Tag: vintage pattern

  • Miles of Ribbing

    I know a lot of knitters hate working 1×1 ribbing, but I just love it. I find the back-and-forth rhythm of switching between knits and purls to be really pleasant, and the neatly organized columns of stitches allow me to speed through it without having to keep a close eye on my work. I’ve been…

  • A New Back-Burner Project

    Back in December, I went to Imitation Game with a group of my friends, and our favorite thing about the movie was the knits, more specifically the sweater vests. We decided that we should all knit our own sweater vests, but I didn’t quite know what to knit. Colorwork? Texture? Vintage? My own design? Then…

  • Not My FO: Vintage Craft Smock

    When I was home from Thanksgiving last fall, I helped my mom sort through some of her big pattern stash, and we ran across this old smock pattern. My mom thinks it used to belong to my Grandma, and we were surprised to see that all the pieces were in good condition. She pulled this…