crochet


Weldon’s Mystery Project: Knitted Collar

Have you been knitting along with our Weldon’s mystery project series?

This Week in History: The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The caption reads: Molly Brown, the unsinkable daughter of an Irish immigrant, wears a dress lavishly trimmed with Irish crochet.

Norwegian Knitwear: How Did It Become Iconic Skiwear?

When and how did traditional Norwegian knitting designs cross cultural and national boundaries to enter American fashion and become an icon for American skiing?

Weldon’s Mystery Project: Worsted Balls

Worsted Balls. (Yes, you read that correctly.) What in tarnation do these Weldon’s Worsted Balls look like?

A Melting Pot of Sock-Knitting Techniques

Today’s knitters are fortunate to pull from the ensuing “melting pot” of sock-knitting techniques from around the world and blend techniques for shaping heels and toes without much thought about whence they came.

Weldon's Mystery Project

Do you love vintage crochet patterns? Weldon's Practical Needlework includes not only knitting patterns but crochet patterns, too.

A Charade from the Pages of Ladies’ Needlework Crochet

From the pages of Ladies’ Needlework; Crochet; Tales and Poetry: A Melange of Instructions and Amusements, originally published in 1849 and available as a PieceWork eBook.

Weldon’s Mystery Project: Crocheted Imitations of Fur

The Crocheted Imitations of Fur pattern from Volume 1 is a mystery to us. Help us stitch up this enigma.

Weldon’s Mystery Project: Square for Baby’s Quilt

What does this crochet Square for Baby’s Quilt look like?

Victorian Undergarments: The Underside of Weldon’s

From a child’s petticoat to drawers for ladies and gentleman, we discovered the perfect sampling of knitted and crocheted Victorian undergarments.