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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern Booklet - SunGlo Series 92 (circa 1947)
Hello lovelies!A gorgeous reader named Anna was kind enough to share some whole scanned booklets from her mother's collection for me to list here for you. I'll be putting the other two up over the new...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern Booklet - Busy Fingers Vol 1, c. 1950s
Here's Anna's second booklet, Busy Fingers Vol 1. Unfortunately I haven't been able to date this one but it's definitely in the 1950s sometime.The booklet is full of fun little things, such as hats,...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern Booklet - Twin-Prufe Series 144 (c. 1950s)
And here's Anna's final patternbook from her mother's collection - Twin-Prufe Series 144,I've previously shared a pattern from this booklet (Spring Magic, wow back in 2010), and can attest to it's...
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FO: the Ultimate Leopard Dress (from Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book)
Hi guys!The Dykes on Bikes Ball is rapidly approaching, and this year I thought I'd make something a little bit different to wear...I'm calling it my Ultimate Leopard Dress - you can't get much more...
View ArticleVintage 'grammers you should check out on Instagram
So I somehow stumbled across this Buzzfeed list of 19 Women With Vintage Style You'll Want to Follow on Instagram - and you know what my first thought was?Where's the diversity?While I love the people...
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Camperdown Cruise happy snaps
It's October, and that means Camperdown Cruise time!I totally forgot to bring my camera, but luckily I can share photos from Instagram with you.This year we tried something different and drove down...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern: A Fair Isle Jumper from Bestway (2132 c. 1940s)
Oh my, I've been so remiss and havent shared a vintage knitting pattern for ages - apologies!This one is actually called 'A Jersey to Remember' and comes from the Bestway 2132 pamphlet.This sweet...
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FO: The Universal Blouse (Simplicity 3288, c. 1950)
With the heat kicking in down here in Sydney it's definitely time to start summer sewing - and what's better than a blouse that can be worn with anything?I've had Simplicity 3288 in my stash for ages...
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2016 in Review
I know that 2016 was pretty rotten for a lot of people (not to mention a lot of inspirational people passing away) - but 2016 was a pretty fantastic year for me.Jakk and I had an amazing two-month...
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FOs: 1950's Lamè Bombshell Dress (using Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book)
I'm sure that I'll never get bored with the Faux Sarong Dress in Gertie's Ultimate Dress Book!These photos were taken on a 40C degree day at the Sydney Opera House - so please excuse my face while I'm...
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Free Knitting Pattern: Golden frills jumper, Stitchcraft Magazine May-June 1947
Today's free vintage knitting pattern is a lovely little number from a late 1940s Stitchcraft Magazine.I'm not sure if you can see it in the above image, but the yoke has a great lattice pattern on top...
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Free pattern: Chartruese cardigan from 1946
Well hello strangers~!Thanks for being patient while I've been off studying and having adventures! I do have some exciting news about a pattern grading project I've been working on - multi-sized...
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FO: Golden Eileen knitted jumper, circa 1941
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...
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