Lap Robes to Knit & Crochet — Leisure Arts Leaflet 156, 1979
A 1979 Leisure Arts stadium-throw leaflet — Lap Robes to Knit & Crochet, Leaflet 156 — printed ©1979 by Leisure Arts, P.O. Box 5595, Little Rock, AR 72215. Original cover price 75¢.
Four worsted-weight lap robes for the bleachers or the sofa. Two are crocheted (bobbles and hexagons). Two are knitted (Indian duplicate-stitch stripes and cables-and-bells panels). Cover star is the knitted Indian Design. Patterns are a mixture of knitting and crochet.
Featured designs in this volume:
- Crocheted Bobbles — puff-and-triangle clusters with fringe, about 32" × 50" before fringe (Joan Kokaska)
- Crocheted Hexagon — 67 joined hexagons, about 33" × 54" (Karen Nath)
- Knitted Indian Design — cover throw with garter edges, stripes, and duplicate-stitch motifs, about 35" × 49" before fringe (Mariette Jacques)
- Knitted Cables and Bells — three panels of cables and bell motifs with folded side edging, about 35" × 49" before fringe (Mariette Jacques)
A complete Leaflet 156 for collectors of early Leisure Arts lap robes and 1970s stadium throws.
Condition of this copy: Cover shows typical shop wear — price stickers, a small ink mark, and edge rub. Instructions remain readable.
This is a vintage / pre-owned publication. See our Condition Guide for typical wear.
This is a vintage / pre-owned publication. See our Condition Guide for typical wear.