tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19619447204362420302024-02-21T07:00:44.332-08:00Twee as VolkJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-54368695236425804922012-12-02T15:12:00.000-08:002012-12-02T15:12:35.315-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar day 2: Eastenders knitting collection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PD-GRICcCLNvwivqLvzUDnBNZMbesgdJ3HovTd10N5yj_1pfyyYWLtrQV2pR2SohjdrywDVJ9nfx33WM7KRNifyTwIxPOaOvXntrl0uFXlAEGD66VKcY9ZscBzYsCP8jjSnGvEA6DP4/s1600/Eastenders+cover.png" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="320" width="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PD-GRICcCLNvwivqLvzUDnBNZMbesgdJ3HovTd10N5yj_1pfyyYWLtrQV2pR2SohjdrywDVJ9nfx33WM7KRNifyTwIxPOaOvXntrl0uFXlAEGD66VKcY9ZscBzYsCP8jjSnGvEA6DP4/s320/Eastenders+cover.png" /></a>
Here's the other treasure I found - Eastenders patterns! Bet you can't wait.
Now I'll have to warn you that I have actually never watched either Emmerdale or Eastenders, particularly not in the 80's. So my amusing comments will probably be limited to making guesses at possible storylines based on people's facial expressions!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-30156174232545349832012-12-02T15:04:00.002-08:002012-12-02T15:05:44.377-08:00Another round of the Horrendous Knitting Patterns from the 80's Advent Calendar (HKPft8AC)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1M79SMpNdePKyrPa0j052C7fTLWKFDf_3Xx8kewhL2rt7AExO-deC3Q6-GPb8GNsGfoVtV2K_eexBgXNxEqkAUlNa2geRPqePsJ_KQGwhlRuVc3bxjR7FPWvrabBofP2PuITqvrqmwQ/s1600/Emmerdale+cover.png" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="320" width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1M79SMpNdePKyrPa0j052C7fTLWKFDf_3Xx8kewhL2rt7AExO-deC3Q6-GPb8GNsGfoVtV2K_eexBgXNxEqkAUlNa2geRPqePsJ_KQGwhlRuVc3bxjR7FPWvrabBofP2PuITqvrqmwQ/s320/Emmerdale+cover.png" /></a>
For this year's Advent Calendar, I have some knitwear inspired by classic British soap operas for you. First up, the Emmerdale Farm Knitting book. Did you know that there was actually a range of knitting yarns made in Yorkshire called Emmerdale Yarns? The manufacturer is the producer of this pattern book.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-71628579449528317342011-12-24T08:36:00.001-08:002012-12-02T15:13:23.461-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 24: Marilyn Monroe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhY97XyxizwiCQCPIHvEddvFlTodClmj_0dMDkrUY-sdwbkeCS9QQlVmzU13LHFc9FLcRynL42suer-k23Myg2h9ZRUa1ELYzeh3QxPiHZALKSYZWZjf1NU7vTTqYwN0JzvtxeZTsHQs/s1600/24.+Marilyn+Monroe.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhY97XyxizwiCQCPIHvEddvFlTodClmj_0dMDkrUY-sdwbkeCS9QQlVmzU13LHFc9FLcRynL42suer-k23Myg2h9ZRUa1ELYzeh3QxPiHZALKSYZWZjf1NU7vTTqYwN0JzvtxeZTsHQs/s320/24.+Marilyn+Monroe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689735226588431618" /></a><br /><br />Happy Christmas - here's Marilyn Monroe.<br /><br />Marilyn herself was a knitter, as seen in the film "Let's make Love". She's not wearing a very interesting sweater here, but she's wearing the hell out of it.<br /><br />Happy Holidays everyone!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-80614177032714959642011-12-19T13:46:00.001-08:002011-12-23T01:49:43.387-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 23: V-back sweater.