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This is another beautiful 1940s pattern from my own collection and the third vintage knit I sized up for myself. Though the design looks complicated, the whole jumper is knitted in moss stitch, and the criss-cross pattern is achieved by threading the coloured yarn through the purl stitches. The pattern asks for UK no.9 needles which in metric 3.75mm needles, and originally uses 3 ply yarn, but based on the needle size and tension given, I bought a 4 ply cone of lambswool from

I love vintage knitting patterns, especially ones from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, however with a 43 inch chest, I struggled to find patterns...