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1950s free vintage knitting pattern striped dolman sweater

Free Pattern: Striped sleeve dolman sweater, c. 1950s

Next free vintage knitting pattern is this lovely dolman jumper - I'm sure you all know how much I love dolmans, plus this one has striped sleeves! To Fit: 32, 34, 36 inch bustsYarn: Fingering weightNeedles: UK 10 and 12, metric 3.25mm and 2.75mmPublished in: Twinprufe...

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Free Pattern: A circular sweater, c. 1920s-30s

Merry Christmas and happy holiday season to everyone! As promised on my Instagram - here's some early presents for you all: some new free patterns for Subversive Femme. Today's pattern is 'A Circular Sweater in Pale Blue and White', and comes from The Sunbeam Knitting Book...

Dapper Month 10: By Road cabled vest, c. 1952

So for the last Dapper Month Pattern, I thought I would finish off with the epitome of vintage dapper - the cabled vest. By Road could easily pass for a vest from 1930 all the way up to mid-1950's depending on the colour you chose....

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Dapper Month 9: Cortez two-colour raglan cardigan c. 1950s

I love how this cardigan looks with the tie - ever so dapper indeed! This dual-coloured raglan cardigan looks so practical and stylish, no wonder it's published in the 'Specially Requested Reprints' booklet. To fit: 38-39, 40-41 and 42-43 chestsYarn: FingeringNeedles: UK 10 and 12, Metric...

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Dapper Month 8: The Norseman Colourwork Jumper c. 1949

Now let's move on from tweed to some colourwork! Most of the colourwork patterns in my collection are sized for 36-38 inch chests so I was really happy to find one to share that's a bit larger. This jumper uses a combination of intarsia and fair-isle stitches,...

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Dapper Month 7: A casual tweed cardigan c. late 1940s

Dapper Month seems to have a bit of a tweed thing going on - but tweed knitwear just looks so good! As a bonus this pattern comes in four sizes, and dates to the late 1940s. Sizes: 36, 38, 40 and 42Yarn: Fingering weightNeedles: UK 10 and...