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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern: Patons & Baldwins No. 2738 30s Ladies Tennis Top
It’s Jumper Jill again, my favorite model. Here she is doing a kind of look across the tennis net to someone she loves look. The pattern itself is in a terribly ripped and delicate state. I found it...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern: Men’s late 60s sweaters Sirdar 5084
I just love the neckwear on the left. Here is pait of very functional men’s sweaters from the late 1960s. This is in chest sizes 38, 40, 42 and 44. I also like it’s simplicity in that you cast on the...
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Free Knitting Magazine from mid-60s with 8 patterns
This is a bumper post of a whole booklet of patterns. It might have been from the UK newspaper The Mirror, but I’m not sure. Has anyone heard of the Women’s Mirror? I’m sorry about the text that runs...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern: Forties Jacket Bestway 896
Back in time to the 1940s for this pattern. Finished circumference is 38 inches, so it is designed for a 32 to 36 inch bust. Knitted in 4-ply. There is an option of short sleeves. I’ve recently been...
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Free Vintage Pattern: Rose of England 1940s top Bestway 1551
This is knitted in 3-ply and is to fit a 36 inch bust. See the pdf HERE or hit see more for pictures of every page.
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern: Forties Knitted Jumper with Fancy Yoke Bestway...
Doesn’t the sleeve head look a little bizarre? Like it’s been folded to fit in. I’m sure it was a design feature, but not one I have seen before. Finished bust is 38 inches, so I think it will fit...
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Free vintage Knitting Pattern – From Munrospun Knitting Book No 11
The pattern for this top is from Munrospun Knitting Book 11, which I think dates somewhere between 1946 and 1956. This is one of those magic knitting patterns that has appeared in my house, which I...
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1940’s Flame Jumper from Lister’s Lavenda No. 1037
Link to PDF pattern Approximate Year or Decade: 1940s -1950s Size 30 – 32 inch bust Yarn Size 3 ply
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These pattern are all free, but please, please donate
I’m happy to post all my vintage pattern for free, but in return please consider donating what you think a knitting pattern is worth to this charity. My best friend died of this horrid form of...
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WW2 Copley’s No. 907 Lady’s Cardigan For The Larger Figure
Click here for the PDF Year/ Decade This is definitely from WW2 as the character in the Copley’s logo is wearing a tin hat. It is too expensive for WW1. And the make-up and eyebrows make me think of...
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1970’s Sidar 5308 Fairisle Yoke Jumper
Link to PDF here Year/ Decade 1970’s – It’s after 1972 as the price is in decimal currency, still not from the 80s as half-pence were still in use. Size – Yarn Size – DK also known as double knitting...
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1970 Sidar 2498 Men’s Waistcoat Knitting Pattern
Link to the PDF Year – 1970. I can be quite precise because this is in both pre-decimal and decimal currency so it’s from 1970, or 1969 if they printed them that far ahead or 1971 if they put both...
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Sweet 1940’s Blue Bird Jumper Bestway A 1961
Click here for PDF Year/Decade – 1940’s. I’m guessing. The pattern is pretty small, which fits with paper rationing. There was a very famous 40’s song about bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover....
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Pins And Needles Daisy Sweater from 1972
Link to the PDF Year – 1972 Size – 34 to 38 inch bust Yarn Size – 4 ply Source – this is a UK magazine I found on my holidays a couple of years ago. I think it was from a vintage or antique shop. I...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern – 1940’s WW2 Men’s Cardigan Weldons 445
Link to the PDF Year/Decade – WW2 (1939 – 1945) because it’s for “home or service wear” Size – 37 – 39 inch chest Yarn Size – 4 ply (I’ve said it before, but you can’t go wrong with Susan Crawford...
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern cute 1970’s hoodie Lister Lee Target K801
Link to the PDF Year/ Decade – 1970s Size 32 – 38 inch bust Yarn Size – DK Source – I bought this on Ebay
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Free Vintage Crochet and Knitting Pattern -1940’s Bestway 534 2 Glove Patterns
Link to PDF Year/ Decade – 1940s? Yarn Size – Arden Lustrous Crochet Cotton for pattern 1 and Arden’s Star Sylko in No 3
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Free Vintage Knitting Pattern 1950’s Men’s Sweater from Emu 146
Link to PDF Year – 1950’s because of the size of the pattern and that it’s in colour. Could also be 1960s. Size – 38 -42 inch chest Yarn Size – 3 ply Also -what is that in his left hand? looks like a...
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Free Vintage Knitting – Pattern 1940’s Fair Isle Cardigan Bestway 1656
Link to PDF Year/ Decade – this is a tiny pattern so definitely from WW2 Size – 34 -38 inch bust (19 inches measured flat) Yarn Size – 3 ply
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Free Knitting Pattern- 1980s Icelandic sweater and cardigan
Link to PDF Year or Decade – from her hair do it’s a late 70s to mid 80s pattern. His hair is pretty 80s. They look like everyone’s parents did when I was little. I’m leaning towards dating it as...
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