> > Subject: > Knitting during the Civil War > From: > marsha moses <[email protected]> > > To: > [email protected] > > > I know that some of you are involved with reenactments and etc...Does > anyone have any ideas if there is a place where I can find knitting > patterns for socks that were knitted by the women at home for the > soldiers who were fighting? Marsha, Two back issues of my publication, The Watchdog have articles on CW knitting: summer 2005 (vol. 13, no. 3): review (by Colleen Formby) of Civil war Era Knit and Crochet Patterns by DeAnne E. Upton. spring 2005 (vol. 13, no. 2): small item on knitting reference cards (period versus modern yarn and needle sizes) from Virginia Mescher. These back issue are still available for a small fee. There is an index to all back issues at the Watchdog web site below Bill Christen -- [email protected] http://www.watchdogreview.com -- [email protected] Visit our web site, "The Curiosity Shop" http://home.earthlink.net/~gchristen/
I just reread your e-mail. I ended up buying the book by DeAnne E. Upton. But I'll look for the one that is in vol. 13, no2. Marsha Bill and Glenna Jo Christen wrote: > >> >> Subject: >> Knitting during the Civil War >> From: >> marsha moses <[email protected]> >> >> To: >> [email protected] >> >> >> I know that some of you are involved with reenactments and etc...Does >> anyone have any ideas if there is a place where I can find knitting >> patterns for socks that were knitted by the women at home for the >> soldiers who were fighting? > > > > Marsha, > > Two back issues of my publication, The Watchdog have articles on CW > knitting: > > summer 2005 (vol. 13, no. 3): review (by Colleen Formby) of Civil war > Era Knit and Crochet Patterns by DeAnne E. Upton. > > spring 2005 (vol. 13, no. 2): small item on knitting reference cards > (period versus modern yarn and needle sizes) from Virginia Mescher. > > These back issue are still available for a small fee. There is an > index to all back issues at the Watchdog web site below > > Bill Christen > -- > [email protected] > http://www.watchdogreview.com >