The University of Southhampton has put nearly 300 books from its Knitting Reference Library online! The Knitting Reference Library (KRL) includes the published works collected by Montse Stanley, Richard Rutt and Jane Waller. These comprise books, exhibition catalogues, knitting patterns, journals and magazines. The material dates from 1840 to 2012. I’m already in love with…
Category: Vintage Knitting
Fashion, Style & Fit, Vintage Knitting
Vintage Patterns for Classic Style
I love, love, LOVE old knitting books. Old VKs are a fave, but I’ll thumb through just about anything. (And I have the overflowing bookshelf in my studio to prove it.) Often you can find a stitch pattern, a silhouette, or a detail that will spark an idea. Also, looking at vintage styles is a…
Designing, Patterns, Vintage Knitting
New Pattern Release: Shells ‘n’ Waves Socks
Click here to go to Ravelry and get the pattern! Ok, so maybe it’s not exactly “new”. But it is by “popular demand”! These socks were originally designed for Nellie’s Never Enough Sock Club, around 2010. I recently got an email from a knitter who made these socks before and wants to make them again,…
Patterns, Vintage Knitting
For Breakfast In Bed – Vintage Bed Jacket Pattern
Canadian Home Journals from the 1940’s — with knitting patterns.