I had a yard sale this weekend with some friends from work. One of the friends is a huge pack rat and she sometimes wants to give me things that I have no need for. But, I lucked out this time. She had some vintage knitting pattern books that she gave me. How cool is that?
I have no idea when these were published. I couldn’t find a copyright date. My guess is in the forties or fifties. On the first page of the adult booklet, it says, “Needed! Your leisure hours and helping hands. Every hour of every day many women are busy helping to produce yarn for the Services. That is why the production of hand knitting yarn for civilian use has been considerably curtailed. Today your leisure hours and helping hands can be turned to good purpose in making serviceable hand-knits for your own and your family’s use…”
The patterns are really nice and very classic and tailored. I’d love to make any of them, except for one thing.
The gauge for 95% of them are 8 stitches per inch.
That’s my gauge for socks. There is no way I could manage an entire sweater at that small of a gauge.
This pattern is called, “Inviting.” I think it fits perfectly.
Yes, that is the tragedy of vintage patterns. I’m not exactly sure what your bust size is, but you do have the option of taking a much smaller size or a child’s pattern, and working it up in a DK weight at 6 spi or so. Not as quick as worsted, but not as oh-my-god-shoot-me-now as sock weight.
Comment by Liz — August 20, 2007 @ 4:30 pm |
Great pictures.
Comment by Nicole — August 21, 2007 @ 9:00 am |