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May 1949 The Winner

5/2/2020

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 It was close but in the end, the Carnation pattern won by three votes.
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This calls for:
  • “a soft, mercerized cotton thread the size of number 5 pearl cotton”.  30 yards for the flower color and 3 yards of green.  I have number 5 pearl cotton in several colors so I’ll be using that.
  • Size 3 crochet hook.
  • After reading through the pattern I see that it also needs wire. 

This looks pretty easy but I’ve thought that before and run into problems (see the mini-planter).  If it turns out to be very easy I’ll either make a few or make the pin cushion.  At this point the biggest question I have on this pattern is the hook size.    In modern terms a size 3 is 3.25mm hook.   Or do they mean size 3 steel hook?  That’s a 2.1 mm.   I don’t have one of those so I think I’ll start with a B hook.  It’s closer to the steel hook size at 2.25mm.

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Next week I'll tell you about Aunt Ellen's Club Notes from the May 1949 issue and maybe make the recipe for their "social hour".   It's Banana Cake!
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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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