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June 1977 The Dress

6/1/2019

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​The dress was the winner with 60% of the votes.
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Vintage girls dress pattern
​The Materials:
  • 12 ounces of knitting worsted weight yarn
  • Susan Bates crochet hook size G
  • A large eye tapestry needle
  • Five 3/8 inch buttons
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Workbasket Magazine usually specifies a yarn and just gives you a hook or needle size but this time they’re giving the brand name of the hook and giving yarn weight instead of the brand.  I thought this was unusual and checked all of the knitting and crochet patterns in this issue to see if they were all like that.    Only one knitting pattern in this issue doesn’t follow that standard – it goes back to the more common brand name yarn and generic needle size.

I’ll use Knit Picks Brava Worsted in whatever colors I have in my stash.   I don’t have 12 ounces of any one color so this will be done in at least two colors.

The Pattern:
This works the bodice in rows and then the skirt in rounds.  It’s finished by sewing up the sides of the bodice and the shoulders and adding buttons to the back.   It also has a hat which isn’t shown the photo!  This is also one of the first times I’ve seen a credit for the designer.  This was designed by Susan L. Kraus.  Susan still has a website and designs on Ravelry.

Next week I’ll share some of the craft fails I had last weekend!  


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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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