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teawitch · 3 months

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I was talking about knitting with a crocheter and mentioned I was just starting on a new shawl because I found the perfect pattern for some hand-dyed yarn I have.

Crocheter "so you just buy yarn without knowing how you'll use it?"

Me "well, I collect a lot of vintage yarn and get a fair amount from Goodwill."

Crocheter "Goodwill has yarn?"

Me "Not if I've been there."

When she stopped laughing I had to explain where the local Goodwill puts their yarn when the put it out.

(I'm fairly certain during my last visit, yarn materialized that hadn't been there when I first looked. Like someone said - hey, that lady who buys yarn is here. Let me put out anything we have.)

#teawitch #knitting #vintage yarn #yarn stash

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theenbyroiderer · 11 days

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Why have fairy godmothers when you can have fairy yarnmothers?

Was just gifted this pile of weird and wonderful yarn. The dark brown is a standard size ball of crochet yarn. The small yellow ball is a softer cotton yarn, but also fairly standard. The big orange skeins are like really thin crochet yarn or something. Will be a drag to wind but it's a thickness and quality of yarn that I don't already have, which is nice. The big cones are nice and shiny thin 2 ply yarn with some texture and thickness variation. Must be many hundreds of meters on each cone! Excited to make some crochet ferns with the greenish shade! Otherwise no idea what I'm gonna do with it all, but the more odd yarn I have the less restricted I feel. And the colors are really nice too, very 70s. Love those warm and usually more muted yellow/orange/green/brown shades! I often feel like I can't find the shades I want in yarn stores now, so gotta love vintage yarn.

#yarn stash #fairy yarnmothers #vintage yarn #second hand yarn #free yarn #gimme all the free yarn please #theenbyroiderer

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opossumcorn · 8 months

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I made some pumpkins! The multicolored guys are my favorite, I used a vintage yarn from the 1970's!

#pumpkins #crochet #cute crochet #acrylic yarn #fall aesthetic #fall #crafting #yarn crafts #cute #vintage yarn #retro #halloween #fiber art #handmade

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sweaterkittensahoy · 1 year

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Here is is. The worst yarn name of all time:

Columbia Minerva Featherweight Knitting Worsted

And why, may you ask, is it the worst yarn name of all time?

Because it's a fucking sportweight.

#vintage yarn #what the fuck #yarn #knitting #crochet

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tiahnaparisart · 2 months

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🧡🩷 GROOVY BABY! 🩷🧡

This was my second ever foray into crochet and quite a bold project, both in color and scope. So, so many ends to weave in, and no set pattern for this one, though there are others online who have given recreating from the screen a go and who have been very helpful - see my Ko-Fi post (link in bio) for more details, including my attempt at writing it up.

Though definitely shagadelic, it's not perfect - l'd love to try blocking it to get some of the trim to sit with some more flounce but ran out of time before the event I wore it to. I may add a layer or two to the sleeves to make them more dramatically 60s flared, but for now, I'm thrilled!

I secured the dress to my shoulders with clutch fashion glue (not sponsored, just happy to have a product that works!) and it seemed to work a treat- can't wait to have a play with this some more, especially for temporary hemming and other fun textile work.

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briscrochetunderground · 5 months

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Reminder that almost any truly vintage and antique knit or crochet pattern can be found FREE on many sites including:

On both internet archive and project gutenburg it helps to know what book or magizine you are looking for but you can still do a regular vague key word search and find something.

Even your local library and ravelry might have antique pattern books on file! On ravelry you will have to exclude all purchasable patterns instead of just looking for free for some reason, then get past the first page or two of patterns people thought "looked antique" but once you get to the black and white photos you are golden!

So please don't buy an etsy shop's antique pattern when there is really no reason to, and if you are one of those selling these patterns, know I am judging you big time!

#free patterns #antique and vintage #crochet #knit #yarn craft

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vintage-sweden · 6 months

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Spinning competition, 1936, Sweden.

#1936 #1930s #vintage women #spinning yarn #spinning wheel #folk dress #folkdräkt

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webdiggerxxx · 2 months

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#kanebo yarn #yarn #flower #baby #knit #ad #vintage ad #japanese ad #vintage #flickr #oldweb #old web #1958 #2012

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fibrespace · 6 months

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I found something kinda neat at an antique store today...

Still new in it's cellophane packaging, a WonderArt Rick Rack Afghan Crochet Kit from 1970-something. It has it's original sale sticker ($6.88 or around $53 today) even.

The wrapping has a couple of holes in it, so I won't be using it as a display piece in my craft room as originally intended. Time to bust this sucker open and make it!

#it was in a booth marked 50% off so i got the kit for just $5!#the fiber appears to still be in good shape and is relatively soft for 50 year old acrylic yarn #i'm not familiar with the hook sizing chart they are using either it must be one that's been largely phased out in the USA #what is a size 6? is that an H/5.0 mm hook?#crochet #afghan #vintage crochet #fiber arts

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danskjavlarna · 3 months

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Loops are interlocking: vintage knitting and yarn imagery.

#knitting #dog #yarn #1940s #pet walker #walking the dog #vintage illustration #illustration

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mimishouseofyarn · 10 months

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New blanket in the work's! 🌸🌼

#crochet #yarn #mimis house of yarn #handmade #cottagecore #vintage #retro #boho #bohohippie #hippie #handmade blanket #yarn crafts #colorful #vintage retro #retro aesthetic #indie #groovy #groovyroom

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teawitch · 5 months

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New Shawl!

"The 70s Called and Wants Their Mohair Back"

Pattern - Anemone by The Nobel Thread on Ravelry

Yarn - Bear Brand Curlique Mohair (Discontinued, Vintage, Sourced from Goodwill)

This one is probably more an art project than a wearable shawl because the yarn proved to be more delicate than I expected. But it was fun to knit and really a great way to show off a collection of vintage mohair where I had limited amounts of most of the colors. Once I ran out of a color, that was it unless I could time travel. (One skein of the bright pink just sort of fell apart in my hands as I was trying to untangle it.)

#knitblr #teawitch #knitting #fiber art #vintage yarn

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vintageadsmakemehappy · 2 months

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1954 Nomotta Yarn advertisement

#1954 #nomotta #yarn #knitting #knit #stitch #needle #vintageadsmakemehappy #vintage magazine #vintage advertising #magazine #advertising #1950s #50s

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watereddownwine · 6 months

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my most recent crochet creation :) pattern by Autumn Olive !

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sweaterkittensahoy · 10 months

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Does anyone have any info on Morell L'Opera yarn? I can't find sweet fuckall. All I can tell you from the one pattern I have is that it works with a vintage steel hook size 0 (3.25mm), but that could put it anywhere between thread, lace, and fingering weight. Maybe even a sport weight or two.

#morell yarn #vintage yarn #knitting #crochet #crochetblr #knitblr

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misforgotten2 · 6 months

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“Toray! Toray! Toray! They’re knit bombing Pearl Harbor!”

1964 New York World’s Fair Guide Book

#vintage ad #vintage ads #advertisement1 #advertising #1964 #yarn #knitting #masks #noh #1960s #1960s ad #1960's #1960's ad #funny #humor #humour

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