Where to find vintage knitting patterns | Skeindeer Knits
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
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Attics and thrift stores
Etsy
Online archives:
freevintageknitting.com
vintageknittingpatternarchive...
trove.nla.gov.au
Optimised Ravelry search:
www.ravelry.com/patterns/sear...
Re-creations:
Susan Crawford: www.ravelry.com/designers/sus... (1820s-50s)
Independent designers entirely devoted to vintage:
Amy Appel: www.ravelry.com/designers/amy... (1950s & pinup)
Andi Satterlund: www.ravelry.com/designers/and... (quick & seamless)
Fabel Knitwear: www.ravelry.com/designers/fab... (simple & light)
Independent designers that do colourwork vintage:
Alice Starmore: www.ravelry.com/designers/ali... (British)
Ella Gordon: www.ravelry.com/designers/ell... (Shetland)
Gudrun Johnston: www.ravelry.com/designers/gud... (Shetland)
Kate Davies: www.ravelry.com/designers/kat... (Scottish & Nordic)
Kristin Drysdale: www.ravelry.com/designers/kri... (Norwegian)
Maja Karlsson: www.ravelry.com/designers/maj... (Swedish)
Marie Wallin: www.ravelry.com/designers/mar... (British)
Mary Jane Mucklestone: www.ravelry.com/designers/mar... (British & Nordic)
Skeindeer Knits: www.ravelry.com/designers/ske... (Norwegian)
Ysolda Teague: www.ravelry.com/designers/yso... (Scottish & Nordic)
Yarn companies:
(but do support independent designers when you can)
Istex: istex.is/en (Icelandic)
Rauma: www.raumagarn.no (Norwegian)
Rowan Selects, Rowan Finest: www.ravelry.com/patterns/sour... (British)
Sandnes Design: scandinavianknittingdesign.co... (Norwegian)
I've been lucky and was gifted some vintage knitting and crochet patterns from family and friends, I just finished knitting a matinee coat and booties for my new granddaughter using the pattern my husband's mum made for him 55 years ago
Trying to catch up on podcasts and wow this was amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge, I learned so much and really enjoyed.
I got the old time patterns where you find them is the secondhand shops go there when lock down is over you pay about 50p to a pound and look at the sizes i have got sizes 12 and 14 so dont give up, as some may come up small if you can turn them into a larger that be good. I been collecting them for years i got few old time books knitting going back to 1940 to 70 its great. If you dont understand patterns look on you tube. Love your video
Thank you so much for this info, just what I have been searching for x
Great podcast Eli well done so interesting x
This video is amazing, the work you've put into it! It's jam-packed with information, this is the third time I'm watching it
Brava!
Informative, scholarly, edifying collection of sources. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
You are an excellent communicator!
Wow, thank you!
This was a great podcast. I have the Vintage Knits from Susan Crawford and it is beautiful. Thanks for all the information.
I really enjoyed the podcast. Very interesting and informative. Looking forward to delving into the links later . Thank you.
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it :D
Great topic. Your poke remained me of Knit o Graf patterns for children's sweaters, vintage 1949 U. S., that I lost in a flood and wanted to replace! Found them on Etsy...THANKS!
Thank you Eli, that was very informative. I have subscribed 😄👍🏻👏
Love your videos, love your knits, love the knowledge you spread 💕
Thank you so much!
Great video! Very helpful. I am a long time viewer of your podcast and I think it was a nice idea to make a separate video for that subject. Thanks Eli!
Great information and thank you for sharing Eli!!
Thanks for doing this different kind of video. Great source of inspiration. Have a great day
Thank you! You too!
Yes!! Finally, great info on vintage patterns/ designers/ colorwork designers, e.t.c. thank you!!!!
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it :D
@@SkeindeerKnits very much so. I plan on purchasing some of your patterns this summer, they're beautiful. So glad UA-cam recommended your channel. And I was able to find a copy of stitches in time volume 2 on Amazon, thank you for mentioning that book.
Oh that's so nice to hear and so nice of you to say :D
Oh! About Susan Crawford's books! She just wrote about the wholesale problems she's been having on Instagram. Basically her Amazon wholesaler went into administration so she lost all the sales. So best thing would be to buy from her website if you can :)
@@SkeindeerKnits will do thank you for letting me know
Thank you! Now I am inspired to try vintage.
I've heard these old one-size patterns described as 'one size fits someone' and really like it :)
Ooooh, top topic!! 🧡💚💜💛
The V&A has an online archive, other museums may also have them.
Thrift and secondhand bookshops, real and online - I got a whole year of Stitchcraft magazine 1935/36 fully bound, many knitting patterns, as well as a lot of other knitting books from abebooks. Knitting Handbooks usually had patterns, too. Your local online auctions are good places for magazine patterns. In the 70s and 80s there were also vintage revivals, so check those books out, too. Presumably anywhere you would look for second hand - jumble sales, car boot...
