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Pattern

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Knitting clothing is creative, but also has the potential to be thrifty. If necessary, a garment can be unravelled and knitted up again in a different size, with a contrasting welt and cuffs of some other yarn, or in stripes using up yarn from several old garments. Because the knitted up yarn has a structure that is capable of stretching, it also gives a certain amount of elasticity to accommodate a child's growth.


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This object consists of 82 parts.
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  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Crochet Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Crochet Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Crochet Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Crochet Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern
  • Knitting Pattern Booklet
  • Knitting and Sewing Booklet
  • Knitting Pattern
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Knitting patterns published by various manufacturers
Dimensions
  • 69th circumference: 24-30in (chest)
  • 63rd circumference: 22-26in (chest)
  • 62nd circumference: 24-30in (chest)
  • 55th circumference: 32-36in (chest)
  • 54th circumference: 22-32in (chest)
  • 51st circumference: 24-28in (waist)
  • 49th circumference: 18-19in (chest)
  • 47th circumference: 20-21in (chest)
  • 40th circumference: 24-30in (chest)
  • 32nd circumference: 22-26in (chest)
  • 28th circumference: 24-26in (chest)
  • 25th circumference: 26-30in (chest)
  • 24th circumference: 22in (chest)
  • 23rd circumference: 24-25" or 26-272in (chest)
  • 22nd circumference: 26-36in (chest)
  • 19th circumference: 26-35in (chest)
  • 18th circumference: 24-32in (chest)
  • 16th circumference: 28-32in (chest)
  • 4th circumference: 26-32in (chest)
Credit line
Given by Caroline Goodfellow and Noreen Marshall
Production
Images attached do not apply to all parts of this number (three patterns out of eighty-three)
Summary
Knitting clothing is creative, but also has the potential to be thrifty. If necessary, a garment can be unravelled and knitted up again in a different size, with a contrasting welt and cuffs of some other yarn, or in stripes using up yarn from several old garments. Because the knitted up yarn has a structure that is capable of stretching, it also gives a certain amount of elasticity to accommodate a child's growth.
Collection
Accession number
MISC.61-1990

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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