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Apr. 2nd, 2013 07:51 am
Holkham Hall, a set on Flickr.
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Apr. 2nd, 2013
I've been asked to knit some gloves for a friend.
In reenactment terms, this is 1880s England, male, lower social status, but if we can extend the date range as far as possible (up to 1910-ish?) that would be good.
In design terms, we're after "fingerless gloves" - not mittens, the sort with short/cutoff fingers. Definitely not lacey (no, the famous Cranfords will not do). He'd like them done in a mixture of assorted colours: he's an outdoor entertainer, specialising in "silly".
Can anyone recommend a pattern?
In reenactment terms, this is 1880s England, male, lower social status, but if we can extend the date range as far as possible (up to 1910-ish?) that would be good.
In design terms, we're after "fingerless gloves" - not mittens, the sort with short/cutoff fingers. Definitely not lacey (no, the famous Cranfords will not do). He'd like them done in a mixture of assorted colours: he's an outdoor entertainer, specialising in "silly".
Can anyone recommend a pattern?
Enid Blyton Roolz OK
Apr. 2nd, 2013 07:50 pmAmong the other things I was doing, as a Victorian housemaid at Holkham Hall, was explaining the various cake samples on offer to the visitors who were about to eat them. One of these cakes was Seed Cake. This is a recipe from Mrs Beeton's cookery book: a fairly plain, heavy sponge, with a lot of caraway seeds in it. Part of my explanation was that if they'd read any Swallows and Amazons, Enid Blyton, or other books of that era, Seed Cake was what always went with the Lashings of Ginger Beer. As I rather expected, I got instant recognition from people my age or older, blank looks from teenagers, and partial response from the 20s and 30s. I was surprised by the response from junior-school age and younger. Quite a few were apparently reading "The Far-away Tree" at the moment (that's one I've never read myself). Perhaps half recognised "Famous Five".
What absolutely delighted me, though, was a very small girl whose face lit up at the mention of the Famous Five. Yes, she'd listened to them! She knew about seed cake, and was thrilled to try some. "Listened"? Yes - her big sister (currently holding her hand protectively) was reading the Famous Five to her every night, and they were about to start a really big story. Reading a story to your little sister - isn't that so much nicer than squabbling over the remote control for the TV?
What absolutely delighted me, though, was a very small girl whose face lit up at the mention of the Famous Five. Yes, she'd listened to them! She knew about seed cake, and was thrilled to try some. "Listened"? Yes - her big sister (currently holding her hand protectively) was reading the Famous Five to her every night, and they were about to start a really big story. Reading a story to your little sister - isn't that so much nicer than squabbling over the remote control for the TV?