The horrible heat has gone away and we are having a grey day with drizzle. Here's a scene in the far back of the yard and a shot of one of my favorite flowers, the nasturtium.
Modern Needlecraft packed a lot of knitting patterns into each issue. This volume is from Winter, 1952. The cover costume was part of a featured wardrobe which included this patterned top with placket and 3/4 sleeves, the slim skirt, a long-sleeve cardigan top with scallops on the bottom edge, and a white pullover with big loose turtle neck.
This one-piece dress has lace on the neckline, sleeves and dirndl skirt. The skirt of the dress is made in two pieces each of which starts out with 294 stitches at the bottom. The gauge is 8 sts/inch.
I have seen this model in many publications from the early fifties. She reminds me very much of a girl named Janie that I went to junior high with. Here she is wearing a 'halter' top that is embelished with sequins.
I like the typical fifties off-the-shoulder look of this top which is actually crocheted hairpin lace.
This gorgeous dress appeared in a Botany ad on the back cover. Dresses like this would have required serious girdling. Imagine the number of stitches in that full skirt. According to the ad, Botany had a Model-Of-The-Month-Club that sent the subscriber a knitting pattern every month for the fee of $1 for two years. A bargain! This dress was the July 1952 offering.
I am trying to start a new pair of socks in a lovely fall colorway in Trekking, but the band fell off the yarn so I don't know the color number. However, there has been some ripping as I test out patterns in this gorgeous yarn. I am now starting the Jaywalker socks which seem to show the color variations off to advantage. Haven't touched the grey sweater.
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