http://peacefulknitter.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/variety-is-the-spice-of-knitting/ Notes on knitting Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://peacefulknitter.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/variety-is-the-spice-of-knitting/#comment-362 PrincessPea Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:30:26 +0000 http://peacefulknitter.wordpress.com/?p=464#comment-362 Oooh, thank you for posting these - I love looking at old patterns! The women just look so effortlessly elegant, don't they, but of course we can't see all the corsetry under their clothes! I've got quite a collection from the 1940s and 1950s and just love flicking through them, dreaming of a simpler age... Oooh, thank you for posting these – I love looking at old patterns! The women just look so effortlessly elegant, don’t they, but of course we can’t see all the corsetry under their clothes! I’ve got quite a collection from the 1940s and 1950s and just love flicking through them, dreaming of a simpler age…

]]> http://peacefulknitter.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/variety-is-the-spice-of-knitting/#comment-361 Liz Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:49:00 +0000 http://peacefulknitter.wordpress.com/?p=464#comment-361 My grandmother used to knit garments like these. At my wedding she wore a 3 piece knitted suit. I still wear the shell from it! It is a special heirloom to have, especially now that I can really appreciate the knitting work in it. My grandmother used to knit garments like these. At my wedding she wore a 3 piece knitted suit. I still wear the shell from it! It is a special heirloom to have, especially now that I can really appreciate the knitting work in it.

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