So many projects, so little time...
I said I was up for a knitting challenge, and here I am knitting up a jumper using both a stranded & intarsia knitting techniques all in one go. Pure craziness! Stranded knitting (or more commonly known as Fair Isle) is when you knit with two colors on the same row, alternating back and forth,Continue reading
Back in December I tried to post up this coral cardigan pattern for you all but the pdf came out too blury to read easily. So I’m giving it another go for you all since it’s such a cute pattern. This pattern comes from the March 1948 edition of Stitchcraft magazine: Click on the followingContinue reading
I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Today’s Stitchcraft freebie is a cardigan that I’m currently in the middle of knitting up. You may recognize it from my fall project board (which I’m slowly, but surely plugging through on.) I’m just about done with the back bodice, so once I’m 100% done with it,Continue reading
I have the cutest little jumper pattern for you guys today, called Cherry Ripe from the 1942 Edition of Stitchcraft. To download the free pattern as a pdf click on the following link: Cherry Ripe Jumper Click here to add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue or Favorites. Addendum: A portion of the top cornerContinue reading
As promised, this week’s free vintage pattern is the classic golfer cardigan that was on the cover of the April 1952 Stitchcraft magazine that was featured along with the multitude of glove patterns from last week. This classic cardigan is finished with 1″ of contrasting petersham ribbon to reinforce the button bands: Click on the following linkContinue reading
I was a bit remiss in my posting of the ‘knitting portion’ of the giveaway from yesterday and didn’t include all of the knitting patterns that come in this edition. So I’d like to correct that and show you gals all of the patterns that are included in the March 1952 edition of Stitchcraft. FirstContinue reading
I hope you are all able to look forward to a long holiday weekend to celebrate Labor day, like I am. But can you believe it’s already September?! I feel like I spent so long wishing it was summer, and now it seems to be on it’s way out. Today, I have another free stitchcraft pattern downloadContinue reading
I’ve been knitting up a storm this fall/winter and have completed a (very speedy sweater) called Ingenue. It’s a fairly basic raglan sleeved sweater, constructed top down & knit in the round. Generally, when I get bored or when I get to a hard part of a project – I loose patience and wander offContinue reading
Today’s freebie pattern comes, once again, from the March 1955 edition of Stitchcraft Magazine. Click on the following link to download the pattern as a pdf: Beaded Lucelle Jumper Pattern. Click here to add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue or Favorites. While we’re in the middle of winter, I’ve managed to pick a spring/summer jumper toContinue reading
On this past Sunday, Felixand I went out to Rosemont, IL to go to the Wolff’s flea market. Felix and I have been watching the show American Pickersvia Netflix streaming over the past few months, and it never fails to please. In addition to that, one of Felix’s friends (Maureen Stanton) from grad school recently published a book called “Killer Stuff andContinue reading
