A tiny new baby born to friends in France. Since my granddaughter will be starting university in Paris next week I asked her to choose a newborn hand knitted sweater from my present drawer that she can take to give.
All sweaters ( and this is just a small sample) knitted from the same 1930s pattern with vintage pure wool, mostly from thrift shops. 1950s or earlier if I can get it. Note my vintage buttons ! Monica chose to take the middle one .
This one is just off the needles. 1970s 4 ply wool crepe, lovely to handle, wool from an op shop in Lower Hutt, NZ.
On the needles at the moment, some inherited sock yarn. I never did quite get the hang of knitting socks.
Looks as if I may not have enough so I am knitting in a few rows of a mottled gray Rowan yarn, bought on the cone in Yorkshire for 10p. If the gray stands out too much I will edge the neck and sleeves with it to tie it together visually.
I would have chosen that one with the lookalike Breton stripes too for a French baby. I love baby clothes, they make me go all silly.
ReplyDeletejust using up my old odds and ends.
DeleteI love 30s and forties knitting patterns. I have a few that I intend to knit up one day. You're fortunate finding vintage wool I only tend to find newish wool.
ReplyDeleteThe colours on your latest one are gorgeous.
Have a great week
Lovely little sweaters! I just purchased some sock yarn and have signed up for a toe-up sock knitting class at Craftsy....wish me luck!!
ReplyDeleteI do....show me the results.
DeleteI am sure your grand daughter will love studying in Paris.... My daughter works there and has no intention of leaving!
ReplyDeleteJulie x
Cute sweaters x