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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

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

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