Lovely visit. I feel like I’m attending knitting college. These videos are really wonderful. Especially for someone who doesn’t have your deep interest in the research but loves to hear the fruit of your labors. Thanks.
Three years later, and I feel like I am attending knitting college with Roxanne's amazing videos! I am lucky to be able to gain this knowledge and tidbits she shares, I have no one to knit with in my area or any elders to teach me things I am missing :( Really only was able to find knitting outside my city which is weird considering it's not a small city here in Canada although it's not huge but we are really lacking knitting groups which is says we can all be learning so much from each other! Guess that's why I am extra grateful for Roxanne and her ability to share her knowledge!
Your casual Friday videos grab my attention. Love history and knowing how and when something came about and how we can learn about it for today. Thank you for your curiosity and willingness to share. Sweaters have haunted me throughout my knitting. Knitted them for children, but not myself. Interesting how you go about fitting them. Well keep watching both technique Tuesday and casual fridays to learn how to fit a sweater to myself. Looking forward to you kal on fitting socks.
These videos are fabulous. I learn so much every time and there is an amazing amount of information to ponder and make sense of in my head. Can’t wait to participate in the sock KAL - and August is perfect timing for me. Thanks for making the time and effort creating these wonderful videos for me and your viewing audience. Salam wa sa’aadah
Once again, fascinating! I watched in awe at everything you’ve done and discovered in your research. I’m really looking forward to the “page” you create in your Ravelry group that will point us to these resources. Should be some interesting reading! I’m beginning to think of you as the Sherlock Holmes of vintage knitting history, Rox! (Ha, ha!). Take care!
Thank you for a great video. I also enjoy hearing about your research. I am excited about your sock KAL in August. I will definitely join you. Thank you in advance for planning it. I think it will be very interesting and informative
Thanks for all your research, it is so fascinating ! I am so looking forward to your August sock knit along, I am sure I will learn a lot. I usually prefer knitting toe up socks two at a time, to avoid the grafting of the toes and second sock syndrome. ;-) I am looking forward to graft with the new (old) method you prensented last tuesday. I knitted the Bavarin twisted stiches mitts two at a time which helped me a lot to go quicker. It is so much easier for me to knit the same row twice than doing it again later, muscle memory helps a lot. And trust me, I was never bored !!!
I'm hoping for an in-depth look at your neck hugging shawl collar construction. That collar is beautiful and exactly what I'd like to have the know-how for. Socks that fit. I almost gave up on socks before my first pair. I knew patterns would not fit me (I have long feet with narrow arches and very narrow heels) and as a new knitter couldn't quite figure out what to do so they would. I tried so many things that I came across and they all left me bewildered. I finally learned to knit socks without much math working toe-up knit-to-fit. I know you prefer cuff-down and think that's great. Personal preference is a great thing! I could now do the gauge and math and do cuff-downs but having learned a way that works for me which allows me to do my gusseted faux heel flaps or short row heels for someone else I see no reason to change. BUT I think it's great if you do a KAL for socks - I might actually give it a try and do something outside my comfort zone. I am open to learning new things. The math is what does me in. Most podcasts I consider a waste of time. I'm hooked on yours. I learn so many fascinating things. Thank you for sharing this wealth of knowledge you have accumulated and continue to suss out so diligently.
I am new to your channel, and returning to knitting from a 10 yr hiatus. I would absolutely love to be part of the sock kal! I have knit socks years ago, but learning to get a great fit would be wonderful. I have been binge listening to your podcast while sorting through my stash, and getting myself organized. I am so excited about your podcast on many levels, the knitting vintage aspect ( such a great topic) and your technical side. I feel like I’m really going to learn a lot here. I don’t live by an LYS ( only Micheals) so future purchases will require traveling 2-5 hours or online purchases. Fortunately I do have a small stash!