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt0w6rUGh-dEkwiTutR-khfQht99HPKWs1rgZ068or90H-oAr64rN34_Vo0q7z5_EujWui3O3gHiojhXh3qRsukLq8QMWTvk7NjQ2UgyJAmpWfTDW8f7zN_X2daBN7_DqH47BEPkFMGk/s1600/23.+V-back+sweater.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt0w6rUGh-dEkwiTutR-khfQht99HPKWs1rgZ068or90H-oAr64rN34_Vo0q7z5_EujWui3O3gHiojhXh3qRsukLq8QMWTvk7NjQ2UgyJAmpWfTDW8f7zN_X2daBN7_DqH47BEPkFMGk/s320/23.+V-back+sweater.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687959524998042578"></a><br /><div>Another 80's Bomb before we get to the glamorous final. I don't even know where to begin here. The baggy elephantine sleeves, the huge back cleavage which will surely cause the shoulders to slide off all the time, the nasty oversize lace, or the "skirt" made from a plastic table cloth. Oh 80's, we don't miss you.</div>Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-22689500127457327052011-12-19T13:36:00.000-08:002011-12-22T01:13:58.676-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 22: Dorothy Lamour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn0seypiGwPIFk3yt1aWwlWqw3beStv5jplbWvmcHdZrE4dNynBTl3rLV3P4tLFZIU6VGjdhO0Ac9ac-6Q6V6kGHbvWkRZKhh5LGZ9Zo1O9I9-xaMovDBIYAAMwOftWFtCPjtRgsWzto/s1600/22.+Dorothy+Lamour.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicn0seypiGwPIFk3yt1aWwlWqw3beStv5jplbWvmcHdZrE4dNynBTl3rLV3P4tLFZIU6VGjdhO0Ac9ac-6Q6V6kGHbvWkRZKhh5LGZ9Zo1O9I9-xaMovDBIYAAMwOftWFtCPjtRgsWzto/s320/22.+Dorothy+Lamour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687957232910774626"></a><br /><div>This is by far my most favourite sweater of the book. Boatnecked and beaded, now this is how you do glam knitwear.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bill Gibb thinks that she looks "not dissimilar to today's pop star Madonna". I don't see it.</div>Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-32250255661392436852011-12-19T13:16:00.000-08:002011-12-21T00:22:03.772-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 21: Greta Garbo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMEXGsSDyvAnuIlwGZk3TQUrNwIetOcaGPFEixtiEsd7jufDuure1_lc7GQYxCwmfVIEq4yjjf1ZJyzjihly_mu5KUl0WtVXuuyEfkIrQPSRxADwGWcXslzQkl-hNs3LsuagHfPpWRsE/s1600/21.+Greta+Garbo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMEXGsSDyvAnuIlwGZk3TQUrNwIetOcaGPFEixtiEsd7jufDuure1_lc7GQYxCwmfVIEq4yjjf1ZJyzjihly_mu5KUl0WtVXuuyEfkIrQPSRxADwGWcXslzQkl-hNs3LsuagHfPpWRsE/s320/21.+Greta+Garbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687951930066611074"></a><br /><div>What the book calls "Le Style Garbo" is maybe a bit more rustic on the average lady, but I do like the honeycomb pattern here.</div>Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-20380185120936074552011-12-19T13:13:00.001-08:002011-12-19T23:55:50.555-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 20: Peggy Cummins<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenBa9iXZvtuEjIgeedcuq7XKAWFsJBykY41aBIxH0z3lh-5tIWl32I32ze2GFA7e1Y2DPOREL0Q-0eq26ud77Rw1HbXorT5gQyYFsm2oUoJ-ftabistXuNMTDowDPzZr0X3ADnI4ii2k/s1600/20.+Peggy+Cummins.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenBa9iXZvtuEjIgeedcuq7XKAWFsJBykY41aBIxH0z3lh-5tIWl32I32ze2GFA7e1Y2DPOREL0Q-0eq26ud77Rw1HbXorT5gQyYFsm2oUoJ-ftabistXuNMTDowDPzZr0X3ADnI4ii2k/s320/20.+Peggy+Cummins.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687951180851794322" /></a><br />Mr Gibb describes this as "one of the more sensual sweaters of the book". I think it's just the prominent boobs, not so much the sweater!