I got into using antique patterns when I was making the scarf my hero wears in my Regency romance, The Spinster’s Christmas . I wanted to do another pattern which I think was in use in the Regency period, the Pyrenees Knit Scarf on pages 36-38 of The Lady's Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work, volume 1, by Jane Gaugain, published in 1840. She is thought to be the first person to use knitting abbreviations, at least in a published book, although they are not the same abbreviations used today (our modern abbreviations were standardized by Weldon’s Practical Needlework in 1906). Since the book is out of copyright, you can download a free PDF copy of the book at Archive.org. I found this to be a fascinating look at knitting around the time of Jane Austen’s later years. Although the book was published in 1840, many of the patterns were in use and passed down by word of mouth many years before that, so it’s possible these are
This has nothing to do with the actual post here...but I just wanted to say that I can't believe I have to wait until February for Only Uni, but it'll be worth it! LOVED Sushi For One? =)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. This is too funny. I showed it to my daughter last week and she didn't get it until the part where she said, "don't make me come down there..."
ReplyDeleteThis was so funny that my kids even enjoyed it. Then my 13 year old son said, "Some of that sounds familiar."
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