This video provoked a lot of thoughts as I watched: 1. I prefer to knit, but I love crochet for making toys. I have two nephews under the age of 10 who love the plushie toys I make them, knit or crochet. 2. The younger one loves rainbows and his birthday is this month. I am knitting a modification of Knit Picks' Hue Shift Afghan, which is a lot of garter stitch. I am using your I-cord bind off tutorials for watching you pick up along the sides of garter stitch. It has given me a lot of thoughts about doing a video tutorial series on techniques to refine this pattern, without giving away copyrighted content. 3. I would love to participate in a sock KAL, especially if it accompanies a tutorial series that complements your already great sock tutorials. My mom's orthotic shoes are a little loose, and she wants thicker socks. Our LYS is going out of business, so I got some Berroco Vintage in sport weight. I need to figure out what needles give me a good fabric, then work the measurements from the gauge for stitch count, etc. It would be fun to do that in a KAL (my first!) As always, I enjoyed Casual Friday. Thank you putting the work into these videos; your storytelling is something I look forward to. I keep my RUclips tab open, waiting for the notification bell to tell me your video is available.
Thank you for all the vintage knitting stuff! It continues to be fun for me to see just what in the world they were knitting back then (my favorites have definitely been the doorstop brick with knitting around it, or the carriage rug. Both are really weird items to think about from a modern perspective). I will say, crochet has my heart, not for the cute animals but I really like some of the shawl, hat and scarf patterns. The cabling is interesting and the lace is nice. However, I’m not a fan of crochet socks and sweaters, so I agree, each has their own advantages and I’ll be sticking to knitting for my first sweater (personal preference, I know a lot of people love crochet sweaters and socks, so no offense meant).
I'm really enjoying your podcast. I've purchased several vintage knitting books from my local library books sale. Even the book you showed by Katharina Buss. I got that book in hard back for a $1 at my local library books sale. There is a vest pattern for men I would like to knit however I'm been have a hard time finding conversion links for needles, yardage, and some word terminology. I will check the links you've listed as well. Also I'm looking forward to your sock KAL. Thank you so much I too like learning history knitting. God Bless You🙏❤☺❤
There are lots of resources that can help you on Ravelry, including the All Things Vintage group, and you can always ask in my Ravelry group, as well. Many vintage yarns are in the Ravelry data base, which can help to determine yarn weight, fiber content, and yardage. Needle sizes can be more reliably understood if they are from British patterns. American needle sizes are more varied. I haven't found online charts for conversion of American needle sizes to modern day sizing to be reliable. I usually use a combination of finished size and stitch count to help me determine gauge, and then check various parts of the pattern to see if my guess at gauge combined with stitch and row counts makes sense.I am finding patterns post 1900 to be fairly easy to decipher. As you move backwards, it gets harder.
Thanks so much for this video. I am learning so much about the vintage patterns. I am looking forward to seeing how you knitted the pocket in a technical video and the finished garment of course. Did you knit the sweater you are wearing?
The top I'm wearing is a Norah Gaughan pattern, called Arris: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/arris-2 (I really dislike knitting with linen, but the results are always so great.)
If you put your videos on a CD or just a download package, I'd be happy to pay for them, just to keep an archive for reference. I think you are a rare resource. I would still like seeing new videos as you make them. On another note, southwest American Indians had a form of knit or chrochet to make lacy openwork, to make leggings or vests. there are slender sticks found in the ruins, but they have no hooks on them. I don't know the exact method, but I've seen modern pictures of them, so someone is still making them.
I believe that Jane Waller will be the same woman who first wrote 'A Stitch in Time', which was re-published in a new edition by Susan Crawford circa 2008 ? I'm so glad I found your channel, it's totally fascinating! I'm a PhD student myself (of fashion & cultural history) and I'm enjoying hearing about your research trips through physical and digital archival material. I believe the knitting library in the UK that you refer to will be at Winchester School of Art, which is famous for that reference library library.soton.ac.uk/wsa/KRL
I looked up Jane Waller last night, and spent some time figuring out if she was just reproducing vintage patterns, or if she had written some of those vintage patterns. Then I saw the Stitch in Time books, and realized I had seen them before. I'll have to see if our Textile Center has those books, so I can see their approach to presenting vintage patterns. As I head into the next few decades in my 20th century sweater march, sizing is going to be more of an issue! So interesting that you are getting a PhD in fashion and cultural history. That sounds fascinating. I may have to pick your brain at some point!
@@RoxanneRichardson the original one from the 70s basically scanned the vintage patterns. The new ones by Susan Crawford adapt them for multi-sizing, modern yarns, and make some changes too.
Thanks for this - I feel ignorant I did not know you coined the term "German Short Row"! I'm interested in all things sock as I simply haven't the commitment to a relationship with sweater knitting. I look forward to the proposed August KAL!
