Monday, 30 June 2014

Sunday, 29 June 2014

1940's Knitting - Stitchcraft Nov/Dec 1946





Women's patterns range in sizes from a 32" to 36" bust

Kindly shared by lovely Caroline, who blogs with her gorgeous kitty Tilly the Wonder Cat over at The Sunny Stitcher

Saturday, 28 June 2014

1940's Knitting - Stitchcraft February 1947


Some of the lovely patterns in this issue!




Patterns range in sizes from a 32" to 36" bust

Kindly shared by lovely Caroline, who blogs with her gorgeous kitty Tilly the Wonder Cat over at The Sunny Stitcher

Friday, 27 June 2014

1940's Knitting - Stitchcraft January 1947



Some of the wonderful patterns you'll find!



Women's patterns range in sizes from a 32" to 36" bust
Mans Polo neck 31-33", 34-36", 37-39" and 40-42"

Kindly shared by lovely Caroline, who blogs with her gorgeous kitty Tilly the Wonder Cat over at The Sunny Stitcher

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

1930's Knitting - Warm Wool ' Next to Nothings'


Warm Wool ' Next to Nothings'
December 1935
(34-36″ bust)

Kindly reproduced by the lovely Liz from Zilredoh

1900's Sewing - 1907 Teddy Bear

1907 Teddy Bear
By Viergach

I have such a weakness for teddy bears so this had to be shared it was adapted from a pattern that dates from 1907!

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

1930's Knitting - Murospun No.244 Women's Sweater

Murospun No.244 Women's Sweater
26 or 28-inch bust

Today's pattern comes from the very talented Theodora from Theodora Goes Wild!

Many eagle-eyed knitters will recognise today's free pattern sharer as the beauty that graces both of Susan Crawford's Stitch In Time Books! Though she is not only a model for these beautiful patterns she also rather fond of knitting them up too!

Monday, 9 June 2014

Saturday, 7 June 2014

1950's Knitting - Dennis

Dennis - Women's 1950's Style Sweater
Knitted in DK - Bust 32"-42"
This gorgeous Jumper was designed by Vanessa from Kill To Craft, and has a very touching story behind its name. This pattern has been designed to be reversible so the neckline can be either high or low  depending on your mood, which is a very clever feature!

Available through Ravelry

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

1960's Sewing - Brigitte Dress

Brigitte Dress
Size 8-18 UK
I love this free download from new sewing magazine Love Sewing, its got a flattering 60's styling to it and would look great in a printed cotton for summer or in a nice heavy jersey for cooler months!

You will need to register your email address to download the pattern

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

1940's Knitting - Stitchcraft October 1945

Stitchcraft October 1945
And here is a selection of some of the patterns you'll find!





Kindly shared by lovely Caroline, who blogs with her gorgeous kitty Tilly the Wonder Cat over at The Sunny Stitcher

Monday, 2 June 2014

1940's Knitting - Stitchcraft August 1945


Stitchcraft August 1945

And here is a selection of some of the patterns you'll find!





Kindly shared by lovely Caroline, who blogs with her gorgeous kitty Tilly over at The Sunny Stitcher

Sunday, 1 June 2014

1940's knitting - Stitchraft July 1945

A real treat for you here today! The lovely Caroline who blogs with her gorgeous kitty Tilly over at The Sunny Stitcher found a whopping 23 Stitchcraft magazines from the 1940's, whilst on a holiday Charity shop rummage (my favourite kind of holiday activity!) and she has very kindly decided to share them with us all! How lovely is that! 

So first up is...

Stitchcraft July 1945

And here is a selection of some of the patterns you'll find!


The Vintage Pattern Files is on Flickr !!

Hello you lovely lot! Toady's free pattern will be along shortly, oh and today's is a doozy! But before it arrives I just wanted to pop in to tell you that I have created a little flickr group for The Vintage Pattern Files! The idea is its a place where you can show off your fabulous vintage crafty creations with the world! 


Anyone can join in and there are no time limits, the only rule is that your creations must have been made from, or inspired by, a pattern or tutorial that is available for free somewhere on the web!

I think it will be a perfect place for those lovely crafters a who don't have their own blog to show off what the have made, or those who do to link back to a post with their latest creation! Plus there is the ability to ask questions and share tips with the group, which I am hoping will prove useful and may encourage those who are a little nervous of a pattern to give it a go!

So if your interested then why not hop on over to join the group