7/20/10

Civil War Era Knit-Along

Over at World Turn'd Upside Down, Stephanie Ann will be hosting a Civil War Era Knit-Along. Starting August 1st. You can visit her blog for all the details :D


I am definitely planning on participating! Seeing the patterns she showed on her post inspired me to search through Google Books for anything knitting related.

Regarding the magazines, I searched "Knitting" in the search box.

Books:
-The queen's winter knitting book-1862
-The ladies' complete guide to needle-work and embroidery-1859
-The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting and needlework-1854
-The comprehensive knitting book-1849
-Exercises in knitting-1846
-My knitting book-1843
-The ladies' knitting and netting book-1840


Magazines:
-Peterson's magazine, Volumes 4-1865
- The ladies' companion-1865
-the illustrated magazine-1863
-THE ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE-1862
-The ladies' companion-1862
-Peterson magazine, Volumes 39-40-1861
-The ladies' complete guide to needle-work and embroidery-1859
-The Lady's home magazine of literature, art, and fashion, Volume 12-1858
-The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting and needlework-1854

3 comments:

Mrs. G said...

Oh, how exciting! Thank you for linking to it, I'd really like to participate. :-D

Mrs. G

Susan said...

You're Welcome :D

I'm looking forward to it too.

Rondi said...

Susan! Did I give you the yarn? It should be in the van.

Mom