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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?

Book Review: Knit an Heirloom Blanket

It’s kind of coincidental that I recently posted about patchwork blanket knitting patterns right before reviewing a book that makes a patchwork blanket, but this one would also be a great choice if you’re looking to bust some stash and learn a lot about colorwork knitting at the same time. 

Knit an Heirloom Blanket by Annah O’Leary includes charted designs for 50 colorwork blocks worked flat that can be combined to make a blanket or used in other projects. The book calls for worsted weight yarn but also offers suggestions for using fingering, DK or even bulky yarn, which will give you blocks of different sizes.

It opens with a section on materials and tips for choosing colors and maintaining contrast among blocks across a large project. There’s also information on how to read charts and colorwork basics such as maintaining tension, measuring gauge, catching floats, holding yarn and yarn dominance, among other things.

There are 196 squares (14 by 14) in the blanket shown on the cover, which, including the edging, makes for a blanket that’s about 79 inches, or 200 cm square knit in worsted weight yarn. You can adjust the size as needed by working more or fewer blocks, especially if using a different weight of yarn. 

The sample was worked in Cascade 220 and the book includes the amounts of yarn used in each color so you can knit a blanket exactly as shown. Or use stash and leftovers from other projects to make a possibly less harmonious but more meaningful project. 

Colorwork patterns are arranged into 10 themes: flowers, tiles, diamonds, stripes, peaks, woven, sky, leaves, lovestruck and architecture. They’re also rated by skill level on a range of 1 to 3 balls of yarn. If you’re newer to knitting or colorwork in particular, you can start with the easier squares and move up as you build more skills. 

Each pattern is shown as a large black and white chart with three or four possible color variations, though or course you can also go your own way on the colors. There’s also a knit sample of each block pictured at the beginning of each pattern section.

There’s also a section to help you finish your blanket, including tips for weaving in ends, blocking, joining squares and adding a border. She also suggests different project sizes and color palettes for smaller scale projects.

In addition to the big blanket there are five other project ideas including a baby blanket made of 6 by 8 squares, a hot water bottle cover, a couple of pillows and a wall hanging. These are sure to give you ideas of different ways to use the blocks in other projects. 

Knit an Heirloom Blanket includes lots of fun colorwork blocks and ideas for using them that are sure to appeal to those new to colorwork as well as those with more experience. Even if you never knit a full blanket with them, you can add these motifs to your collection to work in other projects. 

About the book: 144 pages, paperback, 50 charts and 6 patterns. Published 2026 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $25.99.