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The 1950 s pattern reminded me of the late queen

Hello, just found your channel! Are you on Ravelry? I love vintage knitting and crocheting! Have you re-sized any other vintage patterns?

We use the S in maths because it is an abbreviation of the work mathematics which is plural.

My grandma gave me a fair isle magazine from 1981. It has mostly tiny sizes. I was like well I need to figure this out. And boom, your video shows up in my feed. :D

My thing with vintage patterns is usually the terms used which is different from modern ones. Patterns older than the 80s is difficult for me to understand.

Yes, being a crochet from age 9 I often mix crochet and knits together

Oh my goodness my brain conked out way before the end. I'm sure I will never try this upsizing lark but well done you.

I find old patterns without info as to needles size and gauge. Only yarn name

I love the T-shirt. Is it available some where?

I love these snarky comments! It must have been frustrating for early knitters who had a limited pattern selection and then struggled to find anything they liked or that worked and that suited them. We are so lucky now with endless online help and support and patterns. I do kind of want to try these now to see what the fuss is about. I hope you can do a more I depth video on this!

I am really impressed how you altered that tightly fitting pattern into one that flatters a fuller figure.

John Nettles also modelled a rather natty Aran style cardigan. Birdy

eye candy!!❤

It looks absolutely adorable! Good job! it's very inspiring

Hello! This video is exactly up my alley, as it were, as I’m a gentleman of the gothy persuasion so naturally I’m drawn to spooky knits. I’m currently getting into historical/vintage fashion, and thus far I’ve started on sewing a pair of 1890’s men’s trousers (well, I’ve pinned the pattern pieces to the fabric, cutting is still too scary). Knit-wise, I’d like to make a version of a Fair Isle style pullover but perhaps with a slightly more somber colour scheme than usual. You’ve got a lovely voice and I thank you for sharing your knowledge as well as the lovely patterns and projects made from them!

The thing that stops me the most from knitting up vintage patterns is I'm too impatient to knit a garment in 4 ply 😂 I just about have the patience to knit in DK

This is great! I don't seem to have any interest in modern knits. Although my vintage period of choice is the 80s, so the hurdles aren't quite as big, but they're still there, and I'll still need to size most of them up.

Beautiful. I, personally, would knit with a solid color and replace the stripes by purling rows. I love to knit with Merino wool since I’m allergic to 100% wool. I had to wear gloves to knit a tam. My finger tips felt😢 raw knitting with Shetland wool so I’m taking break from the project. In order to wear it I’m going to need to line the ribbing!

Thankyou for taking the time to make this video, I collect loads of vintage patterns but with a 40" bust I never find a pattern to fit and I don't know how to grade them up. I would like to see more of the maths you used to get the stitch count please. The final top is wonderfull.

So glad you popped up I’m my thread I’ve got a few vintage Arans plus a couple of plain knits I’d like to have a go at and as a larger than life lady I’m definitely not a knitwear twiglet sorry fabulous knitwear models of the past you were fantastic but sooo tiny waisted and out of my league 😂

Your summery pullover turned out beautifully! I knit almost exclusively from vintage patterns, so I appreciated seeing your approach.

Hello...I have just found your wonderful podcast....I do collect Stitchcraft magazines from the 30's, 40's and a few from the 50's. I myself used to buy Stitchcraft in the 70's so I have a few of those. Reading through Stitchcraft connects me somehow with my Mother who was a great knitter too....I imagine how her life must have been during the War with so much loss, terror and deprivation and yet still knitting these intricate woollies. I think that some of my baby cardigans came from Stitchcraft magazines. So for me they mean so much more than a few dusty old paper pages....and I do occasionally embroider or knit the patterns.

This is so cool and exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

So sweet. I love the joy in your eyes! God bless you, friend!❤

Great job! It looks so nice on you!

Wow, you are courageous and also genius! Your sweater is amazing! Good job, and thanks for sharing your adventure. 'Math and maths', until my knitting journey I never heard 'maths' as an American. I wonder where this difference came into play? ❤ I subscribed and hit the bell. Please more podcasts!

Well done on this piece! I'm currently procrastinating grading up a vintage pattern for myself. I find them so much harder to read than modern patterns as they assume so much and explain so little! It looks like you've got some rowing out on your top. When you've switched from knitting in the round to flat the tension can change and it will impact your row gauge. It happens to me all the time. (I knit tighter than I purl. I've found going down half a needle size for my purl rows usually helps even out the gauge and make the transition look more seamless.) 😀

OMG so cute! had to hit subscribe after this video :)

Fantastic to see you here. More of these podcasts please. Your finished jumper is gorgeous. I've been knitting for decades now and learned from my Nan's old patterns, I'm a wee thing as she'd say, so I rarely need to change the size. That said, I do lately and would love more advice on this as maths is not my forte. Loved this episode! Thanks.

