A collection of vintage patterns, (knitting, sewing etc.) free to download and use for your media, art or craft projects. May be used commercially.
Today I’m sharing a vintage sock knitting pattern with matching gloves and mittens; a happy and relieved reminder that my two youngest kids have just gone back to school! The old sock knitting pattern is leaflet A2618 produced by Bestway Knitwear, a company I can find no history on although a wide range of their … [Read more…]
I’ve dug into my knitting collection to share a vintage bonnet pattern suitable for a child age 1 to 3 years. This vintage bonnet pattern is just one of around 20 patterns I own and I’ll be adding them all to my site over the coming months; I think this is the 6th pattern I’ve … [Read more…]
I have a child’s vintage cardigan knitting pattern to share that comes from a bundle of around 20 vintage patterns that I personally own; too good to be hidden away in folders, they need to be seen and enjoyed! The pattern (Robin leaflet number 698) consists of a front cover with a fair-haired girl sitting … [Read more…]
Here is a vintage woollen coat knitting pattern from 1945 consisting of the front cover, the knitting instructions and a small paragraph of the coat details. This pattern was scanned from my own personal collection of vintage material and uploaded mainly to show the woman on the cover with her hair pinned up, wearing the … [Read more…]
Another blast from the past is this Buster suit knitting pattern which consists of a colourful front cover with a fair-haired boy wearing the knitted blue suit and three pages containing the knitting instructions. Front cover: Page 1 of the knitting instructions: Page 2: Page 3: Format: JPG The Buster Brown suit was named after … [Read more…]
Here is a baby boys knitting pattern by James Templeton & Son Ltd. of Ayr which as far as I could research, was a wool mill in Scotland. The pattern consists of a front cover and three additional pages of knitting instructions. The cover shows an outdoor set of a coat, beret and gloves for … [Read more…]
This is the front cover of a vintage Fair Isle Jersey Pattern, Bestway leaflet 1594, for a child between 4-6 years old: These are the rest of the pages showing the knitting instructions for the jersey: Format: JPG I have no clue how to knit but I have around 20 vintage knitting patterns that I collect … [Read more…]