Published 200850 vintage patterns--for everything from mittens and scarves to sweaters, vests--from the 1910s to the 1970s, with updated yarn and needle suggestions.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Retro Knits : Cool Vintage Patterns for Men, Women, and Children from The 1900s-1970 by Jean Lampe
Published 200850 vintage patterns--for everything from mittens and scarves to sweaters, vests--from the 1910s to the 1970s, with updated yarn and needle suggestions.
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Everything old is new again in this collection of fun, hip knitting patterns dating from the early 1900s through the 1970s. Within the pages of this book you’ll find everything from the pattern for those classic embroidered mittens your grandmother knitted to the alluring mohair sweater your mother stitched during her college days.
Retro Knits collects 50 vintage patterns for items as stylish today as they were in their time—and rich with the colors and textures of the past. Organized by decade, these patterns have been culled from vintage pattern books published by yarn makers, featuring old photos, pattern book covers, and original instructions.
The patterns—for hats, mittens, socks, scarves, sweaters, vests, and shawls, all picked to exemplify the era of origin—also offer modern yarn and needle suggestions, new schematics, and updated sizing.
Just a few of the patterns you’ll find inside:
1910 Fairy Bonnet and Sweater Set
1928 Lady’s Bow Sweater
1924 Men’s Checked Sweater
1939 Women’s Ruffle-edge Cardigan
1930s Women’s Wolsey Swim Suit
1940s Men’s Vest
1945 Men’s Argyle Socks
1952 Dolman Bolero
1957 Women’s and Girl’s Embroidered Mittens
1962 Boy’s Cowboy Pullover
1966 Women’s Angora Sweater
1970 Halter Top
1975 Women’s Folk Sweater
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