Get your knitting needles ready for Knit for Victory! Knit for Victory: a 1940s-inspired knit-along What is it? Knit for Victory is a non-competitive vintage knitting challenge. Finish a large project, try your hand at something new-to-you like Fair Isle or knitting your first sweater, work on multiple projects...the challenge is what you make of it! Who can join? Everyone! Come one, come all. All skill levels ... Read more »
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Resources roundup for the fit & knit a 40s pullover series
Thank you for the lovely comments on my finished pullover! Many of you commented on the great color of the yarn, too. Truth be told that's my absolutely favorite shade of red. You may have noticed that you rarely see me in a lot of red though (outside of lipstick and nail polish) because I'm super picky about them, so it's ideal having a great staple pullover in a favorite shade! As promised, here's a list of all ... Read more »
Finished 1947 Campus Classics Cable Pullover
I started my fitting and knitting a 1940s pullover series earlier this month, and I told you it would go fast! You saw a few peeks here and there of the project as I knit it... in fact my blog and Instagram have been practically a sea of red yarn lately. But today you get to see the finished pullover! And boy, I really couldn't be happier with the final sweater, let me tell you! This ticks so many boxes in my ... Read more »
Fit & knit a 40s pullover series: changing the neckline and a sleeve preview
Hope you've been having a nice weekend! I'm one fitting and knitting a 40s pullover series post away from my sleeve tutorial. I really appreciate the comments I've received on my posts and on Instagram and Facebook. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear I'm helping someone come to understand knitting just a little more (knitting math! it's a good thing!), or helping someone to attempt a technique or alteration ... Read more »
Fit & knit a 40s pullover series: row gauge, armholes and shoulders
I'm actually getting close to the end of my fitting and knitting a 1940s pullover series if you can believe it! Don't worry, I know it's going by quickly so I'll do a roundup of all the links for future reference at the end of this series. :) I last talked about resizing the body of the vintage knitting pattern I'm working on, the Cable Pullover No. 3298. knitting pattern. I talked about the lower body (Part 1 and Part ... Read more »
Fit & knit a 40s pullover series: resizing the body (Part 2)
Yesterday in the fitting and knitting a 40s pullover series was Part 1 of my chat about of resizing the body, and I showed you some ideas on how gauge can be used to resize the body of a knitting pattern. Now it's time to talk about how I'm actually going to do this with the Cable Pullover pattern! Remember one thing that I'll keep occasionally pointing out: this series isn't meant to show you every possible plan of ... Read more »