Well, it was a while ago! At the time, people kept asking me for permission to use the technique in their patterns. I didn't invent the technique, I just pointed it out and gave it a label! :-) I'm just happy that it caught on. :-)
Rox, did you get new glasses? They look great and frame your face very well. 😀 I love all your videos, but am really enjoying this trip down memory lane with vintage patterns!
I did get new glasses! I picked them up about an hour before I started recording. They aren't as drastic a difference as the last time I got glasses, so I hardly even notice the difference myself, when I look in the mirror. :-)
August sock KAL sounds great! Next time would you say something about the Master Hand Knitting programme: why did you decide to do it; how long did it take you; what did you get out of it, etc.
In one of the early Casual Friday episodes, I talked quite a bit about the program and why I did it, how it's structured, etc. If you go to my channel and click on Playlists, there is one called Casual Friday that contains all the episodes. I believe it was the second or third episode. Sometime in the first month, for sure.
Hi Roxanne, I listened very closely when you were talking about pocket constructions. I heard you mention a method where both parts of the pocket are made simultaneously. Have you a link to that method? I am currently working on a sweater for my mom who likes pockets in her sweaters. ☺ I sooooo appreciate all you do for us, your knitting followers. All the time spent researching...the time spent making the video clips...the list could go on for a page or two, I suppose! 😊 I, too, am interested in doing the sock knit along. 😀 yayyy!!!
When I make the Right Front of the sweater, I'll record specific parts and explain in more detail. I hope that will make it into Friday's video. I don't have a link. We were given specific instructions for making an inset pocket swatch for the Master Hand Knitting program, and I haven't seen this technique anywhere else. I just looked at the (copyrighted) instructions, and I don't see a citation for where the idea might have originally come from. (I thought I had heard/read that this technique had been published in a knitting magazine some years ago.) Basically, you work the border (in my case, garter stitch), locate the span of stitches where the pocket will be inset, pick up sts through the purl bumps under the needle on the WS of the fabric, and work the pocket lining, making sure that the selvedges are worked in garter stitch. When you finish the lining flap, return to working the sweater body. As you come to the span of sts where the pocket will be, work the st of the sweater body to the lowest garter bump on that edge of the flap, then work across the body sts to the last stitch spanning the pocket and work the body stitch together with the first garter bump on the left edge of the flap, then finish the row. WS rows, you do not pick up a pocket lining selvedge stitch.
Hi Roxanne, I'm trying to figure out the instructions for this pocket and I have come to the realization that this pocket is designed for a bottom-up constructed sweater...my conundrum now is this: will this method work for a top down constructed sweater too? I am having fun (enjoying) trying to figure this knitting puzzle. Thanks!☺
Ms. Roxanne, I'm new to your channel (found you just now) and I'm new to Vintage Knitting. Is there any resource that would translate the types of yarn they are using in Vintage patterns? I've knitted, just willy nilly, for several years and am just learning the types of yarn >we< have. Therefore, it's difficult for me to identify what types and weights of yarns are being used. Is it worsted? Aran?...sock weight? And are the sizes of needles listed the same as what we have today? Thank you so much for the Archive list! I had already found a couple of these books but to find all of these in one list is HUGE! I'm so excited! Thank you for this video, M'am!
Even in modern patterns, needle size is just a suggestion for what will be needed to get a specific gauge. As long as the pattern lists the gauge, that will help guide you toward what needle *you* will need. The old UK needle sizes were based on standard wire gauge (using the British wire gauge system). The US needle sizes became more or less standardized toward the mid-century. When determining what yarn weight to use, gauge is often a clue, but the tricky part is figuring out if the gauge listed is the standard/recommended gauge for the yarn called for, or if the particular project has a gauge that is looser or firmer than what you would see on the ball band (the ball band recommendation we see these days is based on the appropriate gauge for a stockinette sweater). The more recent the vintage pattern was published, the easier it is to find out information about the yarn called for. There are a number of websites that document vintage yarns and the modern equivalent (with the caveat that they aren't all 100% accurate.) I would recommend joining the All Things Vintage group on Ravelry. That's a great resource for getting help with specific questions and finding resources.
Thank you so very much for your help. Yes m'am...I've joined the Ravelry group. I just haven't had time to go explore. But I'm gathering materials for a specific project so I do need to find out this information. I sure appreciate your help, M'am.
