A Very Old Knitting Book..
While on holiday I found a message from my dear friend Jos Wijnhoven, who has an antiquarian bookshop in Deventer.. He wrote that an old and very cute knittingbook was waiting for me in his shop. Actually he wrote that Agnes was waiting for me....but no idea who Agens was.. So yesterday I met up with Jos in his shop ...and I met up with Agnes.. The title is translated: The Knitter, with some patterns by Agnes Verboom It is a very old Dutch knittingbook, and this version (3th print) came out in November 1883. Inside are 2 little plates with examples from the patterns inside the book. Agnes must have been a very friendly woman. She assures that all patterns and stitches have been made or knitted by herself. It is a very practical book and inside are articles about: What sizes needles you have and need (see Figure 1) How to cast on (Figure 2) How to hold the needles (Figure 3) How to do a knit stitch (Figure 4) How to a purl stitch (Fig...