Our mid-century forebears may not have gotten everything right (why was so much of their food encased in jelly?!), but they sure could whip up a homemade garm. Back then, a lot of folks knew how to work a crochet hook or a knitting needle, because store-bought woollens were pretty darn exxy. So, home-crafters turned to mags like , which was stuffed to the gills with cute, cosy and colourful crochet and knitting patterns, alongside short stories, advice columns (“Is deceiving your spouse ever right?”) and recipes for nibbles like and .
a stitch in time
Jun 03, 2024
3 minutes
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