It would be a copyright violation. The information is in the public domain, but the people who published the reproduction have the copyright to those scanned images.
My version is the published version, using my preferred techniques for those called for. That's not really any different than making minor mods to any other published pattern.
Yeah, that was me. :-) I wrote about it in my last Ask a Knitter column for the last issue of This Week in Ravelry. I wrote the article and posted the accompanying videos in May of 2011, but that last issue took many months before it was published in Oct 2011. You can see that article here: www.ravelry.com/twir/86/ask-a-knitter-26
Isn't archive.org the "Wayback Machine"? If so, you need to have a specific defunct link to input into the search function there. I think. That would account for why you weren't locating everything in a neat way on archive.org.
Roxanne, I found this video from another podcast “Knitting the Stash”. It’s a video on several woman who recreated WW1 items for a movie “Tell Them About Us”. Looks to be right up your alley! ruclips.net/video/t4f63ZWktlc/видео.html
Lovely visit. I feel like I’m attending knitting college. These videos are really wonderful. Especially for someone who doesn’t have your deep interest in the research but loves to hear the fruit of your labors. Thanks.
Three years later, and I feel like I am attending knitting college with Roxanne's amazing videos!
I am lucky to be able to gain this knowledge and tidbits she shares, I have no one to knit with in my area or any elders to teach me things I am missing :(
Really only was able to find knitting outside my city which is weird considering it's not a small city here in Canada although it's not huge but we are really lacking knitting groups which is says we can all be learning so much from each other!
Guess that's why I am extra grateful for Roxanne and her ability to share her knowledge!
Sock Knit along? Yes please. Have a excellent knit in public day🤗
Your casual Friday videos grab my attention. Love history and knowing how and when something came about and how we can learn about it for today. Thank you for your curiosity and willingness to share.
Sweaters have haunted me throughout my knitting. Knitted them for children, but not myself. Interesting how you go about fitting them. Well keep watching both technique Tuesday and casual fridays to learn how to fit a sweater to myself.
Looking forward to you kal on fitting socks.
These videos are fabulous. I learn so much every time and there is an amazing amount of information to ponder and make sense of in my head. Can’t wait to participate in the sock KAL - and August is perfect timing for me. Thanks for making the time and effort creating these wonderful videos for me and your viewing audience. Salam wa sa’aadah
Yes please!! August sock KAL!! Thank you! ♥️🤗
Once again, fascinating! I watched in awe at everything you’ve done and discovered in your research. I’m really looking forward to the “page” you create in your Ravelry group that will point us to these resources. Should be some interesting reading! I’m beginning to think of you as the Sherlock Holmes of vintage knitting history, Rox! (Ha, ha!). Take care!
Thank you for a great video. I also enjoy hearing about your research. I am excited about your sock KAL in August. I will definitely join you. Thank you in advance for planning it. I think it will be very interesting and informative
Thanks for all your research, it is so fascinating !
I am so looking forward to your August sock knit along, I am sure I will learn a lot. I usually prefer knitting toe up socks two at a time, to avoid the grafting of the toes and second sock syndrome. ;-)
I am looking forward to graft with the new (old) method you prensented last tuesday.
I knitted the Bavarin twisted stiches mitts two at a time which helped me a lot to go quicker. It is so much easier for me to knit the same row twice than doing it again later, muscle memory helps a lot. And trust me, I was never bored !!!
You are brilliant! I admire how well you think out solutions to the challenges these vintage patterns pose. Thank you for your excellent videos.
I'm hoping for an in-depth look at your neck hugging shawl collar construction. That collar is beautiful and exactly what I'd like to have the know-how for.
Socks that fit. I almost gave up on socks before my first pair. I knew patterns would not fit me (I have long feet with narrow arches and very narrow heels) and as a new knitter couldn't quite figure out what to do so they would. I tried so many things that I came across and they all left me bewildered. I finally learned to knit socks without much math working toe-up knit-to-fit. I know you prefer cuff-down and think that's great. Personal preference is a great thing! I could now do the gauge and math and do cuff-downs but having learned a way that works for me which allows me to do my gusseted faux heel flaps or short row heels for someone else I see no reason to change. BUT I think it's great if you do a KAL for socks - I might actually give it a try and do something outside my comfort zone. I am open to learning new things. The math is what does me in.
