Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Knitting-A Rootin' Tootin' Cardigan from 1951


This li'l fella, with his six-shooters and his authentic John Wayne hat, is wearing a cowboy cardigan knitted for him from Modern Needlecraft, Fall 1951. The instructions are on my Flickr account.

5 comments:

FUZZARELLY said...

That is so cute! Thanks for posting the picture and instructions.

Darla: Retro Ways said...

I wish I had a son just so I could knit him this bad boy. Great post.
♥Darla

Shay said...

And the child model is a little doll, isn't he?

Miss Kitty said...

Holy Moses, that's an awesome hat.

Shay said...

Miss Kitty, that's a genyouwine John Wayne hat, according to the ad copy. You could send away for it!