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Maddie’s mittens

1940s knitted mitten pattern from the Victoria and Albert Museum

 (originally posted 20 September 2011)I’d not done any knitting for about 14 years when a friend pointed me to this pattern.  I worked on these mittens while writing the last half of CNV and came to associate them with Maddie Brodatt…

New Look, 2011

(originally posted 14 September 2011) Did you know that the term “new look” in fashion dates to Paris immediately after World War II?  I associate the term with 1) easy sewing patterns, and 2) a women’s clothing chain.  Now I have gone all retro…