Lux Book 1936 is one of my favourite editions of the Lux Knitting book series, and it’s not because I’m in love with the patterns (although they are lovely). Inside the front cover of Lux Book 1936 is a little article about “hand knits abroad”. It’s a brief fashion update for the…
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Retro Monday – Patons Headliners
Today’s pattern leaflet is the incredibly stylish Patons Headliners. I bought this one from a vintage shop in Bacchus Marsh after it was advertised on Instagram. This is one of my favourite vintage patterns even though it’s from my least favourite decade of fashion. This is probably because the designs are from…
Retro Monday – Patons Book 105
>Today I’m looking at Patons Book 105 – one of the “Patons Classics” series of patterns. Patons have been issuing leaflets and books as part of their Classics series for decades. They usually contain raglan sleeved jumpers in 5ply and 8ply yarns with vee, crew and polo necks. Later editions have cardigans…
Retro Monday – Patons Bluebell
Today’s Retro Monday features a Patons Bluebell pattern booklet from the early 80s. There are eight patterns in this booklet but I’m only going to talk about the four that are most interesting. Actually there are only three that are interesting – the fourth is not great but it’s on the same page as…
Retro Monday – Lee Target Sideways Knit
Another super-busy week for me this week with more interstate travel. Last week I was in Sydney and later this week I’ll be in Hobart. While in Hobart I hope to take some pictures of my favourite yarn shop – The Stash Cupboard – to share with you. I have manged to make three hats…
Retro Monday – Chunky Cardigan
Today’s Retro Monday features a chunky cardigan for men. Unless men’s fashion has a dramatic turnaround, I can’t see this style flourishing outside of a hipster wardrobe anytime soon. Something about shawl collars on menswear just feels wrong for me. If you do a Google image search for “shawl collar men’s cardigan“,…