Vintage Crochet: Shooting Star

Long since finished...

Just pressed.

Vintage Crochet: Whirl-a-Way

I found my camera cable! I never thought to look in the car. 8-)

The first thing I learned when making doilies: The first ten or so rows go very fast. Once you get down to the last few rows, you feel like you are crawling. The results are worth the effort though!

This makes #4 that I've made without ruffles on the border. I like to mix it up a little, so that I don't get bored! :)

Vintage Crochet: Seafoam

Seafoam is quite a fitting name for this lacy confection! Completed just last week.

I pray it survives a very long time...

In progress: Blue and Yellow Afghan

Vintage Crochet: Pinwheel

No pictures of the vintage pattern, just of the finished project. I am so thrilled that I was able to complete this one is such a short timeframe! Probably one week from start to finish and then I almost completed a much larger one and got halfway through yet another before I ran into problems with it. :)

Since I couldn't decide which flowers I liked better, I've just posted both! :D

When one can't decide which project to sew next, one should just start a crochet project instead!

*smile*



At least, that's what this one did.



I altered a basic flower pattern and then crocheted them together before adding a border. My mom thinks it almost looks like a grandmother's flower garden pattern. I still haven't decided what to call it though. Perhaps Roses on the Rock Wall? This will take pondering.

~Kyna

Birthday gift for a special friend

My first ever crocheted doily!





EXTRA BONUS!!!
Here's the birthday card! From this tutorial.

Crochet hook holder

After six unsuccessful attempts to crochet one of these, I gave up and sewed one. I'm not complaining too much though, because I think it goes much better with my handwork totebag and it's far more glamorous! ;)


I didn't use a pattern, but I've seen a few on other blogs. Only scraps were used in this project and I must say I'm starting to love making things with only scraps. I can be so creative! I have more hooks than just these, but I wanted them to blend together in the pictures; I need to get all the same color hooks from now on! And here we have it all rolled up:

Recent acquisitions

I've been antiquing with my grandmother and discovered these treasures. I won't say how much I paid for each, but believe me, it was a very good price! I'm really looking forward to making all of them. I know I never will, but I can dream, can't I? I sincerely hope to make all the vintage patterns I have acquired, but who has that much time and as I add more and more to "my collection", my hopes to be able to make them all diminish more and more. *smile*

McCalls 2169 - 1957 - Size 4 - Little girls dress and pinafore. All pieces included. Originally $0.45


Hollywood 1546 - Six years - Girls one piece frock with bolero and pantie. blouse and bodice patterns missing. *tear* I think this is from about the same time, but I'm not sure. Perhaps it's earlier as it was originally only $0.15.



This afghan magazine is from 1954, in "good enough" condition and enticing me to make some. Below I have posted two of my favorites, but there is many more to make. In the second picture, the lady reminds me of Irene Dunne.







I do believe this is the greatest find of all - Aprons magazine from 1945! All of the pictures below are from it and a view of all the opposite sides. Now to decide which to start with when I have the time! *dream* The pattern pieces are inside the back cover, they just need to be enlarged.



While it is not frilly, I think the far right one would make a fabulous apron for messy jobs; it is number 19 in the reverse views.


"Many hands make light work", especially when they are all wearing gorgeous aprons!


"Hmm, it tastes perfect".


"Did you hear about...?"


Cinderella, perhaps?


Domestic Diva has it under control







P.S. None of these are for sale and I have no plans to sell them in the future. ;)

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Pattern link for "Pretty Snowflake":

.finished recently.

.pink. take two. love the flower.



.bright blue. won't get lost.

Vintage crocheting patterns...

...for this winter. I'll have lots of fun and frustration figuring them out! :D




~Kyna