From 1947 comes this sweet little knitting pattern for a ribbed t-shirt with patterned collar and placket in stranded knitting.
It’s sized to fit a 34″ bust, and is knit with a fine fingering weight yarn.
Here you can see the detail in the front placket and collar.
You’ll find the pattern in the June 23rd 1947 issue of The Telegraph (Brisbane), on Trove.
Today’s find on Trove (the online digital media collection from the Australian National Library), is a knitting pattern for these smart Fair-Isle mittens.
Sized to fit a hand of 7 inches in circumference (a teen or women’s size small in today’s standards), these mittens can be knit with oddments of fingering weight wool in any choice of colours. They are knit flat on two needles for those who don’t like knitting in the round, but you could easily modify the pattern for in the round knitting without seams.
You’ll find the pattern in “The Land” newspaper, March 29th 1945.
How can you knit everyone you know a jumper for Christmas?
Knit them on 10mm/US size 15 needles like this gorgeous number from 1967
I have to admit, I don’t usually like garments knit with super bulky yarns, but the cable up the front of this jumper/sweater, is just enough to break up the extra bulkiness caused by using several strands of yarn together.
Check out the pattern: The Super Sonic Knit, from the Australian Women’s Weekly, December 13th 1967 and be on your way to filling your Christmas gift collection and emptying your stash at the same time!
