1970′s crochet

Post image for Crocheted Wire Jewelry of New York Artist Arline Fisch

Arline Fisch is a New York born, California based metal artist who has a body of work that includes crochet jewelry and wearable crochet wire art.

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Post image for 2012 in Crochet: Vintage, Retro and 1970s Crochet

In this post I’m rounding up all of the articles I shared featuring vintage, retro and 1970s crochet.

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Post image for Did Rosey Grier Really Crochet?

Did professional football player Rosey Grier really crochet in the 1970s? I’m not sure.

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Post image for The Wonderful World of Dona Z. Meilach (1970s Crochet)

Despite all of the research I’d done into 1970s crochet this far, I’d never heard of Dona Meilach. I have no idea how that’s possible because as soon as I looked her up I discovered that she was a prolific author in all areas of craft writing, especially in the 1970s.

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Post image for Unique 1970′s Crocheter: Pro Football Player Rosey Grier

Rosey Grier was a professional football player who was also known for publishing a book in the 1970s called Needlepoint for Men.

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Post image for 1970s Crochet Designers: Susanna Lewis

Susanna Lewis had a few items featured in vintage crochet books from the 1970s and 1980s. She’s a designer I want to know more about. Do you?

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Post image for 1970s Crochet Designers: Susan Morrow

In last week’s edition of 1970s crochet designers I profiled Mark Dittrick and mentioned that he had co-authored some crochet books with another designer of the era: Susan Morrow. Let’s learn more about Morrow now.

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