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July 1974 Voting

6/27/2020

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For July we’re going back to 1974. 
 
The Top 40 Songs included:
  • Rock Your Baby – George McCrae
  • Annie’s Song  - John Denver
  • Rock the Boat – The Hues Corporation
  • Feel Like Makin’ Love – Roberta Flack
  • If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Olivia Newton-John
  • Waterloo – ABBA
  • Radar Love – Golden Earring
  • Takin’ Care of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive
  • Tell Me Something Good – Rufus
  • The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace
  • You And Me Against the World – Helen Reddy
 
Best seller list top 15 Fiction included
  • Watership Down by Richard Adams
  • Jaws by Peter Benchley
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre
 
Non-Fiction
  • All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
 
The July 1974 issue of Workbasket Magazine has five patterns.   The cover above was one.  The American Flag pattern is still available courtesy of Annie’s Attic and the Craft Yarn Council here.  Also in this issue is a Barbecue Mitt, a Two Color Handbag, a Yellow Vest and an Afghan in Two Colors.  The afghan photo is unmistakably 1970s.  Check out the stereo and the curtains!



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​For July, you can choose between the Barbecue Mitt and the Two Color Handbag.  I know I’ve done both a barbecue mitt and purses before but the flag and the afghan were way too big and I don’t think I’d wear the yellow vest.  If anyone decides to make the flag I’d love to see it!

The Barbecue Mitt uses heavy rug yarn in two colors.   The black and white photo doesn’t really show how the two colors work but I think that the contrasting color is just for the edging. The Two Color Handbag uses worsted weight yarn and true to 1974, they suggest brown and orange for your color choices. 

What's your vote for the July pattern?  The Barbecue Mitt or the Two Color Handbag.


4 Comments
Rosemary Kokesh
6/27/2020 08:16:34 pm

I’d like to see the handbag worked up because I think it’s more practical. I see the oven mitt not protective enough.

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Alana
6/27/2020 08:24:27 pm

Very true. The mitt looks like it's all single crochet with a I hook so it might not be very protective.

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SquareMary link
6/28/2020 03:55:09 pm

The bag, I think! Black and white would look cool!

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Alana
6/28/2020 05:46:11 pm

I think I'm going to go with the classic orange and black if it wins.

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    I'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.  

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