Most podcasts I consider a waste of time. I'm hooked on yours. I learn so many fascinating things. Thank you for sharing this wealth of knowledge you have accumulated and continue to suss out so diligently.
I am new to your channel, and returning to knitting from a 10 yr hiatus. I would absolutely love to be part of the sock kal! I have knit socks years ago, but learning to get a great fit would be wonderful. I have been binge listening to your podcast while sorting through my stash, and getting myself organized. I am so excited about your podcast on many levels, the knitting vintage aspect ( such a great topic) and your technical side. I feel like I’m really going to learn a lot here. I don’t live by an LYS ( only Micheals) so future purchases will require traveling 2-5 hours or online purchases. Fortunately I do have a small stash!
This video provoked a lot of thoughts as I watched:
1. I prefer to knit, but I love crochet for making toys. I have two nephews under the age of 10 who love the plushie toys I make them, knit or crochet.
2. The younger one loves rainbows and his birthday is this month. I am knitting a modification of Knit Picks' Hue Shift Afghan, which is a lot of garter stitch. I am using your I-cord bind off tutorials for watching you pick up along the sides of garter stitch. It has given me a lot of thoughts about doing a video tutorial series on techniques to refine this pattern, without giving away copyrighted content.
3. I would love to participate in a sock KAL, especially if it accompanies a tutorial series that complements your already great sock tutorials. My mom's orthotic shoes are a little loose, and she wants thicker socks. Our LYS is going out of business, so I got some Berroco Vintage in sport weight. I need to figure out what needles give me a good fabric, then work the measurements from the gauge for stitch count, etc. It would be fun to do that in a KAL (my first!)
As always, I enjoyed Casual Friday. Thank you putting the work into these videos; your storytelling is something I look forward to. I keep my RUclips tab open, waiting for the notification bell to tell me your video is available.
Thank you so much for the vintage pattern link. And for all tips and research, very exciting. Best wishes
Interesting podcast. I think your sock KAL will be quite interesting and informative! Your sweater is coming along nicely! Thanks for sharing!
YES!! So looking forward to your KAL in August!! Want so badly to understand sock knitting.
Excellent video! Love the sock kal! Will be great! Love from Argentina
Thank you for all the vintage knitting stuff! It continues to be fun for me to see just what in the world they were knitting back then (my favorites have definitely been the doorstop brick with knitting around it, or the carriage rug. Both are really weird items to think about from a modern perspective).
I will say, crochet has my heart, not for the cute animals but I really like some of the shawl, hat and scarf patterns. The cabling is interesting and the lace is nice. However, I’m not a fan of crochet socks and sweaters, so I agree, each has their own advantages and I’ll be sticking to knitting for my first sweater (personal preference, I know a lot of people love crochet sweaters and socks, so no offense meant).
I think the idea for the KAL that teaches you to take your measurements and make your own perfect fit socks is genius! I would definitely participate!
Yes! I’d love to do a sock kal in Aug! Thank You!
I'm really enjoying your podcast. I've purchased several vintage knitting books from my local library books sale. Even the book you showed by Katharina Buss. I got that book in hard back for a $1 at my local library books sale. There is a vest pattern for men I would like to knit however I'm been have a hard time finding conversion links for needles, yardage, and some word terminology. I will check the links you've listed as well. Also I'm looking forward to your sock KAL. Thank you so much I too like learning history knitting. God Bless You🙏❤☺❤
There are lots of resources that can help you on Ravelry, including the All Things Vintage group, and you can always ask in my Ravelry group, as well. Many vintage yarns are in the Ravelry data base, which can help to determine yarn weight, fiber content, and yardage. Needle sizes can be more reliably understood if they are from British patterns. American needle sizes are more varied. I haven't found online charts for conversion of American needle sizes to modern day sizing to be reliable. I usually use a combination of finished size and stitch count to help me determine gauge, and then check various parts of the pattern to see if my guess at gauge combined with stitch and row counts makes sense.I am finding patterns post 1900 to be fairly easy to decipher. As you move backwards, it gets harder.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you💙
Yes! Sock KAL! That would be amazing.
Your knowledge and experience is monumental! BTW I think the info on thd sock KAL starts around the 30 min timestamp.