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-53988760926009347232011-12-07T15:39:00.001-08:002011-12-19T00:57:45.326-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 19: Jennifer Jones<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTegLCa4LdPqgUH5qXDRu8cMcV43bQV2UA9y1wK-GHtJjD-6AWPdkfPCSYODwpJL0sxk7r5ayW4Clqt2NFLEF5A-HH4sbfPnVZBm9k4sw1ZxfY-xq8eHVM_elWdk6ewFrym5nkUY3ZWj0/s1600/19.+Jennifer+Jones.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTegLCa4LdPqgUH5qXDRu8cMcV43bQV2UA9y1wK-GHtJjD-6AWPdkfPCSYODwpJL0sxk7r5ayW4Clqt2NFLEF5A-HH4sbfPnVZBm9k4sw1ZxfY-xq8eHVM_elWdk6ewFrym5nkUY3ZWj0/s320/19.+Jennifer+Jones.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683535693826232946" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This oversize sweater looks strangely modern! Also very cosy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Couldn't find any fascinating facts about her but she seemed to be cast as "asian" quite frequently. Sounds like a few of the ladies in this book fell into that "exotic" category purely because they had dark hair. Hum.</div>Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-71922264183729299722011-12-07T15:38:00.001-08:002011-12-18T02:00:18.816-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 18: Chevron Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6KM2Gb_1_n8o_I3rbetNQuxNwufw7JHdznelcxZyPl_b8wt3KGWjTvwBQiDIrba-kwCvXmGQxH4hIVPn3eBQ9rC1HvoGjZ9LDV-O5XF0LJH-g30DKkhYoAkboNmOxweCVXBkC4pbL2w/s1600/18.+Chevron+Boy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6KM2Gb_1_n8o_I3rbetNQuxNwufw7JHdznelcxZyPl_b8wt3KGWjTvwBQiDIrba-kwCvXmGQxH4hIVPn3eBQ9rC1HvoGjZ9LDV-O5XF0LJH-g30DKkhYoAkboNmOxweCVXBkC4pbL2w/s320/18.+Chevron+Boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683535187897581986" border="0" /></a><br />This guy is a wonderful example of the non-gender-normative upbringing of children in the 80's. I'm still not convinced whether it's a boy. The bravery of mixing Tartan with this herringbone pattern, as well as playing on a space hopper in weather that requires gloves - admirable!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-44039445435137346182011-12-07T15:36:00.000-08:002011-12-17T00:55:36.032-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 17: Virginia Mayo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwLCiCRN__qV6AzppLs3hWx0_MZ3P7ftInGk53obpgPl0pLpjWZWDq-5HoZq8beHP14L5O2QZfFadC-kLUYBlC1vjVLkKSxr55gPf6QGMLRArsny9-f-91YREE8h2_-hC1lPaQx2fKQw/s1600/17.+Virginia+Mayo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwLCiCRN__qV6AzppLs3hWx0_MZ3P7ftInGk53obpgPl0pLpjWZWDq-5HoZq8beHP14L5O2QZfFadC-kLUYBlC1vjVLkKSxr55gPf6QGMLRArsny9-f-91YREE8h2_-hC1lPaQx2fKQw/s320/17.+Virginia+Mayo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683534854813020626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's something rather "Sound of Music" about this one, probably the German style hat and jacket - but the jumper is also rather folky. Cute!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-49998528088347257982011-12-07T15:34:00.000-08:002011-12-16T01:05:53.123-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 16: Lana Turner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA9WJruCYClP0Qx_c1ns0ViZvVlLaht8KwaPLtfK6i8Y582OyBtLwS8gez6BiunaGJTlXQQUBafMucqFY1x0cKKO9J89QYHTD32SVEPb2dWNeDCV6qFqUCOz6AWcTXe030TIL7vH32ew/s1600/16.+Lana+Turner.