tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25399873.post4142172430547233337..comments2023-11-09T12:34:09.784-08:00Comments on KnittingGuru: Vintage Knitting & Crochet Patterns: Buyer Beware!KnittingGuruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10666434770743707529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25399873.post-12214496708419532842020-03-09T08:31:02.201-07:002020-03-09T08:31:02.201-07:00Thank you for sharing this! I wish I had read thi...Thank you for sharing this! I wish I had read this before purchasing three vintage patterns that called for Jack Frost Soutache, Cordet, Ribbon Braid, Bagtwist or Plastik-Yon. I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out what I could substitute those things for?!!JanaVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302249360712136501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25399873.post-73600534294230587822017-01-19T04:06:51.844-08:002017-01-19T04:06:51.844-08:00Hi, I too am new to crochet and I have the Jack Fr...Hi, I too am new to crochet and I have the Jack Frost pattern book but I have been making reproduction vintage clothes for years. I think the reason they dont give construction advice in this book is that they "expect" that being a lady in 1944, you will already know the basics of sewing and would even have made bags before and this is just a selection of the latest styles you can have. Lots of old dressmaking patterns have no construction information as you were again expected to know how to add a seam allowance or insert a zip. As a learner I am just using any old yarn I have in my stash and a crochet hook of the right size and I am just following the pattern to see what emerges. Vintage Linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25399873.post-83190938551563772932015-04-21T06:32:51.853-07:002015-04-21T06:32:51.853-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this post. I was abo...Thank you so much for sharing this post. I was about to buy some vintage patterns but first wanted to see what Jack Frost Cordet was for I am fairly new to crocheting and am in the process of learning to knit. This was a very interesting and helpful post. Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601818967480325942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25399873.post-67624897010193659322013-10-31T08:00:48.305-07:002013-10-31T08:00:48.305-07:00Jennifer, you are so right. I've started to ma...Jennifer, you are so right. I've started to make some updated patterns for two reasons. First, like you, I love those vintage styles. Second, not all crocheters and knitters have the time or talent to translate them into modern terminology or to figure out what the gauge might be and which modern yarns to use. <br /><br />The patterns I publish as updated are completely rewritten so that people can avoid that work. I do it for them :)KnittingGuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10666434770743707529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25399873.post-91024243643878119802013-05-22T18:20:27.657-07:002013-05-22T18:20:27.657-07:00Great post! I've been crocheting for 6 months ...Great post! I've been crocheting for 6 months now and mostly make things from vintage patterns.. and they drive me absolutely crazy! It's almost like the directions are in another language and have to be translated for modern-day crocheting. It takes me longer to figure out the directions/yarn sizes/hook sizes since they were a bit different way back when, but it's so rewarding when a project is finally finished! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536601274156175938noreply@blogger.com