A friend found these old knitting patterns in a charity shop for me. I am really enjoying looking through them. I had a thought - don't know if anyone agrees. Wool shops these days are absolutely packed with fabulous wool, this area has really taken off; however, in my opinion patterns have not kept up. So, if someone a lot cleverer than me was to put old patterns together with new wools...vintage with a twist?
Ohh that sounds wonderful ~ new wool with vintage patterns. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right so much yarn and certainly not enough garment patterns.Especially for a beginner knitter like me!
ReplyDeleteJo x
I think there are a couple of vintage pattern books with modern sizes, yarns etc. I have a lot of patterns from the 30s and 40s because I love looking at them but knitting with them is another matter as sizes, yarns etc were very different then. They are often only one size and that size is usually a 32" bust! There are so many re- enactors around these days that I'm sure there would be a market for vintage patterns with updated instructions.
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