Hi everyone! Today I have a free vintage knitting pattern to share with you before I jet off to San Diego for my cousin's wedding over the weekend. It's a great basic cardigan that should easily fit into any Fall/Winter wardrobe! Don't you just love that photo? It's from a 1944 knitting booklet called Campus Classics for Knitters (one of my favorites!). It's rather unusual for that decade, as it's written in four ... Read more »
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Vintage knitting pattern: Date-Maker cardigan
In my post on campus-inspired vintage fashions, a number of you expressed that you really liked the Date-Maker sweater pattern that I showed! Here it is again... It comes from Columbia Style Book vol. 108, a 1946 knitting booklet in my collection. I like the striped sweater on the cover, too. Even better, the original owner signed her name on it! Since so many of you liked the pattern, I thought I would share it. At ... Read more »
Vintage knitting pattern: Topnotcher
Happy Friday! For you vintage knit-alongers, just a little note to say I'm going to let the preliminary post simmer for a few more days to get more opinions, and then next week will reveal the winning pattern so we can start thinking about yarn and supplies. :) Today is cold. This is old news for Chicago in January. But I thought I'd share one of my favorite winter items: my Topnotcher bonnet. You'll have to pardon ... Read more »