If you speak other languages, know the names of the women‘s and crafts magazines back in the day - this also covers wool brands, eg Schachenmeyer had a magazine called Die Schachenmayerin from very early on, I think the late 1920s, in German. I‘ve seen a lot of these online as pdf files and have found magazines in French and German being sold at online auctions for not much money.
The magazines themselves may have online archives, even if only for an anniversary issue.
I‘m with you on all the indie designers (also began with Kate Davies) and would have added Diana Walla for Nordic-inspired style.
Sizewise, I think you‘ll find average size offered was 34“ bust, with 30-32“ being considered a girl‘s/teen size and 36-40“ called mature 🤣 or just fuller figure, so polite...
I‘m so envious my mother and grandmother were 34“ bust for all their clothing making... sigh. But you made some good suggestions in your last podcast about sizing up, just takes some courage and messing about with gauge, possibly redrawing the pieces. Inexperienced knitters will freak out at the lack of instructions...
Have you ever heard of the 3-hour sweater?! I tried it once and it took me 5 hrs with a not very happy result but it was a fun challenge and works for some. I should try it again sometime allowing myself more time and a smaller gauge.
Happy vintage knitting (still lusting after Huldra!)... 🧶🧶🧶
Oh my, how did I manage to forget Dianna?! YIKES! Well done me for forgetting my own friend. :|
Brilliant,so interesting! Thanks x
Great info video - learnt about some new designers I’m going to check out. Thank you. 😊
This was a very informative show. Thank you for compiling this information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Haven't watched this yet, just wanted to say, I completely love the 40's hair style on you!
Dette var en inspirerende episode med mange gode råd 👏🧶
I too am completely enamored by vintage knitting patterns! Thank you so much for all of this information! I love finding old knitting/sewing & crafting books in thrift shops, but this opens up a whole new treasure box to explore! I really enjoy all of your episodes! :)
Thank you!!! :D
I feel like we are totally on the same wave length at the moment. Vintage patterns have been my recent obsession and It was lovely to hear you talk about it and give some modern suggestions to check out.
Awesome!! :D I am totally obsessed as well. I think I've been for years, but it's a bit scary to actually say the vintage-word out loud for fear of "doing it wrong", but I'm doing it nonetheless :D
Another very interesting and informative episode. When I started to knit back in the 70s, patterns were still not available in a large size range so a UK 18 was hard to find. Thanks goodness for indie designers like you!
Thank you so much!!
This has been really interesting! And the links are wonderful. I'm going to spend some time dream exploring because most of the designs I like are still a bit challenging for me. Not yours however. I love how clear your instructions are! HUgs from afar.
Thanks so much! I have a 1934 pattern I am planning to knit for my daughter and this episode and your last episode were incredibly helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
This was so fun! I had no idea Alice Starmore did all those costumes! So cool! 💖
Really enjoyed this. Thank you!
I'd never heard of Fabel Knitwear before now and after browsing through her patterns I want everything. 😍
her designs are gorgeous!! :D
Ah, I love those "Stitch In Time" books too! :) They're full of such lovely patterns (and some not so lovely, I mean I couldn't wear those with huge shoulder emphasis at all! ;)) And thanks for the optimised Ravelry search, that was great! Wish I could find vintage knitting patterns in charity shops too, but have never seen any (around where I live). :/
Ellie, I think that your hair style looks really nice on you. I found this very interesting and useful seeing all the patterns and designers. Thankyou for posting this information. I will look out for those vintage books. I tried to get the Koftebokens, but they dont ship to Australia. I just about cried when I found that out. I would love to own those 3 books. In my opinion, you stand with honour in this company.
Hi Ellie,
Thank you for sharing some valuable information,
I’ve been looking for a starter, colour work jumper😀
KimXX
Wow, what a great video... really really helpful to a new knitter.. Really appreciated... a subscriber...
Glad it was helpful!
Very interesting podcast thank you for sharing. I am a vintage pattern knitter mostly have knitted from vintage patterns 40s-50s and occasionally from modern vintage inspired designs by Sarah Dallas and Kim Hargreaves!
On Ravelry, you can also filter by release year ;) very useful for looking for vintage patterns.
As a HUGE fan of vintage knitting patterns, I LOVED this video. Lots of great information! I am currently in a vintage phase too, with a Susan Crawford pattern on the needles and another of hers waiting to be cast on. I remember in my early days of collecting patterns I found a lot of them on Etsy. A lot of people have made downloadable PDF versions of original vintage patterns and sell them for $1 or $2. Also, I love your hair! I can never get a curl to stay either. Tried rag rolls a few timed and they work ok, but are tangly to tie up. Might have to try these pillow rollers. They look a little more manageable.
