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Curvy Month 2: A Pleasing Cardigan, c. 1943

Knit on larger needles for speed, this rib and simple cable cardigan wouldn't take long at all! It's also super stretchy, even though it says 38" bust the airy stitch would go 2-3 inches larger easily. To fit: 38" bust Yarn: fingering weight (4ply) Needles: UK 10 and...

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Curvy Month 1: Lacy Charm, c. 1954

While today's free vintage knitting pattern is a 'matron' style, it actually has a very youthful jabot that was really common on 1930s knitwear. The all-over lace pattern would make this a fun and fairly fast knit too! To fiit: 38" inch bust (lace is stretchy...

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Free Pattern: Mame in New York

Based off Mame, a re-worked pattern from the 1950s I released last year, Mame in New York is a snazzier, jazzier sweater featuring a very popular styling element from the fifties - the chevron! Chevrons were very popular during the mid-1950s, and I really wanted to...

My second vintage design – say hello to Susie!

Phew - Susie has been in the works for 6 months and I'm so glad to share her with you! She's available here to purchase (price in USD), or on Ravelry. Based on an original vintage knitting pattern from the early 1940s, Susie features a triple...

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Free Pattern: The Mame Sweater

Today I'm so excited to announce that I'm starting to offer my own patterns - beginning with Mame! Mame was born after I posted a free pattern from 1954 on my Instagram, for a perfectly 1950s brief turtle neck sweater with capped sleeves. A lot people...