Maker Memo: Quinn White Last spring, I went
searching for a unique warm-weather project and found a gem of a pattern: Going Swim- ming in Stitchcraft magazine, 1949. I used Cascade Fixation to create a stretchy material (donated by stevenbe.com), which is the thinnest yarn I had ever worked with. Coupled with size 1 needles (itty-itty-bitty), this made for a time-consuming project. Additionally, I faced quite the learning curve as I familiarized myself with the era’s unique abbreviations, terms and methods. The process nearly drove me mad, but the high- contrast chevron and the beautiful shape of the piece kept me going. In the end, I was convinced that those mid-century knitters had quite a few more tricks up their sleeves than me—and, perhaps, a little more time on their hands.
28 vintagekc summer 2015
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