This is a fantastic vintage 1960s Mondrian style/stained-glass effect blanket to crochet! Afghan-stitch throw is worked on a giant-size hook with two strands of yarn. Five strips, each with six colors are joined for a stained-glass effect. Afghan has single crochet edge: 54″ x 62″. Instructions are below. Click on image to enlarge. ~Marilyn
Posts Categorized: Vintage
Crochet a Vintage 60s Popcorn-Border Mini Dress – Free Pattern
Crochet this slim, gently shaped dress in rows of single and double crochet. Has yoke and lower border of popcorns, and back zipper opening. Perfect for spring! ~Marilyn
Vintage 1945 Leslie Brooks for Max Factor’s Pan-Cake Makeup
This Max Factor ad from 1945 is very glamorous! It is for the original Pan-Cake foundation makeup created by Max Factor for Technicolor pictures. Pan-Cake was touted as creating a lovely new complexion, helped to conceal tiny skin flaws and it stayed on for hours without re-powdering. It must have been revolutionary at the time… Read more »
Crochet a Vintage 60s Shell Skirt and Scarf – Free Pattern
Happy Valentine’s Day, dear friends! I thought I’d share this Pretty in Pink vintage 60s crochet pattern. Swinging skirt with rows of shells in graduating sizes is easy to work from waist down in single, double, triple crochet. Make the scarf to match. Instructions are below – enjoy! ~Marilyn
Crochet a Vintage 70s Flamboyant Granny Square Afghan – Free Pattern
This is a beautiful vintage 1973 crochet pattern for a Flamboyant Afghan. The granny squares are crocheted in a lucid pattern that uses simple chains and double crochet. From the nimble fingers and lively imagination of designer Liz Dominick. Instructions are below. Please click on images to enlarge. Enjoy! ~Marilyn
Crochet a Vintage Mod 60s Spring Cardigan – Free Pattern
Perfect for springtime, this is a lovely vintage 1966 cardigan sweater to crochet. I love the open, airy design. It is so pretty in pink, but you can make it in any color you wish! Instructions are below. Please click on photos to enlarge. ~Marilyn
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!
