Free WWII Knitting Patterns

• Mar 20, 2008

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Sunny

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The Victoria & Albert Museum has free wartime knitting patterns available for download on the website, as part of an online exhibit on knitting.

1940s Patterns to Knit

Don't miss important needle size and yarn weight information at the bottom of the first page.

 

• Mar 20, 2008

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zaika

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one of my favorite knitting sites!! the fair isle cap and gloves are on my to-do list.

 

• Mar 20, 2008

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Smuterella

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there is also a Horrockses dress pattern free

http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/create.php

 

• Mar 21, 2008

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That victory jumper has been on my wish list for a couple years! I got stuck just at trying to figure the gauge. :eusa_doh: lol

 

• Mar 21, 2008

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Snookie said:

That victory jumper has been on my wish list for a couple years! I got stuck just at trying to figure the gauge. :eusa_doh: lol

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there is a VERY similar one in the book vintage knits, in fact i have a feeling this is the original pattern for it. i can't find my copy right now to check for you. maybe you could borrow it from the library, maybe it would help you.

 

• Aug 24, 2021

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Swing Girl

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Here are the links to my two favorite free vintage knitting pattern sites. They both have tons of great patterns!

https://freevintageknitting.com/pattern-categories
https://vintageknittingpatternarchi...intage-knitting-patterns/patterns-from-1940s/

 

• Aug 28, 2021

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Dixie_Amazon

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The link in the original post no longer works.
Try this one: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/1940s-knitting-patterns