Vintage Knitting Patterns 1930−1959 : Vol. 2
SUSAN CRAWFORD & JANE WALLER
A Stitch In Time Vintage Knitting Patterns 1930 ™1959 : Vol. 2 Susan Crawford & Jane Waller
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Contents Introduction 7 About This Book 9 Knitting Know How 11 Abbreviations 13 Fit and Finish 15 The Vintage Fit
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Sporting Affair
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Fair Isle Jumper 201 Fair Isle Cardigan
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Pinafore Frock and Jumper 212 Box Coat 218 A Warm Jacket with an unusual bubble-stitch yoke 223
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So Neat and Sweet in her Simple V-Necked Jersey 229
Perfecting the Vintage Finish
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Bonnet and Mittens On the Cover 235
Choosing the Right Buttons
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Jacket and Hood for Weekend Sports
Perfecting the Vintage Fit
1930s
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Charming Neckline
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Looped Bed Jacket 247 Feather Stitch Scarf 252
This Attractive Affair 35
Plaid Jacket and Cap
The Jan Sweater
Warm Jumper 261
Helen
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Striped Sun Top
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Colourful Winter Sports Outfit
1950s
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Middy Jacket 279
A Pretty Frilled Jumper 59
Jumper with Collar and Flowers 284
Quick Work in Thick Wool 64
Blouse with Gathered Neckline
The Sunday Pictorial Beret 68
Bobble Topper
Dinah s Lacy Jumper 71
Lavenda Droplet Bolero
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Tri-Cable Stitch Jumper 75
Lavenda Droplet Jumper
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Fez and Scarf
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Ribbon Threaded Jumper 310
Lady Georgiana Curzon s Jumper 84
Fiesta Cap and Gloves 315
Dainty and Useful 89
Tyrolean Jumper Coat 319
A Swagger Coat
Springtime Bolero
Summery And A New Pattern!
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Majestic Jumper with Gloves 333
Cryscelle 100
Trimmed with Roses Twinset Cardigan 340
One Never Tires of Ribbing
Trimmed with Roses Twinset Jumper 344
A Fez is so Piquant!
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Simple But So Attractive! 112
This Winter s High-Spot
As Pink As A Rosebud 116
Star Time Dressy Top
Lady s Jumper Cardigan
Tailored Cape Stole 358
1940s
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Pretty For Every Day
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An Elegant Longliner Sports Sweater
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Fair Isle is Fashionable Beret and Mitts 136
Angora Makes Pretty Separates
Gay Bolero
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Waistcoat and Cap 374
Kasha 145
Designed in Paris 382
Golden Eagle Lady s Jumper 157
Cocktail Jumper 387
A Snood For All Weathers 163 Victory Twinset Cardigan 166 Victory Twinset Top 170 Lady s Ripple Jumper
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Lady s Sleeveless Fair Isle Pullover 182 Lady s Evening Jumper 189
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About the Authors Other titles available Made in Excelana All about Excelana Personal Measurement Chart Yarn Resources
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392 1950s
Made in Excelana
Excelana is the result of an exciting collaboration between Susan and John Arbon of Fibre Harvest, to create a luxurious knitting yarn evoking the vintage wools from the Golden Age of Knitting . Excelana yarn is 100% pure new British wool, spun from the fleece of the Exmoor Blueface, which live on the moors of North Devon. A cross between the Exmoor Horn and the Bluefaced Leicester, the fleece of the Exmoor Blueface creates a lustrous yarn with a soft handle, great stretch and excellent stitch definition, which is just what was needed for the patterns knitted in this wonderful yarn. The yarn is processed and spun in Devon by Fibre Harvest, at Coldharbour Mill, one of only a handful of worsted fibre processing and spinning plants still operating in the UK. Excelana is currently available in both 4 Ply and DK weights. Whilst only a selection of the patterns in the book have used Excelana, any of the patterns using 4 Ply or DK weight yarns can also use this beautiful yarn. Susan has created a colour palette of eight, complementary, vintage inspired shades:
Persian Grey · Nile Green · Cornflower Blue · Powdered Egg · French Rose · Ruby Red · Alabaster · Saharan Sand
AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM
evon and Spun in D Grown, Sheared
100% British
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Building on the incredible success of Volume 1, this breathtaking book takes us on a journey through knitting pattern history from 1930 to 1959. This substantial treasury contains 80 stunning, classic patterns for women, carefully chosen to offer the knitter the best of design from each period, alongside a thoughtfully balanced selection of projects; from beginner to advanced; cardigans to sweaters; dresses to hats; stocking stitch to cable and from fair isle to lace. With the patterns chronologically arranged the book also acts as a historical insight into this golden age of knitwear design. Both the original and a re-written, updated and multi足sized adaption of each pattern is included, with beautiful full colour images, authentically styled and photographed. Additional information explaining vintage fit and finishing complete this inspiring publication.
This truly amazing book is for all knitters, young and old, and of all abilities. It affords the opportunity not just to knit, but to knit a piece of the past and create an heirloom of the future.
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