Although I do not consider BK a Q&A site, nor do I wish for it to become one, I recently received the following e-mail:
Hi there, I am a war artist with the infantry, and am working on a project that involves knitting pieces for soldiers. I'm interested in WWI and WWII patterns. Can you help?I'm particularly interested in find a neck warmer that has little slots through which you may thread one end of the warmer... very easy to do up and undo while wearing a helmet and flak vest.If you or your readers could help, I'd be extremely appreciative.
sms
Whilst Homefront Knitting for Servicemen is an interesting topic to explore, I'm afraid I am unable to provide an answer to this reader's query; perhaps another BK reader knows more about the topic than I. Good luck!
On another topic, I'm sorry for being AWOL -- I haven't been feeling too well lately, and simply haven't felt up to posting, or doing anything else for that matter. I hope all of BK's readers had a lovely holiday season, and are staying warm in your cozy knits!
Monday, January 26, 2009
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I'm quite sure the BK community will be able to help. It's my experience that while any given member of a blog community might not have an answer or suggestion for a given problem/question, *someone* always does.
Not that I do at the moment, of course. *wry grin*
The Keyhole Scarf available for free from the Bernat website (bernat.com) sounds like what he wants. I used to make this kind of scarf when my kids were little. It kept them warm and didn't unwind and fall off.
Sherill
Bernat has a pattern called the Keyhole scarf which probably is what this serviceman needs. It can be downloaded free from the Bernat.com website. It's a short neckwarmer which wraps around and tucks through a hole in one end in the front. I used to make these for my kids when they were small - they didn't unwrap and fall off when they were playing in the snow.
Keyhole scarf patterns were common in wartime (WWI & I) and lots of patterns are still available.
HistoricKnit@yahoogroups.com
has an enormous cache of historic/vintage knitting patterns that can be accessed by any member.
I actually have one of the original pattern books to knit for soldiers. I'll see what's in it.
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