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 – Trio Knits
I popped into one of the local op shops on the weekend and was lucky enough to find this wonderful pattern called Trio Knits. I haven’t done much op shopping lately, and I haven’t had a lot of luck with knitting patterns when I’ve ventured out anyway. But I had some very good luck with…
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…
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…
Retro Monday – Cleckheaton Australiana
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed I’ve got a bit of a thing for Australiana in knitting patterns. The 1980’s were a great time for Australian flora, fauna and landscapes rendered in intarsia designs. The trend became really popular after the Princess of Wales wore a Jenny Kee koala jumper to…
Retro Monday – Patons Book 105
>Today I’m looking at Patons Book 105 – one of the “Patons Classics” series of patterns. Patons have been issuing leaflets and books as part of their Classics series for decades. They usually contain raglan sleeved jumpers in 5ply and 8ply yarns with vee, crew and polo necks. Later editions have cardigans…