This is going to be the quickest Retro Monday ever. It’s 10.15pm and I need to get up at 5.30am – so I need to type fast and get to bed. Today I’m just going to tease you with another front cover from Australian Home Journal. This one is from April 1957…
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Retro Monday – Mary Maxim
A very quick post today because I’m flat out at work and madly knitting a present for a birthday tomorrow (nothing like planning ahead!). Last week I discovered Mary Maxim patterns. I’d never heard of Mary Maxim patterns before but I stumbled across them on the unreasonably excellent blog No Pattern Required. The…
Retro Monday – Patons Aran Knits
It’s not often I buy a 1980’s pattern where every single design is a winner. Usually there are a few knits I would tweak a bit to suit my taste but the rest are a parade of mohair and dropped shoulders. Today’s pattern book is different – every single pattern is just wonderful. Seriously…
The orphan posts of 2014
Last year was a bit mental so very little blogging was done, especially in the later part of the year. This year is likely to be equally busy and stressful – but now I have a desk where my computer can be set up permanently which makes a huge difference. Something that…
Retro Monday – Australian Home Journal February 1958
Today’s Retro Monday is nothing more than an opportunity to drool over the front cover of the February 1958 edition of Australian Home Journal. I only have a handful of these magazines, and I’m lucky enough to have copies with the original paper dress patterns intact. This means that I have patterns…
Retro Monday – Some beautiful menswear
Today’s Retro Monday features a pattern booklet from the 1950s. This is probably my favourite booklet of menswear in my collection – every pattern is just beautiful. I think this one is from the early to mid 50s based on the fonts used on the front cover, the slightly quiffy haircuts on the man in…