Musings from Marilyn

Vintage 60s Knitting Pattern for Scandia Classic Cardigan

Posted November 7th, 2018 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

This is a fabulous vintage 1965 knitting pattern for a Scandia Classic Cardigan sweater, in a super-bulky thick/thin wool blend yarn. These chunky knits are always in style. Perfect for those cold winter days ahead, so get knitting! Materials and Instructions below. Please click on photo to enlarge. ~Marilyn

Vintage Mod 60s POP FASHIONS Knitted Sweaters

Posted August 25th, 2017 by finnfemme & filed under Fashion, Vintage.

I recently snapped up this beauty of a catalog at a thrift store. “POP Fashions to knit and crochet in Bear Brand and Fleisher Yarns”, dated 1965. This was the height of the Mod era, where the Beatles and mini skirts were taking center stage. Fun young fashion was really beginning to take off, with… Read more »

Original 1969 Chex Party Mix Recipe – Pronto Spicy Version!.

Posted December 11th, 2016 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Food, Vintage.

Mix, Munch and be Merry with Chex Party Mix. It’s the snack you make up fresh! This is a fab recipe from the December 1969 issue of Ingenue magazine for that classic snack, Chex Party Mix. I checked online for “original” Chex Party Mix recipes, but they are different. The new recipes have slightly different… Read more »

Winter-eyes With Maybelline Frosty Whites 1969

Posted December 9th, 2016 by finnfemme & filed under Beauty, Fashion, Vintage.

This is a great December 1969 ad for Maybelline Frosty Whites eye shadow and eye liner. It has a sparkly, wintry feel to it, with the luminously pale model decked out in Frosty Whites makeup. White eye shadow was popular in the late ’60s. In reality, it made all but a few of us look… Read more »

Nehru Style! 1968 Sears Christmas Wish Book

Posted December 8th, 2014 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

The 1968 Sears Christmas Wish Book perfectly captures the zeitgeist of late ’60s mainstream America. All the fashions, toys, and gifts shown were pretty much what everyone wanted to wear, play with, or receive as gifts. It was the Amazon of my childhood. I’ve written several blog posts featuring items from this particular catalog, and… Read more »

Those Kitschy 1965 Knitted Face Masks

Posted November 14th, 2014 by finnfemme & filed under Daily Life, Fashion, Vintage.

I am thankful that my mom didn’t know how to knit, otherwise I may have ended up in one of these kooky knitted face masks! From the Fall-Winter 1965-1966 issue of McCall’s Needlework & Crafts, here are two of the face masks for boys and girls. While I was out on my walk today in… Read more »

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