Vintage Purls

It seems the Golf Hose in Cable Stitch instructions are not sound. I would really have liked to test this pattern before posting about its problems but I just don’t have the time so I’ll let you know what I have deduced and if you can help by sharing your advice then hopefully when can [...]

Unfortunately I am not actually knitting in the Netherlands but I recently managed to acquire a copy of Henriette van der Klift-Tellegen’s book Knitting from the Netherlands - Traditional Dutch Fishermen’s Sweaters.

The photos are fascinating and she has done a fabulous job collecting information and images about the patterns found on fishermen’s jerseys in [...]