PATTERN BOOK
DateCirca 1960
Dimensions30 x 22.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Object numberHF.2017.12.15
DescriptionA magazine style pattern book published by Columbia Minerva. The front cover shows a woman standing and a young girl sitting, both have a knitting project in hand and both are wearing a knit dress. In the top left is printed “Teach Yourself To Knit The Easy Columbia Minerva Way”. To the right side is “Book 770 Price $1.50”. The back cover is the same as the front with the addition of a rectangular purple, orange, and pink label which says “les textiles aronelle ltee 950 Boulevard Sir Wilfrid Laurier Mont-St-Hilaire, Que.” The interior features 48 pages the first 16 of which are basic instructions with large illustrations on how to knit, with the remainder of the book being patterns. Collections
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