Ever since I made a turban from a 1940s pattern ( Sewing a 1940s turban from a dress ) , I thought it would look great as a knitted version for colder weather. This sparked the idea to write a knitting pattern for one, which in turn set me off on a journey researching stitch patterns, relearning the importance of gauge, tracking down a tech editor and organising my first ever test knit group. The original sewing pattern had the 'tails' of the turban double sided, so no matter

This beautiful 1940s knitting pattern is from my own personal collection and is the second vintage pattern I've sized up. The original pattern asks for white boucle yarn and embroidery wool in three different shades of fuchsia pink. I didn't have any boucle yarn in my stash, but had a discontinued slub yarn called Wendy Satin Look. It's a beautiful pale blue yarn with a satin sheen to it. The yarn is made up of 34% cotton, 32% viscose, 30 % acrylic, and 4% nylon, and I thoug

Like many knitters, I have a stash of yarn without labels with no idea what the ply is or how many yards or metres there are left, especially if its left over from a previous project. To work out the ply of your yarn, head over to my post https://www.ultimatepinupvintage.com/post/wraps-per-inch-how-to-find-out-the-ply-of-your-yarn This blog post has come about because I have set myself my own personal curriculum to learn how to write knitting patterns. Using Kate Atherley’s b