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Tell Them Of Us

6/20/2014

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In my 'spare time' recently I have been privileged to be part of the number of volunteers from Orkney to Omaha who are knitting or crocheting garments & accessories for the WW 1 film  'Tell Them Of Us'.  I was especially excited as it is filmed in Lincolnshire, & based on the Crowder family from Horncastle.  You can read all about it here - 
http://wagscreen.wordpress.com/tell-them-of-us/
There is also a gallery of the knits (& crochet) here - http://wagscreen.wordpress.com/ww1-knitting/ 

The patterns are all originals from the time of the First World War, the instructions are extremely basic compared to recent patterns & mostly no indication of sizing!  Considerable swatching is needed to use the modern yarns & trying to match the needle or hook size.

My f
irst challenge  was a Tam O'Shanter, which was fun & quick to do.

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Next was another Tammy worn here by Grace Crowder (Victoria Rigby) whilst driving a 1913 Studebaker. 
This was slightly more problematic as it needed to be quite tight on the headband in order to stay on!  It definitely looks better on the actress than on my polystyrene head!
Photo by John Bennet.

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Still waiting for a photo with it's buttons, but this was even more challenging as the pattern initially came up so tiny!  
After 3 attempts, & re-working the pattern I still hope it will fit the 5'8" actress (Claire Lyons)  who plays the school teacher.

There will be a premiere for all the knitters in November, & we are all looking forward to meeting up together after much liasing in the Facebook group page!  
Plus, more exciting news to come...! 
 

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    I've been passionately knitting, crocheting & designing for many years. 
    I love to create my own yarns from natural dyes & creating lovely garments & accessories with them!

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