Crimes in Crochet, II (McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer 1970)

 It's time for another look at the things people did with yarn and crochet hooks in the 1970s!  Below are some "essential fashions for 1970" as presented in McCall's Needlework and Crafts.

 

 

Here we have a "flower-striped shift with its own scarf" alternating "bands of chain stitch daisies".

 

 

For the beach: a "Riviera pants set in sunniest yellow, follows a slim line, flares for bell pants."  Very 1970s!

 

 

Also for the beach: "bikini and cover-up dress... combine openwork crochet with pattern."  Ah, the infamous crochet bikini—and to be honest, the dress isn't covering up much!

 

 

Some groovy "casuals to crochet reflecting the cooler look in fashions—five dresses crocheted for day-into-evening wear."   

 

 

... And the remaining two dresses from the page opposite the previous photograph.  There's still more than a touch of the 1960s about these dresses!