Spool Cotton Company 1944 booklet

The project I planned for this week isn't quite done. I had several bouts of feline paralysis after vacation and it made it hard to work on projects.

Instead I'll share some pictures from the booklet that the half-done project came from. 

The booklet is from 1944 and it's from The Spool Cotton Company. The cover says, "Crochet your Gifts" but they snuck in a few knitted items like a bag and one of the potholders. The booklet uses J & P Coats - Clark's O.N.T. Crochet Cottons throughout the projects in sizes from Best Six Cord Mercerized Cotton size 50, to Knit-Cro-Sheen to Rug Yarn.
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Some of the projects that use size 30 thread include a Pineapple Bib, a Pineapple Apron and Tea Cozy, Flowers and Doilies.

Why yes, this is a "dainty" gift for a new baby. How long before it's stained?

I think these might be pretty in color.

That apron bib must be pretty starched to stand up like that.

Perfect for the under 15 inch doily category at the county fair.

Knit-Cro-Sheen (aka size 10 thread) is usually the smallest thread I'll use and the booklet had a few patterns that used that. Potholders from that era seem to be commonly done in Knit-Cro-Sheen and these are pretty classic ones. The project I'm working on now from this booklet is also done in size 10 thread.

Crochet one on top, knitted on the bottom.

I love the one that looks like a flower and I see it show up in booklets throughout the years.

The collar below is done in size 50 thread and the sachets in the same photo are done in either "Brilliant" or six strand embroidery floss. The collar might have been an option for a neck project but there's a reason I don't have any size 50 thread. The curtain pulls vary from cord to size 30 thread. The pulls could be fun as a necklace pendant too.

​I'm about half way done with the project for next week! Any guesses on what it might be? It isn't anything pictured in this post.