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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 21:42:26 GMT
Feel free to caption as you wish! From Creative Hands, the complete knitting, dressmaking, and needlecraft guide. (1966-1975) Crisp and carefree crochet! Great for one-armed women! Is this a mom/son pair in matching ribbed turtleneck sweaters? I'm not sure. How do YOU measure up? And because I know you want to see that look that he's giving her and that look that she's giving him, up nice and close: Um. This wall curtain with the tiny cut-out for the window, and matching table cloth, really creep me out. I'm pretty sure this is the set of an Alfred Hitchcock story. Like, the one in which the guy keeps his entire dead family in his basement, all set up like it was a normal house. This crochet afghan is the perfect blanket to share with your fisherman husband... you can start it at home by the pool, he can take it to the docks and finish it up.
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Post by melanell on Jul 26, 2014 21:46:44 GMT
TFS.
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Post by MorellisCupcake on Jul 26, 2014 21:53:36 GMT
The mom and son picture is a little creepy.. if it was taken today I'd say Photoshop, but since it's way back when.. maybe they're just freaky looking people.
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JerseyJenn
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Post by JerseyJenn on Jul 26, 2014 21:54:58 GMT
These are hilarious. And what's with the afghan draped out on the dock like that? Did she crochet him a fishnet?
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Post by scrapbookbobbie on Jul 26, 2014 22:07:38 GMT
those are funny and some are really creepy!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 22:15:43 GMT
I think the matching turtle necks are a sister/brother combo. Not mom and son. Big sis, younger brother. I remember those curtain sets. The middle was often a roll down shade (that is why that cord is going down under the center portion) You could roll the shade all the way up and leave the window open or roll it down and have the look of matching drapes without disturbing the drapes on the sides when covering the window. Most people didn't leave it with a tiny opening like that.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 26, 2014 22:22:48 GMT
Are you sure this isn't from a Twilight Zone episode?
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Post by scrapsotime on Jul 26, 2014 22:25:42 GMT
Is that a covered wagon that red sweater dude is leaning against and if it is why?
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 26, 2014 22:36:04 GMT
OK, that first dress? LOVE IT!
And the last crocheted blanket is so fabulous. A friend at work has one that her mum made for her. She uses it at work all winter long. I'm thinking of asking if her mum will make one for me.
But as for turtleneck couple...... eeeeewwww. Weird. And skinny men like that..... just no.
Have you got any more pics? These are so funny!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 22:38:41 GMT
These are hilarious. And what's with the afghan draped out on the dock like that? Did she crochet him a fishnet? haha! Maybe! Is that a covered wagon that red sweater dude is leaning against and if it is why? Why, yes, it is a covered wagon! OK, that first dress? LOVE IT! And the last crocheted blanket is so fabulous. A friend at work has one that her mum made for her. She uses it at work all winter long. I'm thinking of asking if her mum will make one for me. The afghan itself is kinda awesome. Afghans can go either way for me.... a definite yes or a definite no.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 26, 2014 22:46:20 GMT
Maybe when my friend's mum finishes the blanket for me she can make me a matching hotpant suit.
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Post by rst on Jul 26, 2014 22:51:16 GMT
Anyone remember that blog, Threadbared-- snark on vintage pattern people? It was always good fun.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 26, 2014 22:55:28 GMT
I think they're totally mom and son, and I am in awe of mom's amazing eye shadow.
I'm trying to decide whether to be offended or not. This is my youth (middle school, high school, college years) you people are laughing at. I had to LIVE through that crap. My first apartment was decorated pretty much like that Hitchcock movie set ... at least, that was what I was striving for.
The '70s were butt-ugly, from start to finish. I remember being soooo grateful toward the end of the decade that some decent-looking dresses finally started coming into style. Oh God. I do NOT miss those years!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 26, 2014 22:58:55 GMT
AussieMeg, I'm sure you'll look smoking hot. Just don't forget the matching turtleneck and tights.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 26, 2014 23:02:45 GMT
AussieMeg, I'm sure you'll look smoking hot. Just don't forget the matching turtleneck and tights. I am horrified to say that I remember similar outfits. Not the granny square version. Thank God. I'm outta here. I think I'm hyperventilating now.
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Post by toby2014 on Jul 26, 2014 23:04:09 GMT
Oh these are hilarious! Wait a minute...I think my Mom had some of those patterns!
