

Knitting Copley's no. 1876 ladies dressing jacket from the 1940s - plus free pattern
I've been wanting to knit this pattern ever since I saw those amazing bishop sleeves. I started in late January 2025 and after frogging it 3 times and leaving it in time out for nearly a month, I finally finished it in June 2025. It's another pattern I've sized up to fit my 43 inch bust. I feel it's a bit baggy at the back on the sides so I might do a gathering stitch at a later date. I found the instructions in the waistband rather confusing so I rewrote it to make sense to
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Sizing up and knitting the 1945 '2 Colour Jumper for the Slim Figure' from a 30 inch to a 43 inch bust - plus link to free pattern
You can watch a video on how I sized up and knitted this jumper from 1945 on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/sWi10EUWTpQ?si=zu08WrCtQl4KGB8p Recently I went through and organised my yarn stash, cataloguing every ball and skein including the amount, colour, ply and tension, so at a glance I could see what I already owned when I was going to knit a new project. This was to help me stop overspending and overconsuming craft supplies and to use up what I already had. Aft
Jul 246 min read


Free 1930s Knitting Patterns for 'Curvy' Knitters Part 1
Finding vintage knitting patterns to fit over a 34-36 inch/86-91.5 cm chest can be a hard slog, however www.subversivefemme.com has free patterns from the 1920s-1960s available on her website, including vintage patterns for busts over 38 inches/96.5 cm. Below are images and links to six patterns from the 1930s to fit a 40 inch/101.5 cm bust and over. 1930s Cardigan with Check Pattern - to fit 46 inch / 117 cm chest Curvy Month 8: 1930s Cardigan with Check Pattern - Subversiv
Mar 251 min read


