Fri 19 Jan 2007
Free Pattern - 1930’s Stripped Sweater w/ Lace Panel
Posted by Rhiannon under Free Patterns , Patterns I Want To Knit , Uncategorized
I know I’ve been such a bad blogger lately. My sincerest apologies. I hope I can make up for it with a free pattern for you all! This is something I wish I was knitting now. It is a lovely stripped sweater with a pretty lace panel in the front to give a little touch of vintage femininity. I hope someone knits it up and lets me know how it goes!
People have been asking how to easily print my free patterns. I’m not to much of a help with that. My only suggestion is to save the image onto your comptuer and cut it up into pieces to print on pages. I cut it up into 4 pieces this time so if you save, make sure to get all the pieces.
Yes, I am still lost to the dolly world. I started a little at home business of selling their knit and crocheted clothes called Dolluxe! It’s 10x less money than I was making at a “real” job but completely forfiling. I keep busy, use my creativity and get to play with dolls all day! What a lucky little girl I am!
I have to admit, my two vintage projects still remain unfinished. I believe it is all about fear! The lavender sweater has me perplexed. I finished the back and did decreases for the arm holes. I’m not sure if it did it right though as the pattern was very vague about how to do it. I did it along the edge but the lace pattern makes waves on seam ends. I just can’t see this seaming up as nicely as I’d wish it too so I stopped at the decreases on the front. Honestly, I bet if I sat with it for a week it would be done since I stay at home these days.
My husbands sweater is also unfinished mainly because I worry it won’t fit him. The body with out the arms is seamed up. I think with a nice thick zipper it will fit perfectly and snug. Each of those seams took me a few hours though so I’m not looking forward to arm seams. Again, I think this is a daunting task of vintage knitting, new patterns are written to give you really easy to work seam areas and bigger stitches so you can see what your doing. I hate to turn anyone off to vintage knitting because I admit this though. It just takes patience and forethought.
Anyways, on to the pattern!
January 19th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Thanks for the patterns. I know all too well the fear of finishing because you’re pretty sure it’s going to be… wrong. But I recently seamed a long-pending sweater and it’s okay. Not perfect but now at least I can wear it and decide how to move forward. I’ll post pics soon.
January 20th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Don’t give up! I’m sure they will turn out lovely. Thank you for the lovely pattern, another lovely vintage pattern for the knitting wish list…
January 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 am
Glad you’re back! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts. A bit of an aside- a number of posts ago you were attempting to contact the New York Public Libraries about getting scans of their knitting books. Seeing as I work a few blocks from their Humanities Library, I’m getting as many books as I can sent there and will be scanning/copying as best I can. So far I’ve gotten some sweater patterns from a 1936 Leisure League of America book!
January 26th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Hi-
I am an interior designer and I was on FlickR and I think that you are the person who has the 1920-1930s women picutes. If so, please let me know how I cna go about getting some of those form you or making copies becasue they are perfect for a arestaurant project we are working on in NYC.
Please get back to me at my work e-mail above. The sooner the better.
January 28th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Hello Rhiannon, I missed reading your blog, welcome back!. I know exactly how you feel regarding an unfinished project. I am going through the same thing right now with a sweater I have been working on what seems to be forever. So, to keep my knitting going and not become discouraged, I started a very simple lace pattern scarf (something simple that will finish up quickly). And, the scarf is coming out just beautiful, which makes the rainy day we have been having, brighter.
February 11th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
I have just stumbled across your blog while searching for a WWII military sweater pattern. The quality of your work is exquisite and I agree that patterns from the 1930s have something special. I would love to knit the Deco Sweater. Do you have the pattern? I think you said some patterns were available for purchase. Is this one of them? Thank you, and I plan to visit often.
March 4th, 2007 at 8:21 am
Hello,
Thanks for the fab pattern. Yes vintage knitting can be challenging; so many ladies knew how to knit that some instructions were left out and taken for granted but as you say a little forethought goes a long way.
I knit predominately vintage and really haven’t had any problems.
One of the things that I do to avoid seaming is to knit in the round for a pullover or cast on all the sts with side markers for a cardigan, working incs and decs 1st before and after markers. For example at side seam: k 1 or 2 sts before marker inc/dec st, shift marker, k 1 or 2 inc/dec and work to end.(called full-fashioned inc/dec)
I use long circular needles as I find that they help to equalize the weight and work to underarm where I will then knit each pc (front r/back/front l) separately OR just use steeks if I am in the mood.
Really enjoy this blog.
Cheers.
March 18th, 2007 at 5:44 am
Hey There, I’m new to knitting but I just love some of the 30’s patterns from your blog. Where might I find copies of them and similar pieces? It looks like you’re doing really well with yours!
