As has happened occasionally in the past, someone just gave me a trove of knitting supplies discovered while cleaning out a house for sale. This present included a large number of aluminum needles, and notes for projects like Christmas stockings and dolls, meticulously written and illustrated.
Pearl Tiffany, the author of this notebook, made her own graph paper! Patterns clipped from newspapers, folded into the envelope above, are dated 1954 (a stellar year, methinks).
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Speaking of which, here are sweaters I made around 1983 for my eldest son, then aged three. His brother wore them later on, and now they're going to my grandchildren, who will be able to wear them in a year or so. These were most definitely worth keeping. In a few days they'll accompany me to their new home in California.
All lovely finds. I do have all my Mothers Aluminum and Bone Needles, have them in a tall vase on top of a book case full of knitting books and patterns. I know I used them years ago, they feel so awkward now the length is hard to deal with. Also kept a few sweaters an aunt made for my children over 40 years ago, worth keeping.
ReplyDeleteBone needles!! You are so lucky!
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