Curvy Month Pattern 1: California Basque, circa 1940s
Posted on
July 1, 2020
Welcome to Curvy Month – a month of free vintage knitting patterns in sizes larger than standard 34 inch.
Today’s free vintage knitting pattern comes from New styles from Beehive No. 43, and features flattering (and easy) stripes in three colours.
Striped 1940s’s are really fun to knit, and this design would be a great stashbuster! The largest size takes approx 100 gram of yarn in each colour.
- To fit: 34-36-38-40 inch busts
- Yarn: Fingering weight
- Needles: US 1 and 3, Metric 2.25mm and 3mm
- Published: Hand Knits by Beehive No. 125
Jayne
Great pattern – I do love me some stripes!