Retro Knits Cool Vintage Patterns for Men, Women, and Children from the 1900s through the 1970s

by Cornell, Kari; Lampe, Jean

• ISBN13: 9780760329771
• ISBN10: 076032977X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

This book of fifty vintage patterns gives todays knitter the means to recreate yesterdays style, from the classic embroidered mittens your grandmother knitted to the alluring mohair swater your mother stitched during her college days. Organized by decade from the 1910s through the 1970s, these patterns have been culled from the original pattern books published by yarn makers, and feature old photos, pattern book covers, and original instructions.The patterns-for hats, mittens, socks, scarves, sweaters, vests, and shawls, all picked to exemplify the era of origin-also offer modern yarn and needle suggestions, new schematics, and updated sizing.

Author Biography

Kari Cornell is a book editor, writer, and avid knitter. She is the editor of For the Love of Knitting: A Celebration of the Knitter’s Art and Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales: A Knitter’s Stash of Wit and Wisdom, and KnitKnacks: Much Ado About Knitting. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 
Jean Lampe has been knitting since the age of five and designing her own patterns for more than 20 years. She has been editing patterns for knitting magazines and books since 1995.
 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction 1910s

Winsome Sweater Vest Roseate Sweater Fairy Bonnet Fairy Slipover Sweater Tam 1920s

Mildred Scarf Ladyrsquo;s Bow Sweater

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