These are the type of cottage core I am looking for! Thank you.

Beautiful sweater. Love the colors and the fit

A lot of the vintage patterns are 32-34". I go by matching the gauge first with the yarn.

Your a lot braver than me with knitting patterns. I love vintage patterns but I’m not brave enough to try and resize them. Love the shawl at the end.

I love mixing crochet and knitting, but there aren't many patterns for that. Enjoyed your discussion. You are much more skilled and adventurous than me😀. I give up on old patterns without my size-maybe someday? Enjoyed seeing how you did it and finished sweater looks great. The pleat was ingenious!

I used to love it when my Aunt had bought one of those special waxed boxes of tri-colour ice cream - my mother would never have bought such a thing! Your top turned out really well - it looks great on you! I love knitting pieced patterns, they seem to go by so quickly with all the little sections. As soon as I have freed my needles from the rib I cast on the next piece rib section, and knit a few rows now and then so that when the first piece is finished I am ready to begin with the knitting on the second piece and go on like this - it works a bit like stripes in terms of motivation. I occasionally knit a modern top-down jersey and hate the unwieldiness of it. I have a well-fitting cardigan that I use as a template for knitting piece garments, I have found this more successful than trying to measure myself, and less depressing!! I have never heard of any knit/crochet patterns, although, before I learned to knit a few years ago I often mended commercially knit garment cuffs by picking up and crocheting a new cuff. Lots of interesting stitches on your shawl. Did you crochet the black-edge cusion/blanket behind you? It's so retro looking! Thanks, this was an enjoyable watch. ps. presumably, you have seen the Sirdar pattern archive? They made some spectacular patterns.

Such cozy video, makes me want to knit too. Lovely!

Just found your channel and love it. Have subscribed. I'm currently knitting the 1940's two tone leaf sweater. Stuck on rib island atm.

Yes please . I just saw a pattern on your page which i still have . Can you help pleade i had a pattern by Dirdar which fell out if my handbag. I have tried every where to find that pattern again. It is a sirdar crochet top with peplum .. the model wore a choker around her neck. 1970 0r 1980. Pattern. Please please

I enjoyed watching your video of the Scottish wool producers. All your yarns look lovely . Thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Love watching your channel as there are not many knitting blogs featuring vintage knitting! Keep it going please! Would be good to see your own wips and fo’s!!! You must have a huge collection of your own vintage patterns.

A lovely beginning to the week, thanks! Enjoyed hearing "chist now" (just now) and "where I stay" (live)! So many festival videos zoom round so quickly you have no time to focus but your filming speed was just right. It looks like a lovely event. I love that hat you are considering making!

I’m new to your channel and found you while looking for vintage knitting patterns. The yarns you bought were gorgeous colours.

Hi love your podcasts very informative. Agree some rare patterns are selling for huge prices but have you thought that the people buying them will probably be selling copies so they will get their money back and more!!! ?

Thank you so much, what fabulous patterns! ❤️ I'm fairly new to crochet and have been looking for gold thread that doesn't rip my fingers to shreds. I happened upon Twilleys Goldfingering metalised yarn being sold cheaply (I'm in Australia) so started looking for information on it - and found your wonderful video! Do you know if the metalised version is as nice as the lovely yarns in your video? Maybe I'm completely clueless but I'd love to make a gold shawl with it, or even a summer blanket. Thanking you in advance.

Australian listing for a single pattern: Mary Card's Crochet Book number 5, sold for $65 + $12.95 p&h, largely filet patterns. Sold on behalf of a charity.

So what's up with all the skinny models with tiny waist lines and limited pattern sizes? Certainly not everyone met those physical standards! Any explanation out there?

That was so well presented and some of those older patterns are gorgeous 😊

Greetings from California! I adore your videos. The contents is fascinating, and the cadence of your voice is like music. But to quibble, wasn’t Elsa Lanchester the Bride of Frankenstein?

I have a few old pattern books and I love them innit some of the children pattern s for my children one difference from tod.ays pattern s is the direction we're so concise and you had to really know how to understand them....pattern today go row by ròw and are on several pages not just a few paragraphs

That's so funny!