I'm trying a simpler format for this blog for 2022. Instead of voting on a pattern for each month like we did in the past, I'm just going to pick a hat pattern from my vintage pattern stash. Here are my two arbitrary rules: 1. Vintage will be considered 40 years old. That means that I will pull patterns that are older than 1982. How is 1982 40 years ago! 2. I'm going to try to pick a pattern from a Workbasket that is the month we're in but some months that may not be possible. I have a lot of other vintage pattern booklets that I can pull from though so I'm sure I'll find a pattern for each month. 3. Hats=Things you wear on your head. This could mean a hood, a bun cover, ear muffs or a hat. I have five 1970s Workbasket magazines that have things you could wear on your head. I chose this one from the January 1976 Workbasket Magazine. I'll let you know how well the pattern was written, what yarn I used and you'll see a color photo of what the hat I made looks like. In this case, I don't have mohair but I do have some vintage Unger Fluffy that might work in place of that. I have no idea what the other yarn will be. The photo almost looks like they used a variegated yarn so we'll see if I have anything like that and take it from there!
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Julia
1/9/2022 10:42:39 am
I think I this is a great approach! Look forward to following along. And watching for yarn needs.
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AuthorI'm from Minnesota and have been crocheting since 2003. I inherited a box full of Workbasket Magazines from my mother-in-law and became obsessed with the vintage patterns. Archives
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