Old and Vintage items for Trade

EDITED TO ADD: SEE THE NEWLY UPDATED POST ON APRIL 6TH TO SEE WHAT I STILL HAVE AVAILABLE.

These are all from the 30's to mid-90's.



A Complete Guide to Crochet Stitches (1972) B&W stitch guide. (Very clear photos, even though it's in black and white.) $3

Aunt Lydia's Granny Zoo: 7 animals to crochet in heavy rug yarn (1977) "Granny Zoo" refers to the fact that they are all made from granny squares. Pig, lion, horse, elephant, aligator, giraffe, and turtle. I'd, personally, make them in worsted acrylic or wool instead of the Aunt Lydia rug yarn, but that's just me. $2

Crochet Made Easy (1993) 9 projects and directions for beginners. $1

Learn to Crochet (1968) 11 projects and directions for beginners (including hairpin lace) $1

TAKE ALL 4 for $6.



The Versatile Doily (1980) 23 projects. $2
Crochet: Special designs for Babies, Women, & Home (1977) 40 patterns $2


Safari Friends (1987) 6 LARGE animal patterns $2
Crochet Critters (1977) 6 small, amigarumi-style construction animals $2


2 newspaper inserts from the Phoenix, AZ area. Undated. Either early 40's or 50's (no mention of the war, so I'm guessing they are from before or after.) Mainly just a catalog chock-full of items people could order patterns for. Great for inspiration and history buffs. Each has a free pattern inside, both are crochet patterns, but one has directions for small decorative painting or sewing items, too. $2 for both.


Pineapple Designs: Doilies, tablecloths, bedspreads, runners (1946) $3

Pineapple Pageant (1948) Mainly typical doilies, but several ruffle edge doilies, too. $3

TAKE BOTH FOR $5


Crochet World, October 1983, $2.

Floral Doilies (1950) $3


Crochet Patterns Sept/Oct, 1990 $2

Bedspreads, (1939) $3


The Complete Book of Crochet (1973) 32 projects, hardcover in excellent condition. A lot of lace crochet. With some modifications/updates, the fashions in the book would be in style. $3

Women's Household Crochet, Summer 1985. Some cute patterns, interesting look at pre-internet world (pen pal requests, tips, etc.) Cover coming off a bit. $1




5 Magic Crochet Magazines:
June 1986,
April 2003, December 2003
August 2003, June 2003
Lots and lots and lots of thread crochet. Doilies, bedspreads, table cloths, accessories. Originally $4 each, asking $2 each or take them all for $9.


2 issues of Women's Circle Crochet. Summer 1982, Fall 1985 The cover of the Summer issue is split down the seam and the original owner cut the address label off. $3 for both.


Scandinavian Snow Sets: Caps, mittens, gloves, after-ski boots and slipper socks. (1947) PRISTINE vintage condition. 20+ patterns for baby through adult. Gorgeous patterns for fair isle knitters. $8

Knitting Primer: 50 easy knitting patterns and stitches. Undated, but I'm guessing early 40's. Basically a stitch guide, but has instructions for making your samples into an afghan when you're done. Very good vintage condition, slight damage to cover where price stitcker was. $4


Knit One, Bear Two: for the bear with nothing to wear. (1983) Patterns for teddy bear sweaters. $2
Special Baby Outfits (1992) 4 outfits (bonnet, top, bottom, booties) to knit for baby. Really cute outfits for boys and girls. $3

TAKE BOTH FOR $4.


Reynold's Continental Collection. Undated, guessing mid-60's. (A lot of the female models look like they took a little too much valium before leaving for work.) 23 patterns for men and women. The men styles are all still in, and many of the women's styles are still in, too. The rest would be in style with minor changes to collar choices/color/ect. Lower corner of the cover is torn off. $4.

Shells for Every Occaision to Knit and Crochet. The cover is missing completely, guessing mid-60's. Very basic, classic patterns, almost all still in style. $1 due to cover damage.


101 Needlework and Knitting Ideas. Feb. 1982, $1


McCall's Needlework & Crafts:
Fall/Winter 1976/1977 $3
Mar/April 1984 $2 (cover torn along crease and a bit across the cover)


Lady's Home Journal Needle & Craft:
Spring/Summer 1976
Spring Summer 1975
$3 each or both for $5


Stitch by Stitch: a step-by-step guide to sewing, knitting, crochet & needlework. (1982) $2
Make It Yourself: The Complete Step-by-step Library of Needlework and Crafts (1975) Pick different colors or yarns and a lot of the patterns are still in style. (feather-covered vest excluded, but could be an interesting coversation piece!) Hardcover, lots of patterns and information $5


Create with Beads (1972) Great beading book. Hardcover. Lots of projects. $3
Working with Wool: A Few Ins and Outs. Undated. Info on sewing with wool fabrics and proper care of wool. $1
The Miniature Book of Napkin Folding. (1990) $1


Hairpin Lace. Undated (70's?) Instructions with pattern for hat and scarf. $1
Country Style, Spring 1987 $1


Baby Afghans 4 to Knit and Crochet (1989) $2
Toys & Puppets to Knit and Crochet (1978) 16 animal and clown patterns. $3


Baby Book: Knit and Crochet in Wool, Cotton, Nylon (1952) Quintessential 50's baby outfits. The cuteness factor is HIGH. TONS of patterns. A previous owner sewed around the binding staples and then secured them with tape. No idea why. $4

Doilies in the Modern Mannor: Ruffled, knitted, irish crochet, hairpin lace (1953) Good vintage condition, some cover wear, but completely intact with clean pages. $3


Spinnovations: Fashions from cradle to crib. (1979) It's baby stuff, so of course most of it is still cute and in style. Babies have it so easy. 24 patterns, knit and crochet. $3
Stoles: knitted, Crocheted, Hairpin Lace (Undated 40's or 50's) Many shawl patterns. Pen squiggle on cover, and cover is starting to split on the crease at the top and bottom, but still intact. Clean pages. $2 due to damage mentioned.


This Is Knitting. FIRST EDITION (1948) Very Good vintage condition, clean pages. Many of the patterns are still in style. Original owner's name written inside cover in pencil. One page is damaged: it stuck to another and a chunk ripped off. None of the text was effected. Other than those few things, the book is in exceptional condition. The following are shots of some of the patterns in the book:




Plus, many, many more. $15

Look further down the page for what I'm looking for in trade, and further up the page for my trade "terms and conditions."