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The Columbia book of yarns

by Anna Schumacker · 1907

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A beautiful time capsule into the crafts of knitting and crocheting in 1901-1908. Patterns for infant wear, shawls, sweaters, afghans. Instructions for how to crochet and knit.

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adult
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medium · 240 pages

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