Bulkies is an American Thread Company pattern booklet devoted to sweaters knit and crocheted in bulky yarns. It offers a range of warm, fashionable designs with full instructions, materials, and gauge for the home needleworker.
Issued to promote the firm’s heavier yarns, the booklet captures the chunky sweater styles popular in its era. Its patterns document a particular moment in the fashion for handmade knitwear. A practical vintage collection of sweater designs, it is offered here as a free EPUB download. Browsing its pages today offers a warm glimpse of the chunky knitwear fashions that home needleworkers once made for themselves and their families.