When you mentioned the lifted stitch short row it made me think of the sweet tomato heel by Cat Bordhi. I would love to see a sock knit-a-long.
Gorgeous sweater! Super nice work.
Would love a sock KAL! Very interesting video, thank you
Thanks so much for this video. I am learning so much about the vintage patterns. I am looking forward to seeing how you knitted the pocket in a technical video and the finished garment of course. Did you knit the sweater you are wearing?
The top I'm wearing is a Norah Gaughan pattern, called Arris: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/arris-2 (I really dislike knitting with linen, but the results are always so great.)
If you put your videos on a CD or just a download package, I'd be happy to pay for them, just to keep an archive for reference. I think you are a rare resource. I would still like seeing new videos as you make them. On another note, southwest American Indians had a form of knit or chrochet to make lacy openwork, to make leggings or vests. there are slender sticks found in the ruins, but they have no hooks on them. I don't know the exact method, but I've seen modern pictures of them, so someone is still making them.
I believe that Jane Waller will be the same woman who first wrote 'A Stitch in Time', which was re-published in a new edition by Susan Crawford circa 2008 ? I'm so glad I found your channel, it's totally fascinating! I'm a PhD student myself (of fashion & cultural history) and I'm enjoying hearing about your research trips through physical and digital archival material. I believe the knitting library in the UK that you refer to will be at Winchester School of Art, which is famous for that reference library library.soton.ac.uk/wsa/KRL
I looked up Jane Waller last night, and spent some time figuring out if she was just reproducing vintage patterns, or if she had written some of those vintage patterns. Then I saw the Stitch in Time books, and realized I had seen them before. I'll have to see if our Textile Center has those books, so I can see their approach to presenting vintage patterns. As I head into the next few decades in my 20th century sweater march, sizing is going to be more of an issue! So interesting that you are getting a PhD in fashion and cultural history. That sounds fascinating. I may have to pick your brain at some point!
@@RoxanneRichardson the original one from the 70s basically scanned the vintage patterns. The new ones by Susan Crawford adapt them for multi-sizing, modern yarns, and make some changes too.
Yes, in both volumes of Stitch in Time her name appears,
Thanks for this - I feel ignorant I did not know you coined the term "German Short Row"! I'm interested in all things sock as I simply haven't the commitment to a relationship with sweater knitting. I look forward to the proposed August KAL!
Well, it was a while ago! At the time, people kept asking me for permission to use the technique in their patterns. I didn't invent the technique, I just pointed it out and gave it a label! :-) I'm just happy that it caught on. :-)
Rox, did you get new glasses? They look great and frame your face very well. 😀 I love all your videos, but am really enjoying this trip down memory lane with vintage patterns!
I did get new glasses! I picked them up about an hour before I started recording. They aren't as drastic a difference as the last time I got glasses, so I hardly even notice the difference myself, when I look in the mirror. :-)
August sock KAL sounds great!
Next time would you say something about the Master Hand Knitting programme: why did you decide to do it; how long did it take you; what did you get out of it, etc.
In one of the early Casual Friday episodes, I talked quite a bit about the program and why I did it, how it's structured, etc. If you go to my channel and click on Playlists, there is one called Casual Friday that contains all the episodes. I believe it was the second or third episode. Sometime in the first month, for sure.
Thanks, Roxanne ... just what I was looking for!
Hi Roxanne, I listened very closely when you were talking about pocket constructions. I heard you mention a method where both parts of the pocket are made simultaneously. Have you a link to that method? I am currently working on a sweater for my mom who likes pockets in her sweaters. ☺
I sooooo appreciate all you do for us, your knitting followers. All the time spent researching...the time spent making the video clips...the list could go on for a page or two, I suppose! 😊
I, too, am interested in doing the sock knit along. 😀 yayyy!!!
When I make the Right Front of the sweater, I'll record specific parts and explain in more detail. I hope that will make it into Friday's video. I don't have a link. We were given specific instructions for making an inset pocket swatch for the Master Hand Knitting program, and I haven't seen this technique anywhere else. I just looked at the (copyrighted) instructions, and I don't see a citation for where the idea might have originally come from. (I thought I had heard/read that this technique had been published in a knitting magazine some years ago.) Basically, you work the border (in my case, garter stitch), locate the span of stitches where the pocket will be inset, pick up sts through the purl bumps under the needle on the WS of the fabric, and work the pocket lining, making sure that the selvedges are worked in garter stitch. When you finish the lining flap, return to working the sweater body. As you come to the span of sts where the pocket will be, work the st of the sweater body to the lowest garter bump on that edge of the flap, then work across the body sts to the last stitch spanning the pocket and work the body stitch together with the first garter bump on the left edge of the flap, then finish the row. WS rows, you do not pick up a pocket lining selvedge stitch.
