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