Retro Knit Friday!

There are still a lot of fashions to see from the 1964 issue of Modern Needlecraft (site of the recent dinosaur attack). The first photo is an ad for Diamond Yarn Co. The green coat has a removable scarf collar. The grey outfit is a 'Tunic Suit', a term I have never heard before. According to the ad, the fashion colors for that season were muted. Since the whole mod revolution was just around the corner, that wouldn't last long.

The next picture also shows an ad for Diamond Yarn. There is no description of the outfits, both suits, but only a list of available leaflets the company was offering. The cost for a knitting book/pamphlet at that time was about 75 cents.

This next picture brings back memories of a very charming lady who used to knit with me when I was a knitting instructor right out of college. Harby was a real character, a maiden lady who had stayed in the large family home to care for her mother and had missed her chance at a family of her own. She was full of fun and was an excellent knitter. She made this V-neck sweater for herself. I remember one time when a little boy wandered into the yarn department, and Harby said, "What's your name?" The small boy told her to guess. "Kevin?" she says. The boy was astounded and gasped, "How did you know?" but she just laughed. The boy's mom came and took him away, and I asked Harby how she knew his name. "He just looked like a Kevin to me," she said.

Here are two suits, one crocheted of light yarn with darker trim, and one knit in a houndstooth pattern. The white suit shows the influence of the elegant Jackie Kennedy. The patterned suit has an 'easy action jacket closure', a term that mystifies me, and turn back cuffs. Both are posed in front of the globe sculpture from the World's Fair.

We are having beautiful weather here, warm and gorgeous with the fall color at its peak. I have already done most of the onerous chores I was going to do this weekend, so I hope to finish that FLS sleeve and move on to other things.