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  1. I am looking for a pattern for a cardigan sweate I made in the 60s. It used 3 skeins of yran and was made in one piece from the neck down. Can you help me, please

  2. I too am looking for a knitting pattern. Child’s Jiffy Petal Cardigan B-487. It is worked from the neck down with no seams on the body. My instructions are wearing out as I have used it so often! It is a lovely sweater!

  3. I have been looking for a crochet pattern for a long time. It was put out by C&C in the 60’s. It is an afghan worked in white afghan stitch then embroidered in blue. The design was a chinese scene. It had three patterns and was absolutely delicious. I would appriciate any help.Thank you ahead of time.

  4. I am looking for a crocheted afghan pattern from the 60’s. It is a three panel afghan st. with embroidery in a chinese picture. I made 2 of them for my mother. I lost the original pattern in the fires of the 94 earthquake. I would like to make another

  8. I am looking for a child dress pattern, Coats & Clark book # 191 pattern #B-697. Can anyone help? Thank You, have a wonderful day!

  10. I am knitting Coats & Clark aran cardigan D-391. Instructions say “Rep rows 11-24 over 13 bobble section sts and rows 1-24 for all other sections”…. I am confused; do I repeat 1-24 or 11-24 (until 80 rows above ribbing)??

  11. I am looking for a pattern that I had back in the late 60’s or 70’s. The pattern was a little girl or toddler’s knit skirt . The skirt was knit straight with a fold over waist that elastic was inserted. In the front yarn was attached and knit on about 10 to 15 stitches to make a bib, and the corners at the top of bib were mitered. to finish. The 2 straps were knit and attached front and back. This skirt was knit from fine yarn. Thanks for any help you may provide Alice J.

  12. I have a patterns of your.
    Pearl Pullover LW1349**
    Tell me with is the instruction ( CrR &CrL Please Tell Me What this mines the term of knitting .
    I never see this explanation?????????????

    thanks you

  13. I am looking for a ladies sweater pattern for Christmas. Something with a seasonal pattern.

  14. I am looking for coats and clark B 487 pattern book with childs petal sweater pattern. I made this in the 60’s, but can’t locate the pattern. Any help would be greatly appreciated…

  18. If you are still looking for petal cardigan or other top down cardigan patterns from the 1960s I have several I can share. Email me at [email protected]. Per child’s petal cardigan I have read that the number of stitches is the same as adult, just smaller yard and needles. Directions for child’s for sale online.

  20. For Pearl Pullover (LW1349)

    CrR = slip next 2 sts onto cable holder and leave at back of work, k1, then knit 2 from holder
    CrL = slip next st onto cable holder and leave at front of work, k2, then k1 from holder

Have you read?

Knit a Log Cabin Blanket with All Your Scraps

I guess I must have had this pattern on my mind, because I had chosen this log cabin blanket recipe to write about, promptly forgot about it and a couple of weeks later started knitting a log cabin blanket using all my pink yarn. 

It might stay pink if it makes it to baby blanket sized, or I might add in some pastel green and blue, too, to make a bigger blanket. We’ll see. I’m also holding several strands of yarn together to make a kind of bulky yarn, which means it’s deeply satisfying how much yarn is used even as the project is still relatively small. 

In Kristen Finlay’s version, DK weight yarn scraps (or fingering/sock yarn held double) are used to make a simple scrappy log cabin blanket that’s lighter weight than my version. Log cabin is a great technique for knitters of any skill level because it’s worked in garter stitch. The only not completely basic technique you need for log cabin knitting is picking up stitches. 

If you’ve never worked a log cabin knitting project before, this is a good introduction, and it is really nice to use all your yarn scraps in one big project you’ll use for years to come. 

If you use a lot of DK weight yarn you can keep building on it whenever you finish a project, or if you use more worsted weight you can do the same thing with it, it will just be a little bigger starting out than the pattern calls for. How big it gets is totally up to you. 

I have really been enjoying working on my log cabin project, and it’s my current sitting at my desk and need a break knit (do you have one of those or is it just me?). 

Ready to start your own log cabin blanket knitting project? You can grab the free pattern from Kristen Finlay on Ravelry. 

Need more log cabin inspiration? Check out more log cabin knitting patterns. 

[Photo: Kristen Finlay]