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Curvy Month Pattern 1 – Nautical Topper in Thick Wool (c. 1955)

Welcome to Curvy Month!!! A month of curvy sized vintage knitting patterns for busts greater than 34 inches. I'd like to start the month off with something cute and easy to make - a gorgeous nautical inspired topper in a quick-to-knit yarn. This saucy little number has...

Coming on 1 July – Curvy Month!

That's right - Curvy Month is back for 2016!A whole month devoted to free vintage knitting patterns, sized for busts greater than 34 inches.I'll hope you'll join me for some luscious larger vintage knits from the 1930s to the 1950s, starting on 1 July.xxx...

Part 5 – Idaho to Hawaii – and SWAG!

The last holiday post, I promise!The final leg of our Vintage Road Trip was driving across the plains of Idaho (through Boise), down to Pendleton (Oregon) and ending up in Portland.Southern Idaho seemed like miles and miles of flat farms, until we reached Pocatello.We had...

Part 4 – Yellowstone National Park

Bears, geysers, bison, rivers - Yellowstone has always sounded like nature's Disneyland to me!Yellowstone was everything I thought it would be - better in fact! The park itself is massive and we spent a good three days exploring everything we could access to (some roads were...

Part 3 – Glacier and Montana

Three weeks of driving around!  You can't do that on an empty stomach, so we decided to stop by the faux-Bavarian town of Leavenworth for some pretzels and coffee.It was very kitsch, and great place to start our Vintage Road Trip with!I won't bore you...