Fashions in Quick Crochet - 1953

Fashions in Quick Crochet was published by Coats & Clark in 1953 to promote their new "Speed-Cro-Sheen" line. The closest version available now is Aunt Lydia's Fashion3 Crochet Thread. I have some vintage Speed-Cro-Sheen that I'll use for the project from this booklet.

The cotton I'll be using for this project.

​After the pattern from the cover, they break out the projects with cute little titles. The ones below are "Tops in Fashion...A wardrobe of hats to take you from a country weekend to an afternoon of shopping in town; from a feminine tea-party to a dinner date with the The Man in your life!" (Yes, The Man is capitalized in the text.)

Sequin Trim Hat

Ribbon Trim Cloche

Striped Hat

Hat, Bag and Collar Set

​The next section is" Crochet Trim, Fashion's Newest Favor!"

​The Leisure Treasures Section features a knitted blouse and a couple of bags. The striped bag and purse use rug yarn as the base and crochet over it with cotton thread to get the wide stripes.

​The back cover features an embroidered bolero and a crocheted jacket. I'm not sure about the fringe on the arms of the bolero, but otherwise I think they're adorable.

I'll be making the bag on the front cover. I have blue Speed-Cro-Sheen for the body but I'll have to use more current crochet thread for the rest of it.