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA9WJruCYClP0Qx_c1ns0ViZvVlLaht8KwaPLtfK6i8Y582OyBtLwS8gez6BiunaGJTlXQQUBafMucqFY1x0cKKO9J89QYHTD32SVEPb2dWNeDCV6qFqUCOz6AWcTXe030TIL7vH32ew/s320/16.+Lana+Turner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683534409772801522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, she's a feisty one! I'm slightly scared.<br /><br />Today's favourite Wikipedia fact is that she accidentally had an affair with a real life gangster in her 30's, and once had such a violent argument with him that her teenage daughter intervened and stabbed him to death! So - best not to mess with her.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-82932296516699239072011-12-07T15:32:00.000-08:002011-12-15T00:46:51.816-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 15: Jean Harlow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstojp1ndcF_RqujwiImEnFSJusB1r8X3Ved7711v0BNlZiLU4HdhdP4gJzDOXQZummci9-tfB0oXASaTN__muKH722I4YV5atUrRe3ABUXILiNXAHpJGMyAqbdGCkdlA6Gx4_n2GE2FA/s1600/15.+Jean+Harlow.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstojp1ndcF_RqujwiImEnFSJusB1r8X3Ved7711v0BNlZiLU4HdhdP4gJzDOXQZummci9-tfB0oXASaTN__muKH722I4YV5atUrRe3ABUXILiNXAHpJGMyAqbdGCkdlA6Gx4_n2GE2FA/s320/15.+Jean+Harlow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683533884950186818" /></a><br /><br />The original Blonde Bombshell wearing a supremely itchy-looking polo shirt.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-18938737817060793552011-12-07T15:28:00.000-08:002011-12-13T20:32:13.986-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 14: Robert Taylor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hyxLl9wZAbg0dTvNCPbru6r-3dWlYjkULkm_Q3Q-JLZZWQx-D-jCVDh0CU0jiVmqHN5HZKg9Pbz4K5_DhPevTbMbyaqe4d5IdwRYcWhk3x4kYNRpShh079O-iX5nj1SwCbfaQ8v6x2g/s1600/14.+Robert+Taylor.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hyxLl9wZAbg0dTvNCPbru6r-3dWlYjkULkm_Q3Q-JLZZWQx-D-jCVDh0CU0jiVmqHN5HZKg9Pbz4K5_DhPevTbMbyaqe4d5IdwRYcWhk3x4kYNRpShh079O-iX5nj1SwCbfaQ8v6x2g/s320/14.+Robert+Taylor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683532884473020578" /></a><br /><br />This needs no comment other than to state this man's birth name: Spangler Arlington Brough. Considering this together with the case of Archibald Leach, it seems like a lot of playground bullying is a good prerequisite for becoming a hollywood heartthrob.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-16463835989841252982011-12-07T15:24:00.000-08:002011-12-13T00:51:50.968-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 13: Jane Greer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFrtARWip2f1-z_SZSxxv2NSNUnOPRbkoi6Q5sNTJOf_7bmIl9OXW8zIGgHCyH4vFG_uLzZlM8AhTXXr3weQxuyRCVJXyIkITOhJxk71CemMfqnEeY4DHci1FTMWh5htJuJLLCWX16JA/s1600/13.+Jane+Greer.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFrtARWip2f1-z_SZSxxv2NSNUnOPRbkoi6Q5sNTJOf_7bmIl9OXW8zIGgHCyH4vFG_uLzZlM8AhTXXr3weQxuyRCVJXyIkITOhJxk71CemMfqnEeY4DHci1FTMWh5htJuJLLCWX16JA/s320/13.+Jane+Greer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683532350327414098" /></a><br /><br />According to the description in the book, Jane Greer was often cast as a "villainess". Based on this picture, I imagine her to play a department manager at John Lewis who won't give you a refund on this scarf you bought for your wife just because she didn't like the pattern ("too much like a 7up advert").Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-16576067876733122072011-12-07T15:23:00.000-08:002011-12-11T16:33:23.360-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 12: Chinese Sweater<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV6d-M1WMVrQbqKhCMiwZjnFxk-zaHIHh6xtvsTrrpsqG0UAdiIlfl2Myrwq7mywgLr88-cUCSXTyp9kLGqjM9U2yZ_E9nQyVYJp3XSKOAHu_5Wi0LlCcxBIRrerXTDpSoWA2-IMfFmo/s1600/12.+Chinese+Sweater.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV6d-M1WMVrQbqKhCMiwZjnFxk-zaHIHh6xtvsTrrpsqG0UAdiIlfl2Myrwq7mywgLr88-cUCSXTyp9kLGqjM9U2yZ_E9nQyVYJp3XSKOAHu_5Wi0LlCcxBIRrerXTDpSoWA2-IMfFmo/s320/12.+Chinese+Sweater.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683531308589782242" /></a><br /><br />A wonderful bit of 80's baggy ninja chinoiserie! I'm not sure if the balaclava is part of the pattern.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-50460676558781405532011-12-07T15:21:00.000-08:002011-12-11T06:48:25.789-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 11: Adele Jergens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUU5b42TU4FeQwWuj2SxCoAh4JQflGEba4RZeWy9Us87QhDp7HVg2PUu2EBXwmAMIDLEryN_w62XqfcJlOaaoQTpqd5ri5ticZW65Dnb0_G6iJydxJQt1sYVJUIg9s1p_Dv5-cDrSnv0/s1600/11.+Adele+Jergens.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUU5b42TU4FeQwWuj2SxCoAh4JQflGEba4RZeWy9Us87QhDp7HVg2PUu2EBXwmAMIDLEryN_w62XqfcJlOaaoQTpqd5ri5ticZW65Dnb0_G6iJydxJQt1sYVJUIg9s1p_Dv5-cDrSnv0/s320/11.+Adele+Jergens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683530956037031378" /></a><br /><br />I love this thing! Crazy belly baring fuzzy sweater! Sexy scandi lady!Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-6442819008325161232011-12-07T15:15:00.001-08:002011-12-10T04:10:37.201-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 10: Cary Grant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzcLqyNlPEEykNVYXETPlKkpPc5pOQGH0tW7LU4QWJ-Akqrh4EUa1mq1ggBJOpDsHcit3YoG_aqdUOwmXT1lsC2PJCm7eInKf3UyoQhZ2fnm7B9eZxO__cvCRTZHXVfkkDBm7V3VXRJ0/s1600/10.+Cary+Grant.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzcLqyNlPEEykNVYXETPlKkpPc5pOQGH0tW7LU4QWJ-Akqrh4EUa1mq1ggBJOpDsHcit3YoG_aqdUOwmXT1lsC2PJCm7eInKf3UyoQhZ2fnm7B9eZxO__cvCRTZHXVfkkDBm7V3VXRJ0/s320/10.+Cary+Grant.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683529531492656690" /></a><br /><br />Cary Grant! A local boy. Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, and went to the same primary school as my boyfriend (although not at the same time)! Sporting a classic cricket sweater here. I really find it hard to take a sport seriously that has its own knitwear.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-22360278500736221042011-12-07T15:11:00.000-08:002011-12-09T00:48:10.539-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 9: Jane Wyman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRHf-gmYw2IBzI1M19O3xcA8m3ieVIuWAa5Lw0djLFkPtLm8FHOnu2_AKZWqoVeHUqONjeUjpQkvkCCbpjEpTut0x04xdbMd0qe0PdkjZH8VVQDXqgi3GQh5KU0WwNcvS4pWgfb0mkrE/s1600/09.+Jane+Wyman.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRHf-gmYw2IBzI1M19O3xcA8m3ieVIuWAa5Lw0djLFkPtLm8FHOnu2_AKZWqoVeHUqONjeUjpQkvkCCbpjEpTut0x04xdbMd0qe0PdkjZH8VVQDXqgi3GQh5KU0WwNcvS4pWgfb0mkrE/s320/09.+Jane+Wyman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683528371870689602" /></a><br />This is one of my favourites - see those three lines on her chest? Those are cigarettes! With shiny red thread for the glowing ends. The epitome of glamour.