Aaaaah, I am so glad you liked the video! :D (I am so nervous, haha)
And yeah, I totally hear you regarding the hair struggles. But have had a lot of luck with pillow rollers so far (Rachel Maksy's tutorial using them is really good, and I use the same styling foam as well)
These vintage patterns always have called me out. 👜👒 Another place might be antique fairs or older libraries in techstyles. Absolutely love your hair!!
Very helpful , thanks!!
I would add one more if people are looking for the Downton-style 20s vibe, Louisa Harding has some beautiful patterns. I believe she used to work for one of the big design houses before starting Yarntelier. Love this episode and the many vintage resources you shared!
Oh yeah, she's got amazing stuff! (plus she's super nice too!)
Takk for tips.😊 Så fresh og fin sommerfarge du har fått, her i Trondheim e det ikke my sol enda.🌨 Digge håret ditt, ble så inspirert sist æ så dæ at æ fant fram krølltanga også.😊
Hahaha jeg gadd bare ikke sminke meg på huden :P er alltid rosa, haha!
Takk :)
@@SkeindeerKnits hehe, det e æ også. Men litt mere rosa etter å ha vært i sola.😊
Excellent video. Thanks😍🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed it
Loved this video and all the resources! I don't think of myself as super into vintage...but I own patterns from Andi Satterlund, Amy Aeppel and Helene Arnessen (bad spelling...sorry). I aspire to knit something of Marie Wallin's one day.
Actually the Kofteboken 1 has been out in icelandic for ages, though I suspect that doesn't really help most people with accessibility, lol. :P Loved getting all this information, it's so fun discovering "new" patterns and designers. :) Thanks!
Hahaha, the ONE country where there's a chance people can read some Norwegian they chose to translate the book. 😂
Mary Henderson has a lot of vintage inspired colourwork patterns...oooh and Ann Kingstone. Both British designers
The biggest issue that most of us have with vintage and historical patterns is the sizing. Most ladies vintage patterns stop at size 36 or 38 for bust. The range is usually 32/34/36.
Our beds ate much bigger, our living room furniture is massive nowadays compared to 80 years ago and our bodies are huge compared to say WwII eta.
Thanks!!!!! I love vintage, my house is also vintage :)
Oooh, life goals!! :D
You should watch Rox Rocks if you don’t already as she has done tons of research and is knitting vintage patterns from the original patterns because she wants to learn something new ‘old’?
Would anyone know of Swiss knitting patterns? Switzerland patterns are hard to find.
Hi found Lawson Sportswear Vinetage pattern 253. I have the knitted cardigan but have lost the pattern. Have fou d pattern on internet but says pattern unavailable, can you help pleeease.😂❤
Charity shops like Oxfam, can be a good source of vintage patterns
Vintage patterns are the best they seem more accurate I have far too many hundreds should sell them really
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Brilliant research- Love the video I wish I was 20s up to 50s girl but I think I’m more of 70s put oversize sweater don’t brush your hair out a hat on and go out 😄
Thank you so much Barbara! I am so glad you like the video :D :D
70s is totally cool too though! :D
thevintagepatternfiles and
subversive femme also have free vintage knitting pattern (blogs)
Awesome!! Thank you for suggesting!!
There is also a lys in Vienna, that has Sandnes in German and English. They also offer pattern support and often translate the older patterns, from Sandne.
They have a couple of other Scandinavian brands as well.
lillebutik.at/
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It's so weird that you made this video right now. My parents died in March and as my brother and I are going through their things, we came upon my mother's knitting patterns. We offered some to their lovely neighbour who took about half, but I still have a huge carrier bag full with about 4 folders of patterns. I assume they are dating back to the 60s when my parents came to the UK.
They are not really my kind of pattern, but I'd love to donate them to somewhere that might put them in an online archive.
Do you have any suggestions?
An online archive would be problematic, as the original pattern writer would have to give permission for their work to be included on a case-by-case basis to avoid copyright rule infractions. If you contact local yarn stores, they may know of knitting groups in their area that would appreciate the donation as a teaching resource.
I am in London, if you want dibs and are in London, you would be welcome.
I've got Alice star more tudor k its
Antiquepatternknittinglibrary.org is another source for not only vintage knitting patterns and booklets but other patterns for crochet, tatting, embroidery and more. This library will also take donations of old pattern booklets etc. if you have some you no longer want.
Awesome!! Thanks for suggesting!
Skeindeer Knits www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/. The link did not work. This one does.
Sadly some patterns are musty smelling and should be dumped rather than bought
My Nan had loads of patterns from the 40’s / 50’s she binned them all 😠