Ooooh do I have a great knitting pattern to share with you guys today!!! This pattern comes once again from the November 1936 Edition of Stitchcraft magazine.
As soon as I saw it I wanted to knit it up for my next vintage knitting project.
Click on the following link to download the pattern as a free pdf: Bobble Stitch Jumper Pattern.
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Do you guys know what’s funny?! I actually loathe knitting or crocheting bobbles. I love the way they look, but I just think they’re tedious and annoying. But I have to make this sweater anyhow, that’s how much I love it. :)
I’m nearly finished with my ‘Accessory for your Spring Suit’ jumper, so I’m needing another project to work on really soon. I was going to knit the Chuck Sweater next that you may have seen on Lladybird Lauren’s blog (which is gorgeous and so cute in red) but I’m thinking I have to do this one first.
I was hoping to use a yarn from my own stash to reduce, but the only appropriate yarns I found were pastel yellow or sky blue, none of which would suit for this winter jumper. I’m thinking of knitting it in either a pretty red, a cornflower-royal blue hue, or a hunter green. What do you guys thinks it should be knit in?
I don’t care for the tucked-in sweater look, but I love the action shot here.
Pattern Details:
This pattern is designed to fit a 34-36″ bust and has a tension of 7.5 sts per inch using a US size 5 (or 3.75mm) needle.
Huh. This is the second time in this Stitchcraft edition that the gauge seems quite different vs. the needle size. I did a bit of digging and found this site, that lists out some vintage yarns and their gauge with the recommended needle size. I’ve used this site a bunch of times to reference, and here for the same yarn “Paton’s Beehive Fingering, 4-ply” they use a US size 3 needle (or 3.25mm). I’m thinking that the booklets from further back (prior to the 50’s and even 40’s) have a different needle size system or something.
That’s all I have for you today. As always, feel free to drop me a line if you’d like to see a particular type of pattern posted and I’ll see what I can do for you. Have a lovely weekend everyone. :)
Love this pattern! Seriously, you are making it so difficult to choose my next sweater pattern. There must 10 different patterns you have listed that I want to make.
I think the color choices you are considering for this jumper are great – have you thought about what you would wear with it? That’s always my biggest hangup – vintage sweaters hit at the natural waist, but all my pants are contemporary low-rise! What color sweater would go best with your favorite highwaist pants? Other colors to consider are eggplant (that’s on my mind because th yarn I am using right now is that color) or dark teal (like your coat).
Thanks so much for your help Annabelle! I always forget to consider what I have in my closet for my bottom half. :)
I’m already debating an Eggplant color for a future Chuck sweater, so I can’t do that one. Soon though….
How funny – every time I’ve talked knitting with something this week, bobbles have come up in the conversation. I was actually talking last night about how I wanted to knit something with bobbles. GET OUTTA MY HEAD, LIZ :)
This is really really cute! I don’t know if I’m quite ready to commit to fingering weight yarn (I think I want to start out with socks. Maybe. I don’t know!! There are too many awesome patterns out there haha!!), but I’m saving the pattern for sure. My color vote is for forest green, btw :)
And yay for your future Chuck! It knits up so fast, I bet you’ll have it finished in no time haha.
You could always investigate your ‘seasonal colour’ before deciding which colour :) Me… well I have a weakness for red. I love it so! And blue is a colour I look good in so….
Red. I keep envisioning it in red. Possibly because it is a wintery colour…
Ooooh, I like the looks of this sweater (minus the pocket)! As I have no experience, I can’t comment on those bobbles, but I can comment on the color. I think a forest green would be an excellent choice. Do you have a nice, thick wool skirt that might pair up nicely with this Stitchcraft beauty?
red..
This is adorable. Can you tell me what brand and weight of wool you would use for this. We have a hopeless selection in my home town and have to rely on buying online. Would a Cascade Fingering do?
I love cascade fingering yarn! It’s one of my favorite stand-by’s! :)
Oh, and in answer to your question Red or Teal would look fabulous!