I'm excited to share a great guest post with you today for Knit for Victory! Wendy is a talented knitting and sewing blogger from the Butterfly Balcony, (hello, look at this amazing outfit she sewed for Fall for Cotton), she was one of my Victory test knitters, and she's the brains behind the hugely helpful vintage knitting, sewing and crochet pattern database, The Vintage Pattern Files. A woman of many creative hats ... Read more »
Free Patterns
Free vintage knitting pattern: Cable Pullover No. 3298 (1947)
Hi everyone! To get you started in the fitting a 40s pullover series, today I'm sharing the pattern I'll be knitting, Cable Pullover No. 3298, from 1947. This way if you'd like, you can follow along with the pattern, now or in the future! It's written for three (vintage) sizes: 14, 16 and 18. Final measurements at the bust are 34", 36" and 38". The pattern uses sport weight yarn at a gauge of 19 stitches over 3 ... Read more »
My Curlicute cardigan (and free vintage pattern)
My latest knit is a cardigan from a 1940 pattern and I'm kind of in love with it! The pattern name is Curlicute. Which is adorable, but also a play on words for the original yarn the pattern recommended, Bucilla Curlicue, a mohair and wool blend. Obviously I changed it to long sleeves, because a short-sleeved worsted weight cardigan just makes no sense where I live. I changed the shape of the front of the ... Read more »
1952 inspiration: Finnish knitting patterns
I'm excited to share something I've been meaning to for oh, months now! I've been extra busy at work in the last week so I'm frightfully behind in all online realms, but I'm pleased that's finally letting up and I can share this with you tonight. I've been extremely fortunate that a few blog readers have kindly shared vintage knitting patterns with me. Many months ago I was contacted by one such reader in Helsinki, ... Read more »
Vintage knitting patterns: 1947 sport socks
On Monday I shared my new socks to secretly tuck inside my ankle boots. And I promised I'd share a free vintage sock pattern with you. Actually, I'm sharing two! A plain and a cabled pair. Both patterns are from the same knitting booklet from 1947. The plain socks are knit to 8.5 stitches per inch, casting on 52 stitches for the ribbed cuff, with the rest of the sock knit on 60 stitches. The cabled socks don't ... Read more »
Vintage knitting pattern: 1954 Mother & Daughter Shrug
I don't know about you, but I have had shrugs and boleros on my mind lately! As the weather finally seems to be staying nicer and I creep closer to rotating my closet (yay for seeing pretty spring and summer fashions that have been hidden away for months!), I've been thinking about what cover ups I like to pair with my not-too-cold weather clothes. I have a multitude of boxy cardigans, but lately I've been really ... Read more »