Showing posts with label Ladybird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ladybird. Show all posts

To crochet a poncho for dolly

Vintage
The perfect Granny square, oh and how granny would have made it.
By Wynne Broughton and illustrated by Eric winter,1975 a later edition
Lady bird nerdy fact site,Just being informative

The earliest Ladybird books were not given series numbers and are much larger than the standard Ladybird size.

The books, published by Wills and Hepworth, began to appear from 1914. The Ladybird logo was registered in 1915.

http://www.kidz-books.net/kidzbooks/articles.aspx?id=13

Too cute, can you image children of today, when the book just talks about making gifts for your family and not about how to make your self look 20 when your only 12.

And even at twelve, dare I mention a doll.
Unfortunately for the children of today they are faced daily with the
popular ever growing media magazine frenzy,
That they don't really get a chance to play with dolls.

They are to busy trying to look grown up, because they want to be the next Brittany.


Mind you on the bright side,they could then be like me. Buy a new one when you get to 35! regression or just simply having fun.
This is defianlty Some thing that I could re create for my Blythe.
Inflation or popularity, but the price went up by a whole 9 pence quiet considerable in 3 years.
Rasmus the naughty puppy
He is not aloud to get on the beds,he is defiantly not aloud in the clean washing. That was neatly sat in piles on my bed, waiting to be put away.
(I hate that part)
But my door left ajar, when I was looking for him this evening this is what I found, he is so naughty he stayed in this exact spot whilst I went to find my camera.

Something to knit for mother


Making something for mother? A cute blast from the past, 1972 before I was born!.

Lady bird was a very British tradition when I grew up, that to my knowledge has been sadly lost (not in print). Correct
me if I'm wrong but I think that they are no longer published;-(.

So I figured for all those 70's mad knitters out their, I would share some of their contents.

Old descriptions always seem to be the best, and image.
For me Knitting and crocheting free-form the images always seem to be much easier to copy from, if need's must.

Lovely vintage Images


A lady bird vintage Knitting book.
1972

They remind me of my childhood and I have already purchased an early edition of the crochet. £1 and £150 for my knitting book collection, E-bay bargain.

15p


Phone Image
This was taken yesterdays my K,I,P on way to cafe

Mini knit cafe with Karin and Segun, mini being the word of the day as featured here is my mini Ikea bag, knitting whist taking a tram trip.


Ikea is Swedish! correct me if I'm wrong, yet the UK has mini Ikea bags!
(You can tell the size as the Hulk green is a regular double knit)


These bags are not yet available in Sweden so I'm in(like designer).
This little bag I guess I could pop on Blocket (Swedish E-bay) and make a fortune!;-)
But it's such a good little project bag, i'll just keep it for me..........