I really shouldn’t snark too much because I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts, Inc. but sometimes I look at vintage patterns and wonder just WTF people were thinking.
Leisure Arts #164 Sweater Sets to Knit and Crochet
Now take the pictured vintage sweater set pattern as an example. The sweaters or vests individually would not be that awful- but together? Did I mention that the stuff is made from worsted weight yarn? Hi, it’s winter and you feel bulky enough as it is but to wear TWO worsted weight cabled or crocheted items together? Maybe if you were trying to save money on heating…
(and only about another 30 Leisure Arts, Inc. pamphlets to go through as I’m finally getting around to updating my Ravelry library)
An e-publication The Sweet Waste Dyes Guide – Experiment with recycled colours! (20 pages) is out! In the guide we show you the secrets of garbage dyeing, give you instructions of how to make inks and printing pastes, carve some potatoes for printing purposes and pattern some paper – fun and ecological recycling in mind. The guide is made for everyone interested – but especially for teachers and group councelors. We are glad if our guide can be utilised in teaching or any group activities.
Our guide is made to be printed at home. It is shared with Creative Commons licence, which gives permission to share, copy and print it for non-commercial use. Download, share with your friends and have fun!
The Sweet Waste Dyes Guide – Experiment with recycled colours!
Text & pictures: Ulla Lapiolahti and Päivi Hintsanen
Layout: Päivi Hintsanen
Proofreading of the English print: Miia Huttunen and Frankie Robertson
Jyväskylä 2013, Jyväskylä 2015
ISBN 978-952-93-6329-2
The original Finnish booklet (published in 2013) was supported by the Jyväskylä Art and Science Foundation.
You may save the guide to your own computer, print it and share it freely with others. It is forbidden to modify the guide or use it commercially.
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Kasymilon yarn from Sears- the finest in 100% Acrylic yarn.
It includes the handy 7 reasons why you should buy yarn at Sears.
Each yarn goes through 18 different inspections to give uniformity of weight, color, strength & quality.
Sears yarn is pull-skeins for instant knitting (apparently not meant for crochet)
Each dye lot is numbered to give the most perfect color match
Sears interchangeable Yarn Chart helps eliminate guesswork in pattern and yarn selection.
Sears will teach you how to knit. Ask about our schools for Beginners or Advanced knitters. (Today one is lucky to find an employee willing to take your money)
Sears knitting teachers are available for consultation after class or in the department (and today can’t even find anyone able to mix paint for me. Much less an actual knitting teacher- and what about crochet?)
“Satisfaction Guaranteed Or Your Money Back” (tempted to try this to see if I could get the $1.29 this originally cost back. But that would assume I could actually find an underpaid employee to help me).
Posted on lokakuu 14, 2015 Kirjoittanut Päivi Hintsanen