So you’ve learned how to knit and want to combine your rediscovered vintage skill with some vintage patterns! In case you missed it, I recently wrote an article for KnitToday magazine in the UK all about vintage knitting (July 2010 issue, if you want to check it out!)
I’m slightly obsessed with sweater girls and pinups from the 1940s and 1950s … as well as the gorgeous delicate knits of the 1930s. And creating your own vintage knitwear means you get the classic style, with the benefit of new materials! (And you can make it exactly the color, style and SIZE that you want, which so often isn’t the case with vintage clothes!).
If you’re feeling knitty and want to make your own vintage knitwear, get some inspiration here:
- I recently posted some vintage patterns I bought at a charity shop
- Just stumbled across this link of some lovely 1930′s-era knitting patterns
- And I can’t recommend Ravelry enough – if you join, friend me, I’m vintageamanda. I’m a member of several vintage knitting groups on the site, linked from my profile.
- Finally, here are a few vintage pics from flickr for inspiration.
Do you knit? Have you ever tried knitting from a vintage pattern? What are your favorite resources? Leave a comment below.
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