Thanks, Joy
April 5th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I am just beginning my foray into vintage patterns. Where can I get a copy of the pattern for the blue lace sweater that you finished? It is exquisite.
Also, do you know if Yesterknits is still in business? Their website looks defunct, yet they have such great patterns that it would be a pity.
Thanks for your response.
–Emily
April 13th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Hey, missy! This post is from January. April is almost halfway over and there haven’t been any updates. Hurry up and knit something to blog about!
May 25th, 2007 at 5:13 am
ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR SITE…SPENT HOURS OURING OVER IT…WHICH MEANS I HAVE BEEN SPENDING LESS TIME KNITTING..IN RESPONSE TO DECREASING AT EDGES PURLWISE…YOU MAY VISIT THIS SITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO:
http://www.jessica-tromp.nl/knittingpatterns_breipatronen/breisteken_basic_knitting_stitches.htm
REGARDS
TREACY
PS: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
June 6th, 2007 at 6:46 am
I just wanted to say thanks for posting these wonderful patterns! I’m currently attempting the striped sweater as my first vintage knit:) When I finish it in 3 years I’ll post it on my blog.
S
September 1st, 2007 at 4:48 am
I have just discovered your site. The patterns are very beautiful. I am crocheting a vintage handbag, but after that I will give one of your patterns a try.
September 4th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Rhiannon,
I just happened to randomly purchase a British knitting mag at Barnes and Noble yesterday - Simply Knitting - the August Issue, and your blog got a write-up on page 77. Did you know? Pretty cool!
Marcie
September 4th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Rhiannon,
I just happened to randomly purchase a British knitting mag at Barnes and Noble yesterday - Simply Knitting - the August Issue, and your blog got a write-up on page 77. Did you know? Pretty cool!
Marcie
September 18th, 2007 at 6:22 am
I just found your blog (through the mention in Simply Knitting) - love the vintage patterns! Unfortunately the “average size” seems to have increased over the years, so you learn to adapt. I have a few suggestions regarding your vintage lace WIP with the wavy armholes. I’ve found that many of the older patterns just assumed people knew how to adjust the stitch pattern so you don’t end up with way more (or less) stitches than you should have. The first time that happened to me, I bravely went ahead, finished the piece, and when I seamed in the sleeves the seam ended up looking like ocean waves, nice and ripply! After putting it away for a very long time, I finally decided I had nothing to lose by adapting the steeking method (knit,cut,sew) to get a smoother armseye. SO…I undid the seam, then basted in a seam allowance line in a contrasting color. When I was happy with the curve of the line, I did the same thing to the sleeve cap. No cutting so far, not too scary. Then I seamed the two pieces, right sides together, using a thinner yarn, same color (or the knitting yarn, if it’s fine enough) and a nice sturdy backstitch. I completely ignored the finer details of the lace pattern and treated the knit pieces as you would material if you were sewing a garment. When the sleeve was seamed in, I took a critical look at it - and lo and behold, it had a nice smooth line, and actually fit! OK, now what do you do with the mess on the inside? If you’ve ever knitted a steeked garment, you’ll know the answer. You cut your knitting! This is a little backwards, as a true steek is first cut, then seamed. What I did was turn the garment inside out, and machine stitch with a zigzag just outside of the sewn line. If you don’t have a machine, another row of backstitch is fine. I was so paranoid about the stitches coming apart that after I did the machine sewing and cut it just beyond the sewing line, I took some more thin yarn and blanket-stitched over the (now 1/4″) seam. If you don’t know how to blanket-stitch, you can just use a whip stitch, The point is to cover up any raw edges of your seam. If it sounds a little scary, it really isn’t, and you’ll be so pleased at finally being able to finish and wear your garment - at least I was! Hope this helps, and thanks again for such a lovely vintage site!
September 28th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Just in case you did not see this: http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/knitting/1940s/
April 5th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I love vintage knitting patterns. I have recently found a cache of them at a thrift store and I am putting them in my blog. Lots of them are in French though but I am sure everyone will laugh at the pictures
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 am
Dear Rhiannon,
I love your site and the graphics are beautiful. Thank you for posting vintage patterns. I share your fear; it sometimes takes me a long time to finish a piece, especially if a challenge arises and I get frustrated. When I finally focus on it and get it done it’s really satisfying.
Lisa
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:05 am
Your blog concept is great. I will be writing you up this week in mine. Keep up the good work and post again soon. We miss you.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Hi,
I’m only new to knitting but i have to say i absolutely love this blog. I cant wait to have a go at some of the knits and I love the baby Blanket too - another knit to add to my ever extending list.
Thanks X