The Workbasket Vol. 13 No. 5
I-WB13C The Workbasket Vol. 13 No. 5 February 1948
Stapled softcover, 16 pages, page 8 and 9 combined. Crocheted pillow, Clover Leave doily, Tropical Flower pan holder set. Tatting: Tatted Triangle Motif. Quilting: Star of Bethlehem quilt, Aunt Ellen’s Club Notes with notes on the history of lace. Crocheted Hot Plate mats, collar and belt set. Knitting: knitted gloves.
From the collection of Sarah Dalton, scanned by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Published with kind permission of F+W Media, the current copyright holder.
They manage to cram a lot of crochet in those 16 pages! One knitted item, one tatted item, one quilting pattern, and the rest is crochet. The collar and belt set is also crocheted. I wonder if it would be a good idea to wear both at the same time, it makes viewers divide their attention instead of focusing on one lovely piece of needlework. Much would depend on the figure of the wearer and I myself would limit it to the collar. The less attention my waist gets, the better 🙂
The Tropical Flower pan holders could brighten an otherwise beige or grey kitchen, and the round hot pot mats are useful if your kitchen counter is made of delicate stuff such as polished granite that would easily show scratches, even if the pot isn’t actually hot. Not to mention wooden table surfaces that don’t like wet hot items set down. I’ve seen an antique oak farmers table showing circles where we mistakenly put a hot kettle on the wood. Lots of waxing and oiling before that looked presentable again. You can never have too many hot pot mats!