Some of the Mail Order Design patterns were more popular than others.   But how can you tell which ones were the 'most popular'?   T...

I was scanning a few booklets, when I came to this Spinnerin Men's Book.  To the head of the stack it immediately went.   Men's patt...

I've been so busy transferring the shop from Todays Treasure to Vintage Knit Crochet that I haven't taken much time to process patte...

It was a glorious year for little girls. It was 1959 and Mattel released a creation of Ruth Handler called the Barbie Doll. Little girls ac...

Most everyone loves an afghan on the couch and or bed. It's a piece of comfort just waiting to be called upon. Wrapped around our shoul...

I've said this a number of times, and I'm here saying it yet again.  Many of the mail order crochet (and knit) patterns are simple v...

It's quite frequent that Mail Order Design patterns re-use the same numbers.   Very seldom, however, have I found the same number used o...