My mom was helping my grandmother clean out her sewing room and came across a stack of old crochet and needlework magazines. “Would you like them?” she asked. Ummmm … YEAH!
Of course I wanted to share my vintage crochet finds with you!
This issue is McCall’s Needlework & Crafts from Spring–Summer 1957. I am just enthralled with all the images. Why don’t we dress like this anymore?! So feminine and elegant …
I really want to make this sweater!
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Ah! I LOVE this! Old crochet magazines are so much fun- I’m kind of jealous of your finds! I seriously adore that long sweater. I actually recently found a stash of my grandma’s old doily crochet pattern books at my mom’s house. I never thought of myself as a doily person, but after flipping through those old books I just want to crochet doilies all day long!
These old Magazines are so neat, I just love looking through them too. Last Fall at a Barn Sale I came across 2 Issues of “The Modern Priscilla” from 1911 and a “Saturday Evening Post” from 1903. All are in excellent condition and the Womans Issues contain the same content ours today offer. I should put them on my Blog one of these days.
Thanks for sharing!!
Huggs, Nancy
Wow … they sound awesome!! You should definitely post about them 🙂
Kara, I love the sweater, is it crochet? I have vintage crochet patterns of the cables, and popcorn and post stitch sweaters but for babies.. Would love to have that long sweater pattern! Are you sharing? St. Paddys day is coming soon!!
~Kathleen
I’m not 100% sure whether it is crochet or knit … all it says is Sheath, McCall’s Pattern 3611. The pattern itself isn’t in the magazine, just the photo. 🙁
Eek! I would have been excited too! I love old vintage magazines and books! I always check for them when I go antiquing – sometimes you can get them for such good prices because the Vendors purchased sales at auctions that included them with an item they wanted – My Nana gave me some old Pattern Order Books showing all the patterns for Simplicity Sewing with all the sizing information from the 70s and I received a few McCalls Needlework Magazines from my Husband’s Grandma 🙂 I was so happy they held onto them! I really love the way they dressed too 🙂 The sweater is stunning! Rhondda
From the first picture you have shown in your article on your website, it looks to me to be a counted cross-stitch pattern. Could I be so bold as to request more information and possibly a few more pics of it? I am self-taught crochet-er, which is how I came to your blog, but my first craft was counted-cross stitch. I would love to know what type of craft it is.
Hello 🙂 It’s so beautiful, isn’t it! That one is actually a knit capelet called New Age of Grace Capelet, Coats & Clark Pattern #8265. Hope that helps!
Hello Kara (I am Crochet and Crafting with Linda Dawn on G+) this is my first visit to your lovely blog. Wow what a spectacular find in your Grandmother’s sewing room. The long sweater is absolutely gorgeous, I would want to make it too. Thank you so much for sharing these gems xx
So glad you like it Linda! And so glad you stopped by 🙂
How neat…I love vintage patterns and to find the magazines they come in…lucky you.
I was so excited! I just love that vintage style 🙂