Retro Knit Friday!

We are still traveling back to 1964 at the time of the World's Fair. The first outfit is a sleeveless dress with I-cord belt and roll collar. It is worn with a bulky jacket that doesn't show too well in the photo, but has sleeves set into dropped shoulders. The dress is knit of knitting worsted at 5 sts/inch. The middle outfit is a three-piece suit. The jacket is trimmed with stockinette bands, and the blouse is color blocked with contrast-trimmed tabs. On the right are two classically-styled cardigans, one with a large fair isle pattern and one with stripes.

This page shows a crocheted coat which the directions say is navy blue with a red piping (backward crochet) trim. The description says it has "twin pockets and toggle buttons for ultra smartness". The interesting part of this pattern is that the toggle buttons are crocheted around a 'button mold'. I have seen forms for making covered buttons, but never one for a toggle button. The cute cardigan with cable trim shown on the same page also seems to have covered buttons, and the bands are crochet.

The next page is devoted to the color green. The first item is a side-vented, two-piece suit. The edges of the jacket are trimmed with 'lattice design embroidery'. The green mohair coat has color bands around the collar, sleeve cuffs, and pockets in a darker green shade. In the lower right is a striped mohair shell in pretty subtle colors. Hard to see in the upper right is my favorite item on this page, a little shrug/jacket with cable borders, pattern stitch on the body of the garment, and 3/4 sleeves.

The gold dress, while rather plain in the front, has a neckline that comes to a V in the back, and an I-cord belt that matches the trim on collar and cuffs. The classic set on the right has a slim skirt paired with a striped shell.

In the circle is a V-neck jacket knit of a loopy yarn. Notice that the buttons are covered in crochet of the white loopy yarn. In the upper right is a jacket/cardigan made in a combination of mohair and ribbon yarns. It looks like the borders are crocheted in the ribbon yarn. In the lower right is a crocheted shell with "colorful ball trim". The pullover in the lower left has deep fringe trim on the lower edge. This type of sweater is called a "rib hugger" and was worn with slacks. The pullover in the upper left is knit by the intarsia method and has dropped shoulders and a boat neck.

Still plenty of patterns left to show in this booklet because you really got your 60 cent's worth in 1964.

Today I am busy knitting some socks for the spouse and sewing a handbag. I am also roasting a turkey, the biggest one I have ever cooked, so that we will be sure and have plenty for sandwiches and casseroles. I am usually the rolls and vegetable person at Thanksgiving, so I have to be reminded to make a turkey for us. This year I didn't have room in the refrigerator to store a frozen bird while it thawed, so I was glad to find a fresh economical bird at the Costco that I could bring right home and roast right away. Smells great in here.