Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Garfield Mar 2018 9:52pm, 8 Mar 2018 8,833 posts	0 Garfield Nice going. I've finished a baby blanket - will post a photo tomorrow.
jabberknit Mar 2018 12:51pm, 9 Mar 2018 2,090 posts	0 jabberknit Excellent start, EP!
HellsBells Mar 2018 10:58am, 11 Mar 2018 23,541 posts	0 HellsBells I'm driving myself mad here. Does anyone else remember these kits form the 60s/70s? Yarn and a pattern for a jumper, sold with a skirt length of fabric, wool, I think, possible tweed? Everyone looks at each as if I'm mad when I mention them, but I'm sure they existed
northernslowcoach Mar 2018 11:16am, 11 Mar 2018 14,388 posts	0 northernslowcoach I think I remember wearing them! The skirt was attached to a polyester vest
Cyclops Mar 2018 1:14pm, 11 Mar 2018 3,380 posts	0 Cyclops I remember them, HB!
Meglet Mar 2018 1:16pm, 11 Mar 2018 19,140 posts	0 Meglet Good grief that sounds hideous! My mum didn’t knit much then but she did but a lot of stuff from Clothkits.
Meglet Mar 2018 1:16pm, 11 Mar 2018 19,141 posts	0 Meglet *buy
Cyclops Mar 2018 1:28pm, 11 Mar 2018 3,381 posts	0 Cyclops I've tried googling but all I've found is a mumsnet thread of people complaining about how nasty the vest fabric was!! We had a lot of Clothkits too, Meglet.
HellsBells Mar 2018 1:30pm, 11 Mar 2018 23,542 posts	0 HellsBells the ones I remember didn't have a vest - it was just a fabric length with no pattern, I think the assumption was that any woman knew how to run up a skirt. i think maybe one of the big wool mills did them
Cyclops Mar 2018 1:48pm, 11 Mar 2018 3,382 posts	0 Cyclops Are we mixing two things together? I remember wool fabric and matching yarn and those skirts on a vest.

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A thread for those of us who like making 'stuff'.

Recommended yarn/craft shops: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=456

Lists of books/patterns http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=460

Fabric shops - bricks or on-line. fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=556

Article about sewing machines: fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=557

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