Flickr user fairyflatmeat has just scanned and uploaded this picture of a crochet tunic from a 1970s pattern catalogue.
I'm sure you'll not be short of opinion about the fashion sense shown. But does anyone recognise the stylish, handsome boater? And can Sarah of NB Chertsey (or another lover of working boats and stylish men) give us the history of Serpens?
Actually, leg-pulling aside, I think a crocheted t-shirt or tabard or some-such would be great spring/summer apparel.
Update: Sarah comments below that she also has just written about crocheted clothing - in her case for Rosie, as opposed to the Jim of this picture. What a coincidence we should do crochet clothes posts on almost the same day. I'd read her post, but didn't make the connection at the time.
Thanks, Andrew, duly added to my boatroll. I never added Minnow's original website because it had no RSS feed.
Posted by: Andrew Denny | Wednesday, 06 January 2010 at 04:38 PM
New Boat blog! http://fmcminnow.blogspot.com/ Sarah on Chertsey has already blogged about it.
Posted by: Andrew Read | Wednesday, 06 January 2010 at 04:16 PM
Oh god, I've just realised - this must be what a chertsey looks like!
Posted by: Sarah | Tuesday, 05 January 2010 at 07:19 PM
As mentioned, Serpens is a Small Northwich butty built at Yarwoods, and breifly starred in The Bargee during the scene where they were waiting for orders at Bulls Bridge.
It was recently (in the past year or so) advertised for sale at Harral brokerage when it was paired with a modern but trad style boat. It's now been sold on twice. I last spotted the boat near Wheelock on the T&M.
Posted by: Liam | Tuesday, 05 January 2010 at 05:50 PM
It must be crochet cool week!
http://chertsey130.blogspot.com/2010/01/crocheting-on-other-hand.html
Can't add anything to Halfie's AMModels info.
Posted by: Sarah | Tuesday, 05 January 2010 at 11:20 AM
I was thinking a young Maffi!
Posted by: Amy | Tuesday, 05 January 2010 at 09:44 AM
According to A.M.Models
http://www.ammodels.co.nr/
Serpens ("Star class") is a small Northwich, iron composite built by Yarwoods, fleet no. 355, registered 3rd September 1935, paired with Sagitta. More information given reads thus: Appeared in the 1963 film "The Bargee". Shortened to 60' in 1990s but re-lengthened using original bits in 2000. Trip boat in London 5/91. fs4/00. 60ft
Posted by: Halfie | Monday, 04 January 2010 at 10:45 PM
Griff Rhys Jones?
Posted by: Halfie | Monday, 04 January 2010 at 10:30 PM
Harold from "Steptoe & Son" perhaps???
Posted by: Heather | Monday, 04 January 2010 at 06:56 PM