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The Knitwear of Mad Men

I believe that Mad Men is the perfect show. I recently confessed to having never watched an embarrassing number of extremely popular tv shows and movies. The OC and Barry... never done it. Love Island Australia and all of Bravo... I've watched every episode. But this is mainly because when I decide to emotionally invest in an actual show I want to be sure that I'm going to love it. I've watched Charmed all the way through at least three times and the same can be said about my favorite show of all time... Mad Men.
I had to do a quick search on *B*CH before I started writing this because it seemed impossible that I haven't already done this post. In fact, I don't think I ever hosted a Mad Men knitflix night which also seems impossible. But today I right that wrong and break down the knitwear of my favorite Mad Men characters and show you how you can make them yourself. 

 Try to guess the moment when I discovered Lisa Richardson's patterns for the first time and then this just devolved into a Lisa Richardson fan page. Let me know in the comments below if I missed your favorite knitted or crocheted moment from Mad Men. I will admit that this post is light on crochet patterns. So if you have suggestions for crochet patterns I should have included leave those in the comments too! 

 Happy Crafting!


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1. Kids Twin Cables Cardigan by Mary Rich Goodwin, 2. 0-1217 Miss Fox Mittens by DROPS design, 3. Elephant Sweater, No. 1 by Gretchen Baum, 4. #35 Textured Tam by Jacqueline van Dillen
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1. Keemun by Lisa Richardson, 2. 28 Le Pull À Col Roulé by Phildar Design Team, 3. V-Neck Cardigan B-465 by Coats & Clark, 4. Lukas by Martin Storey
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1. Raincloud hat by Svetlana Kochkina, 2. Buoy by Lisa Richardson, 3. Jersey with a Soft Bow by Susan Crawford, 4. Sun-Ray Ribbing by Susan Crawford
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1. Poncho Land by Carmen Garcia de Mora, 2. #13 Plaid Pullover by Sandi Prosser, 3. classic one fifty Textured Funnel Neck Pullover by Sharon Shoji, 4. Magnolia Chunky Cardigan by Camilla Vad
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Justice for Trudy! 
She is one of my favorite characters, by the way, and I couldn't find a single yanie thing that she wears. If I missed something epic definitely leave that in the comments below! 
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Knives out Who??? 
Kurt

FIN!




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