06-2017, 07:50 AM
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Re: Nan's Knitting (photo heavy)-did we really look like this?
I thought some of the captions under the photos were priceless!The only problem I can see with knitting some is the wool used is mostly 3 or 4 ply, in some cases I found ones for 2 ply. They must have taken an age to knit and so painful on the fingers!
Lots of the baby patterns are for quickerknit, which is halfway between 4 ply and double knitting, I'm not sure if you can still buy it and as I have none in that mountain of mine, I'd rather not spend money on it.
So I'll have to try to convert the measurements to suit double knitting for my great grandchildren.
I may need advice from my friends at Knit and Knatter club
I have quite a few of ex MIL's sewing patterns too, very stylish, I'll post some of those later.
Oh and some crimplene, cream with gold pattern! Remember that fabric?
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