Monica Knits

The first thing that struck me about this magazine was the 1 cent stamp and the 15 cent price. A year of my husband's great aunt Bess' subscription to this magazine was bundled together and sitting on the cookbook shelf at my in-law's home. Each monthly cover has a photograph of a crochet or knitted project, whose instructions are contained in the magazine, along with more projects within the magazine, including sewing and tatting projects. There were some interesting parallels with more recent women's magazines. Read more...