After sharing my vintage patterns with you for the past few years, I’ve decided that today will be the last Retro Monday. This year I want to spend more time creating tutorials and reference tools on the blog instead. Besides, how many orange ponchos can I share before everyone gets all ponchoed…
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Retro Monday – Knitters Choice 1960
Today’s vintage pattern – Knitters Choice 1960 – is from a bundle of patterns I recently received from my friend Nicole. She gave me about 50 patterns from her own collection and they’re all fantastic! Knitters Choice 1960 is a Patons and Baldwins publication, with lots of patterns for women, men and…
Retro Monday – Lux Book 1936
Lux Book 1936 is one of my favourite editions of the Lux Knitting book series, and it’s not because I’m in love with the patterns (although they are lovely). Inside the front cover of Lux Book 1936 is a little article about “hand knits abroad”. It’s a brief fashion update for the…
Ashburn Shawl Knit Along
Join me for a knitalong! I’m about to cast on the Ashburn Shawl by Melanie Berg.
Retro Monday – Patons Headliners
Today’s pattern leaflet is the incredibly stylish Patons Headliners. I bought this one from a vintage shop in Bacchus Marsh after it was advertised on Instagram. This is one of my favourite vintage patterns even though it’s from my least favourite decade of fashion. This is probably because the designs are from…
Wee Liesl Baby Cardigan
This month one of my finished projects was the Wee Liesl baby cardigan. I went to a family barbecue last weekend hosted by the parents of one year old called Emily. I’d briefly met her two months ago at her christening but it was only very brief, so it was nice to spend…