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Post by cindosha on Jul 26, 2014 23:27:44 GMT
Those are great, but you can't beat a big collar on a cuffed leg jumper..... and of course, the crochet and knitted shorts and suits are awesome!!! gotta love that he can still pee if he needs to!!! but all bets are off if he has to poop!!!! Cindy
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 26, 2014 23:46:40 GMT
I think they're totally mom and son, and I am in awe of mom's amazing eye shadow. I'm trying to decide whether to be offended or not. This is my youth (middle school, high school, college years) you people are laughing at. I had to LIVE through that crap. My first apartment was decorated pretty much like that Hitchcock movie set ... at least, that was what I was striving for. The '70s were butt-ugly, from start to finish. I remember being soooo grateful toward the end of the decade that some decent-looking dresses finally started coming into style. Oh God. I do NOT miss those years! Oh, the Seventies were butt ugly all the way through. The end of the decade really didn't get much better. We all wore Gunne Sax style dresses to prom in 1979. GAG!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 23:51:47 GMT
Those are great, but you can't beat a big collar on a cuffed leg jumper..... I'm pretty sure I had that one of those jumpers when I was in about grade 5-6. My mom made it. It was black fabric with big roses on it, and a white lace collar. My sister had a matching one.
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Post by flanz on Jul 26, 2014 23:57:25 GMT
The mom and son picture is a little creepy.. if it was taken today I'd say Photoshop, but since it's way back when.. maybe they're just freaky looking people. I think they look like mannequins... especially her! Stepford Wife prototype? Fun captions Ashley!
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Post by peasapie on Jul 26, 2014 23:59:32 GMT
haha these are GREAT. That fisherman knit body suit is priceless, and I love that they photographed it in the bathroom - because that was the best room in the house?
I remember my mom crocheting a ton of those little squares and making blankets that never kept me warm because they had so many openings in them. I also remember a poncho she made me from them, which even at that time I was embarrassed to wear. And a purse. And a hat. But no hot pants.
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Post by allbymyself on Jul 27, 2014 0:07:22 GMT
Did we really wear blue eyeshadow!!! It's now banned from my makeup drawer I remember the first thing I ever knitted was a sweater with a huge rolled turtleneck. I think the neck part was nearly 50cm long, it seemed to take twice as long to knit as the rest of it!
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Post by lucyg on Jul 27, 2014 0:09:42 GMT
That Butterick pattern is totally '80s. Don't try to blame the '70s for THAT abomination.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 27, 2014 0:32:49 GMT
I can't decide which is more offensive regarding the butterick pattern, the long length version or the knee length knicker version? Either way, I can't imagine any grown woman wearing that!!!
I love the man casually lounging against the covered wagon!
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Post by turangaleela on Jul 27, 2014 0:53:25 GMT
That was fun. I dearly love afghans (and have bought them for a song at thrift stores, which makes me sad considering how many hours of labor are involved in them) but the one with the fisherman was odd. The guy measuring the woman's bust reminded me at first of Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad (and Seinfeld - he was the guy who accused Jerry of being anti-Dentite).
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Post by mimima on Jul 27, 2014 1:11:15 GMT
I actually think the bunny is cute
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 27, 2014 1:13:00 GMT
AAAARRRGGHHHH! The crocheted granny square! My two sisters, my brother, and I, have our school pictures from one year all wearing something my grandmother called "a shrink". It was one large granny square on the front, one on the back, and they were crocheted together on the sides and had those same kinds of buttoned straps as the pattern above. Kind of like a little vest. Over the top of matching turtlenecks! And she even stitched our initials in the center of the granny square front. I thank you for bringing back this lovely memory that I have tried hard to suppress.
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Post by shinyhappytina on Jul 27, 2014 1:13:05 GMT
I sooo had one of those jumpers with the giant collars and puffy legs. My grandma made it...and it was hideous...pretty much like everything else she made for me (and the pincurls she insisted on putting in my hair). Hadn't thought about any of that in a long time...made me laugh.
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Post by stefferoo on Jul 27, 2014 1:26:36 GMT
I loved the blog, Threadbared! It would have me laughing with tears running down my face. Wish the ladies could have kept up that blog!
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Post by linda~lou on Jul 27, 2014 1:35:37 GMT
Ummm, I have a couple of turtle necks like the mom/son/sis/bro duo...and I still wear them Running and hiding in shame.
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