Saturday, July 20, 2013

More vintage French knitting patterns, this time from the late 1920s-early 1930s

As a lover of vintage things, I am eternally indebted to projects like Google Books, Trove, and Gallica. My current obsession is Gallica--there are a few French magazines on there from the 1920s and 1930s and they're absolutely lovely! Of course, there are earlier (and probably later!) editions as well...I'm just busy soaking it all in!

These patterns are from the Crochet et Tricot edition of la Mode du Jour. The site says that the issue is from 1928, but it looks more early 30s to me. 

I selected eleven patterns from the magazine to share, six today and five tomorrow, but you can download the whole PDF here. You can also download the images individually in .jpg format or download a .txt document, which might be better for running the patterns through Google translate if you're uncertain about the instructions. 

As is typical for earlier knitting patterns, the yarn requirements are probably a little under what's actually required. 4-fils would be 4-ply (UK) or modern-day US sock/fingering yarn. But check your gauge and knit what's comfortable for you. 

Off we go!



Four more after the jump!






Five more tomorrow!

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