<br /><br />I love her charm belt too, with her initials in it (Jane Wyman Reagan I guess - she was married to Ronald R once).Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-77359154721983273872011-12-07T15:07:00.000-08:002011-12-08T00:43:03.792-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 8: Loretta Young<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2db-5hL09t3BD8OIf68ZVCM6ZPViN4B5_haaX0VfJYjnf-71wrdw5O5s0Wf3H1ltt_a6sWOPIhaBHlRCrgUGeNpzt0cZg-ZrOJoPR07Dm0ySbn1gHZrUnq8fSJciFkzC6CAajTr-SJ4E/s1600/08.+Loretta+Young.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2db-5hL09t3BD8OIf68ZVCM6ZPViN4B5_haaX0VfJYjnf-71wrdw5O5s0Wf3H1ltt_a6sWOPIhaBHlRCrgUGeNpzt0cZg-ZrOJoPR07Dm0ySbn1gHZrUnq8fSJciFkzC6CAajTr-SJ4E/s320/08.+Loretta+Young.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683527533299385298" /></a><br /><br />Loretta Young, actress and TV personality - too classy to be amusing.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-5003507960386133832011-12-07T00:39:00.000-08:002011-12-07T00:43:40.803-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 7: Judy GarlandAh, Judy Garland! Gay icons have changed a lot since. Don't think Lady Gaga would be seen dead in this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDvawepwj72hmhFz1-OYKPv07QNMPtQi7OpeHCHgooq9boIMVwYzHm4g9QZA7MuPfcuOsagkRK57fBfQ3QyqzuPz5epsoG0cWgdMym0S-9HOetSObYcldzghVXABHAKDXCq2ubFXa9Gk/s1600/07.+Judy+Garland.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDvawepwj72hmhFz1-OYKPv07QNMPtQi7OpeHCHgooq9boIMVwYzHm4g9QZA7MuPfcuOsagkRK57fBfQ3QyqzuPz5epsoG0cWgdMym0S-9HOetSObYcldzghVXABHAKDXCq2ubFXa9Gk/s320/07.+Judy+Garland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683304139376640194" /></a><br />So if you look very closely, you can see that the fluffy bit is not a stole, but in fact the sleeves of this cardigan! Very cute.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-72909799978998138352011-12-06T00:40:00.000-08:002011-12-06T00:52:23.774-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 6: Errol FlynnHm. They say Errol Flynn was "extremely handsome and virile". I'm not sure how this smarmy grin fits into that. And in my book, a gentleman does not wear his trousers held up by a piece of string.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVOm6qHdpvhKFeGZHoY21KPGR_436VWOJn22zeNYl3LUh8UpKKs1hzbMbog6sAinz0c-D1qbWjCrCMq195HFDXOi6EeyMPYL79OgZLoQiKivtqi8ZBsnmbItwNgV8-b1ueYFHPvvh9Us/s1600/06.+Eroll+Flynn.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVOm6qHdpvhKFeGZHoY21KPGR_436VWOJn22zeNYl3LUh8UpKKs1hzbMbog6sAinz0c-D1qbWjCrCMq195HFDXOi6EeyMPYL79OgZLoQiKivtqi8ZBsnmbItwNgV8-b1ueYFHPvvh9Us/s320/06.+Eroll+Flynn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682934134269494178" /></a><br /><br />Slightly boring jumper too... but I thought I'd give you some male eye candy if this kind of thing floats your boat.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-48271968317598105552011-12-05T10:11:00.001-08:002011-12-05T10:13:44.707-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 5: Claudette ColbertThe blurb for this pattern describes Mme Colbert as a "superb clothes horse" with a "strangely feline face", somewhat unflatteringly. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71AHek2ru0l3htdWePwOypeoYK8jB-WzK9c0_5wwaYnP2pvYXWYQwugE8fDhH8qMMEymVC9l-VONPoO-dbFBoVelPn6XXICPF54N0hrdgp82b9yNC3WYCFIElGSpEDmlq4-GuNieXV-o/s1600/05.+Claudette+Colbert.