Figure 1.--The one-piece snow suit was generally for younger boys, but this one was made in sizes 4-6 years. Note that it was a competely solid color suit. This was a 1972 English pattern available from Golden Hands.
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Figure 1.--The one-piece snow suit was generally for younger boys, but this one was made in sizes 4-6 years. Note that it was a competely solid color suit. This was a 1972 English pattern available from Golden Hands. |
The snow suit was generally a two piece garment of matching long-sleeve tops and long pants bottom. Very young children might wear one-piece outfits, but the two pice styles were wore common. One piece suits varied, but we note some with zip tops. The two piece suits generally had pullover tops. Many suits came with matching or coordinated mittems and caps. These two basic types, one and two piece snow suits, were made in a great variety of styles. The most common stylistic variations were with the treatment of the collar, but the wrist and waistband could also be designed and detailed in a number of ways. There were also different feartures of the leggings--most prominentlly how to handle the feet.
Very young children might wear one-piece outfits, but the two pice styles were wore common. One piece suits varied, but we note some with zip tops. Many of the same detailing could be done on the one-piece as well as the two-piece suit. We had thought thatvthese one piece suits were done in mostly very small sizes. The suit here, however was doone in size 4-6, although the boy is younger. A reader who rovided the image advises us, "Perhaps this boy is a big 3 year old, but the pattern is definitely 4 to 6. The original illustration actually has his big sister in a matching suit beside him. It always pays to make knitted outfits too big, because the wool will felt together after washing and the garment will shrink. So this is probably a size 4 suit on a 3 or 4 year old."
The snow suit was generally a two piece garment of matching long-sleeve tops and long pants bottom. The two piece suits generally had pullover tops. Many suits came with matching or coordinated mittems and caps. These two basic types, one and two piece snow suits, were made in a great variety of styles. The most common stylistic variations were with the treatment od the collar, but the wrist and waistband could also be designed and detailed in a number of ways. There were also different feartures of the leggings--most prominentlly how to handle the feet. Some ended at the ankle. They might have elastic bands to go under the shoe insole. Ihers might have feet and be worn inside the boot or shoe.
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