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[mothyandthesquid]

“Turquoise Sea”, a beautiful mix of blue and turquoise speckles reminiscent of tropical seas. This is aran, and part of the collection I’ve dyed on not-sock for @wonderwoolwales on 27/28th of April.

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[pxsieszn]

Crochet Flowers

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[krakengoddess]

You Shawl Not Pass

Pattern by Carissa Browning

Knit in two skeins of Madelinetosh sock in onyx and one Wonderland Yarns blossom in Lantala, bought from Eat.Sleep.Knit

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[ruthscraftroomuk]

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[jamiemccanless]

Does this grate say “sweater yoke” to anyone else?

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[ezekiellsplayground]

More progress on the fossil cowl. It took me a week of knitting every day before dinner to add another inch to the design. Double knitting is slow yet worth it!

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[lightlyknitted]

Where to find free patterns

Vintage patterns can be a great resource for all sorts of knits and because many are out of copyright they are free to access. 

I have two websites I go to for free vintage patterns. They are freevintageknitting.com and freevintagecrochet.com. These are my first stop for newer vintage patterns because it collects old out of print pamphlets and makes them easy to read. The sites also have information on discontinued yarn, hook and needle conversion and more. They are a great start to historical (or vintage) knitting. 

For older books you can head to archive.org/details/knittingreferencelibrary. Books in this collection are simply photocopies so you would need to translate the patterns yourself. But it does contain Victorian to WW 2 books. 

Blogs and sites like Ravelry are also a good place to start looking for patterns. There are many free versions of vintage patterns and paid for ones can be helpful because the authors will do the work of updating the needles, yarn and pattern wordage. 

When working with vintage or antique patterns there are a few things to keep in mind. One is stitch definitions — always check what the pattern book describes as each stitch you’re making (this is very important for crochet!) Another one is to convert the needle size and find a good yarn substitution. 

Before you start transcribing or picking a new yarn, make sure it can fit you and if you’ll want to try grading. Vintage sizes are different than modern ones and it is best to use a guide to get an estimate. 

Here’s a quick chart with some measurements for vintage sizes https://purplekittyyarns.com/vintage-body-measurements-size-chart.

The next step is to start transcribing and depends on how old the pattern is. The older the pattern the more likely you'll want to read it through and decide if you need to transcribe it.

This can include typing up the pattern in a way which makes sense for you or to map it out on a chart. This can take a few tries and I like to start with smaller and less complicated patterns. Occasionally you might not even need to transcribe it. 

Next you’ll need to find the yarn substitution which will give you needles as well. If the pattern includes a gauge use that as a guideline to find a substitution. For a more in depth read visit https://knitpal.com/blogs/knitpal/how-to-substitute-yarn-for-vintage-knitting-patterns. 

And once you've found the size you'll need, made the pattern readable and found your replacement you're ready to start knitting. Happy cast on!

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[oldmanknitter]

Just waiting on the next 911 call what better way to pass the time than knitting

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[otterbknittin]

***UPDATE*** - The pattern is now active at Ravelry .

Pattern I came up with. Anyone interested?

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[thalialaforet]

Knitted Balaclava 🙈

made with a stockinette stich and a 2x2 ribbed stich ( in the right pic you can tell the tails were not weaved in )

and added a sparkly fur trim to make it extra cute 💕 (it looks way neater after weaving in the tails + I didn't block it cuz I'm a gangtser 😎 )

Used Egyptian Cotton as my main yarn in the colours Pétrole and Blanc 1, the grey and the light blue were leftovers from another project 🦋

The other project being my first ever knitting project which was also a balaclava, back when I had just learned how to do a pearl stich haha guess we all have to start somewhere 🥵

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[mothyandthesquid]

“Amethyst” on soft smooth merino sock yarn. I am working very hard to prepare for Wonderwool as there’s so much yarn that still needs twisting up to look pretty and I have an essay and dissertation proposal due!

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[fabricoletout]

Miffy

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[krakengoddess]

I realized I didn’t have enough yarn to complete a project. The LYS where I’d bought it was sold out. I ordered two more skeins online and figured I’d work out how to blend it in and make a color change look intentional.

It came today and … friends. It’s the exact same dye lot. 🤯

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[dosunochou]

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[lonelywanderingflower]

Oversized Seasons Cardigan by Ozetta

This was an enjoyable project to make because of the process and construction. After seeing a lot of fisherman's rib style cardigans in stores, I wanted to make one and this pattern caught my eye on Ravelry.

Aside from how it looks, what intrigued me the most was the process in making it. With this pattern, you start with the button band, and then you pick up stitches for the body. Then you work the button band along with the body, which means you don't have to go back to pick up stitches.

Since the button band is worked on different size needles, it does kinda get a bit fiddly at first. I can see why some people found that a little hard to work with because it does take some getting used to. I didn't have too much trouble with it luckily and I liked how it turned out.

Since most of my projects have been plain stockinette, I found the half fisherman's rib a nice change in pace. Since it involves knitting stitches on the row below, the fabric doesn't grow as much compared to stockinette - basically, if you do 10 rows of half fisherman's, when you count the knit stitches, it looks like 5 - which some people find tedious.

For me though, I think because this pattern was different than anything I've done before, I didn't feel that way. Especially with the body, which can get a bit monotonous at times, but I think with the half fisherman's rib and the button band, it was simple enough for me to knit mindlessly while interesting enough that I didn't feel bored with it.

Overall, I'm very proud of this cardigan. I mainly chose this pattern because I knew it'll be a staple in my wardrobe when the weather gets colder.

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[jamiemccanless]

Neapolitan Lace

Neapolitan Lace stitch pattern from the January 1884 issue of Ballou’s Monthly Magazine. It’s reversible! I found the magazine on Google Books a few years ago, but The Weekly Stitch also blogged the stitch pattern on March 31, 2023.

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