Vintage Patterns!

Earlier this month I received a package from a lovely woman on Ravelry who was selling some vintage patterns.  I'd picked out the ones I wanted buy and she ended up throwing the rest in for free.   The pattern books ranged from the 40s to the 50s and have some really cool patterns I can't wait to make.   

This first photo is a vintage Woolworths 3-ring binder with Workbasket Magazines from 1945 through 1948.   

Four full years of vintage 40s patterns!  There are hats, flowers, mittens, slippers, and lots of "pan holders".   I might use one of these for the September pattern.

Next up some 1940s pattern booklets:

The Crochet Your Gifts booklet has a lot of patterns.  There are bibs, aprons, collars, doilies, flowers, glass jackets and more pot holders.  The bags look amazing but the directions are often vague and list a stitch pattern and leave it up to you to decide the sizing.

Here are some of my favorite booklets from this delivery:

The Scatter Rugs booklet is from 1940, the Hot Plate Mats is from 1950 and Centerpieces is from 1951.

The Puritan Crochet Book is from 1950.  It says crochet on the front but there are a couple of knitted patterns in it.  Quick Tricks in Crochet is also from 1950.   This has hanger covers, candy cups, hats and bags and belts.

The Crochet Lacy Pickups is from 1943.  This has several Dickeys, some fascinators, gloves, collars, and hats.   It also has a few knitting patterns.

Here are the rest of the 1950s booklets:

I thought the cardigan on the front of Modern Crochet was nice but it turns out it's a knitting pattern.  

And here are the last two - the 1960s booklets:
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There are so many fun things in all of these books I don't really know where to start!

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