Paris-Inspired Knitted Swing Coat, from Stitchcraft November 1953
Oh my, that hat!
Today’s free vintage knitting pattern comes from Stitchcraft, November 1953, and is such a great example of the swing coats from that time. I really love the extra detailing in green – it makes the pattern just a little bit more special than others in my collection.
To fit a 34-37 inch bust, and knit using double-knittting (DK) on 3.25mm and 3.75mm needles.
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BusyLizzie
Oooh this is super cute – love the colour accents. *sigh* another one for my ever growing knitting queue!
Kimberly
Hats like that make me want to make hats
Isis
Oh, I so wish I could knit!
Donatella M.
This is great! It will be my first project for next winter! thank you for this pattern!! will share it on my FB page later today 🙂
xox, d.
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smartygirl
this is perfect, definitely going in my queue!
G Mos
How does one make this larger? XL or 1X to be exact? All these vintage patterns are so small.
G Mos
How does one upsize this coat? To XL or 1X to be exact All these vintage patterns I love are all so small.
dirtgirl
G Mos, right click on the pattern itself, then hit 'Open in new tab' pattern will then open in full size.
Has anyone actually knitted this design yet? I love it and am tempted to give it a go.
Marloes
Love this! Are you by any change going to sell other patterns from this issue? I am (and some others I know) particularly interested to buy the harlequin jumper from the front of Stitchcraft nov 1953.
subversivefemme
Hi hon, I can definitely get some scanned up – if youre interested just shoot me a message at subversivefemme @ gmail.com – sorry for the delay, my uni studies mean I dont have spare time like I used to 🙁