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71AHek2ru0l3htdWePwOypeoYK8jB-WzK9c0_5wwaYnP2pvYXWYQwugE8fDhH8qMMEymVC9l-VONPoO-dbFBoVelPn6XXICPF54N0hrdgp82b9yNC3WYCFIElGSpEDmlq4-GuNieXV-o/s320/05.+Claudette+Colbert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682708956798434674" /></a><br />I really love the strong shoulders on this cardigan, no wonder they were keen on it in the 80s (and now, probably!).Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-2269704485855734902011-12-04T03:24:00.001-08:002011-12-04T03:30:24.934-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 4: Sailor SuitToday, in honour of the <a href="http://www.bristolrollerderby.com/i-love-block-n-roll/">Bristol Harbour Harlot's Roller Derby bout against South West Angels of Terror</a>, a "smart" 80's Sailor Suit! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJX0FQf76LR-CfhHgKF07MauRaFoezlHE6ndQ08pLjJEBolDJiAu2r8btkVfKzoZdAqPZdhJhKGJkjyNgMCMZw0gC7cw3LZ1Hx8b5qJN_qwOGTdse6lVIbEdPEfYlGOPnItIiY3LIH0g/s1600/04.+Sailor+Suit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJX0FQf76LR-CfhHgKF07MauRaFoezlHE6ndQ08pLjJEBolDJiAu2r8btkVfKzoZdAqPZdhJhKGJkjyNgMCMZw0gC7cw3LZ1Hx8b5qJN_qwOGTdse6lVIbEdPEfYlGOPnItIiY3LIH0g/s320/04.+Sailor+Suit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682233289143178194" /></a><br /><br />I swear there is a nipple in this picture. And would it have killed her to dry her hair?Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-19092597128211449122011-12-03T04:23:00.000-08:002011-12-03T04:40:25.604-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 3: Vilma Banky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhPiD5Cha2FeRGlC880eALwggQb__dAwIxmx8ASxERD31dWxhSAIojrGNO_wNBcivcMCTHrwZrFJYV2eUgkF2jGux1j6vTDQHM2AlLopJrkTvLCFDjIPXFimST6cYwZqZXNgKk4x_GVw/s1600/03.+Vilma+Banky.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhPiD5Cha2FeRGlC880eALwggQb__dAwIxmx8ASxERD31dWxhSAIojrGNO_wNBcivcMCTHrwZrFJYV2eUgkF2jGux1j6vTDQHM2AlLopJrkTvLCFDjIPXFimST6cYwZqZXNgKk4x_GVw/s320/03.+Vilma+Banky.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681877533498807314" /></a><br />A lesser known starlet this week! But with an interesting jumper. This has an embroidered Union Jack and some sort of colonial flag? A weird choice considering she was Hungarian and worked in Hollywood. She was one of the actresses whose careers were ended by the "talkies" as apparently Hungarian accents weren't considered sexy, like French, or German (right?).Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961944720436242030.post-46592177050711537712011-12-02T00:30:00.001-08:002011-12-02T00:33:04.064-08:00Knitting Advent Calendar 2: Gary Cooper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R3HqNK3QDn68vbZLBacvGOigibMnO4r5RWvwt-5wlnIjl7MF0Dwlzc6KWFkeuYjMkpggtqNa1zIOxj7qp4ReDZawHFYrDGbpJXV1v7CQhiOS9sVVUhPQ9Al6awDKnhKOW9Q4IlGbRGY/s1600/02.+Gary+Cooper.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R3HqNK3QDn68vbZLBacvGOigibMnO4r5RWvwt-5wlnIjl7MF0Dwlzc6KWFkeuYjMkpggtqNa1zIOxj7qp4ReDZawHFYrDGbpJXV1v7CQhiOS9sVVUhPQ9Al6awDKnhKOW9Q4IlGbRGY/s320/02.+Gary+Cooper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681445919271959698" /></a><br /><br />Gary Cooper today! Nice Christmas jumper, too. According to the blurb he "exuded from a screen a powerful sexuality". Can't disagree, really.Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428648654163118699noreply@blogger.com2