Wow, it’s really been ages since I’ve finished knitting something but what a sense of accomplishment!
The pattern is Eileen, from Patons and Baldwins Specialty Knitting 79 printed around 1941 according to Trove.
I was really drawn to this pattern because of the tiny cables surrounded by dropped stitches, I love knitting anything with an interesting texture.
The yarn is Knitpicks Comfy Fingering (cotton blend in Semolina yellow), and I’m fairly happy with it. It’s nice to knit with, has a bit of a drape and hasn’t pilled much yet.
Being an old pattern, there was some general weirdness I encountered in the sizing but I’ll share that below.
The pattern was originally sized to fit a 38 inch bust, but I modded it to fit a bit larger – probably shouldn’t have bothered as it’s very stretchy and would fit a 42 inch bust easily.
MODS:
- Only made 4 inches of rib (the original called for much more).
- Originally planned to increase 1 stitch in each panel of plain knitting to make it 39 inch bust, but needn’t have bothered.
- Used 3mm needles on the rib and the body.
- Lack of stretch in the rib meant I cast on more stitches here and decreased down on the first row afterwards.
- The chest and shoulder depth were all quite short so I worked extra rows here to add an inch.
- Worked an extra inch in the sleeve cap to match the extra depth on the chest.
5 Comments
Lauren Stowell
May 7, 2017 at 1:22 amIt's fabulous! I envy your amazing skills. It's a beautiful jumper!
PepperReed
May 7, 2017 at 3:18 pmAwesome! I love reading 'knitting reviews' especially on vintage patterns. Love the color and that spade brooch is DIVINE! My inner gardener is Squeeing. :^)
Jenn
May 24, 2017 at 8:27 pmLove this sweater! I'm with you…I much prefer to knit something with texture. Straight stockinette is a pain! lol! Looking forward to Curvy Month!
Sarah Jane
January 13, 2018 at 4:48 amDo you have a link to the pattern either for free or purchase? I’d love to give it a try, it’s beautiful!
subversivefemme
January 15, 2018 at 5:57 amSure do! The link to the free pattern is http://subversivefemme.com/curvy-month-pattern-1-eileen/