Monday, February 27, 2012

"Daisy Interlude" Crochet Scarf / Runner

This has a lot of rustic charm.  From Work Basket, May 1955.

 17 x 42 inches if worked with size 30 thread and #12 hook.  Or use larger thread and make fewer motifs.  For the small motifs, one needs to crochet 186 each of the small squares and daisies, and sixteen of the large motifs. I've never done filet.  I made a few of the small motifs with #30 DMC Cordonnet and a #12 hook, but they won't come out square.  I normally work rather firmly, maybe I just need to do trebles instead.
Click here for instructions in PDF.

A Glistening Pink and Silver Salad ?!

Submitted for your entertainment...
Here is a recipe from The Work Basket magazine, May, 1955.  I remember eating lots of aspic salads when I was a kid, usually a tomato juice mold with lots of vegetables embedded throughout served on an enormous bed of lettuce from the garden. Maybe it was the dollop of mayonaise or the home grown lettuce but I loved them all!  My mother even used to make a small container of aspic for my school lunch. When I looked at this I thought, "might not be bad with some anchovies".  Just goes to show what a person remembers fondly from childhood.... Click on the photo for the very large version.  The other recipes on the scanned page are simple classics. Enjoy!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Mary Frances Sewing Book at Archive.org

A person could purchase the Mary Frances Sewing Book from Lacis or Amazon
Or one could download it from Archive.org !


Lacis also sells a nice 16" doll pattern suitable for all theMary Frances clothing patterns.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Cutest Little Crocheted Peacock

Check out this darling peacock at the Obsessed Domestic Blog. Designer Sherry Boberry is also on Ravelry.
It would also make a cute turkey in brown and orange!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Motifs, Motifs and More Motifs

If you like motifs, you'll love this Picasa Album full of pretty motifs and patterns.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Crochet Pattern Booklets Uploaded

I have uploaded all my public domain pattern books for anyone to enjoy. Just click here.
All files are in PDF format.  Here are the titles:

 Clark's Book 268
 Clark's Book 283
 Clark's Book 315
 Coat's & Clark Book # 264 Pillow Cases
 Coat's & Clark Book # 272 Butterflies in Crochet
 Coat's & Clark Book # 293 Quick Tricks in Crochet
 Corticelli Book # 4 Crocheted Bags and Purses
 Star Book Doilies 145
Coats & Clark Doilies 184
 Doilies Design Book
 Doilies in the Modern Manner
 Doilies to Treasure
 Flower Doilies 64
 Lily Book # 101 Novelties and Bedspreads
 Lily Design Book 67
 Lily Design Book 79
 Lily Design Book 82
 Pineapple Designs
 Priscilla Doilies
 Ruffled Doilies 107
 Ruffled Doilies 95
 Spool Book # 66 Paris Sponsors Crochet
 Star Book 151

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Il Pizzo di Verona - Veronese Crochet Lace

Please check this blog post about Veronese crocheted lace from Italian Needlework
You can also see a very large image of the book cover at this link, which shows stitch detail.
This looks very intriguing!