Roxanne, that's going to take some figuring out...may I copy and paste these instructions?Thanks for the prompt reply! ☺
You can try! I you're on a mobile device, I don't think you can (Google's doing). You can take a screen shot, though.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks again! ☺
Hi Roxanne, I'm trying to figure out the instructions for this pocket and I have come to the realization that this pocket is designed for a bottom-up constructed sweater...my conundrum now is this: will this method work for a top down constructed sweater too? I am having fun (enjoying) trying to figure this knitting puzzle. Thanks!☺
Ms. Roxanne, I'm new to your channel (found you just now) and I'm new to Vintage Knitting. Is there any resource that would translate the types of yarn they are using in Vintage patterns? I've knitted, just willy nilly, for several years and am just learning the types of yarn >we< have. Therefore, it's difficult for me to identify what types and weights of yarns are being used. Is it worsted? Aran?...sock weight? And are the sizes of needles listed the same as what we have today? Thank you so much for the Archive list! I had already found a couple of these books but to find all of these in one list is HUGE! I'm so excited! Thank you for this video, M'am!
Even in modern patterns, needle size is just a suggestion for what will be needed to get a specific gauge. As long as the pattern lists the gauge, that will help guide you toward what needle *you* will need. The old UK needle sizes were based on standard wire gauge (using the British wire gauge system). The US needle sizes became more or less standardized toward the mid-century. When determining what yarn weight to use, gauge is often a clue, but the tricky part is figuring out if the gauge listed is the standard/recommended gauge for the yarn called for, or if the particular project has a gauge that is looser or firmer than what you would see on the ball band (the ball band recommendation we see these days is based on the appropriate gauge for a stockinette sweater). The more recent the vintage pattern was published, the easier it is to find out information about the yarn called for. There are a number of websites that document vintage yarns and the modern equivalent (with the caveat that they aren't all 100% accurate.) I would recommend joining the All Things Vintage group on Ravelry. That's a great resource for getting help with specific questions and finding resources.
Thank you so very much for your help. Yes m'am...I've joined the Ravelry group. I just haven't had time to go explore. But I'm gathering materials for a specific project so I do need to find out this information. I sure appreciate your help, M'am.
Any chance you are planning to post the clear copy of pg 34, 35 of the Finchley?
It would be a copyright violation. The information is in the public domain, but the people who published the reproduction have the copyright to those scanned images.
@@RoxanneRichardson Sorry, I didn't think of that. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I would love to learn how to make a sock based on my foot measurements.
Will you publish your version of the WW1 sweater?
My version is the published version, using my preferred techniques for those called for. That's not really any different than making minor mods to any other published pattern.
So YOU coined the term German short rows?
Yeah, that was me. :-) I wrote about it in my last Ask a Knitter column for the last issue of This Week in Ravelry. I wrote the article and posted the accompanying videos in May of 2011, but that last issue took many months before it was published in Oct 2011. You can see that article here: www.ravelry.com/twir/86/ask-a-knitter-26
Have you seen the antique pattern library?
Yes I have! :-)
do you have a link for the antique pattern library?
@@alicedampmanhumel8139 If you type "antique pattern library" into Google, the first hit will get you there.
Isn't archive.org the "Wayback Machine"? If so, you need to have a specific defunct link to input into the search function there. I think. That would account for why you weren't locating everything in a neat way on archive.org.
Well, it started out archiving the internet (web pages), but if you read the About page, it's a lot more than that.
@@RoxanneRichardson Yup. More investigation on my part is called for!
@@RoxanneRichardson P.S. That color is stunning with that pattern!
Roxanne, I found this video from another podcast “Knitting the Stash”. It’s a video on several woman who recreated WW1 items for a movie “Tell Them About Us”. Looks to be right up your alley! ruclips.net/video/t4f63ZWktlc/видео.html
I mentioned this in a Casual Friday sometime in late December/early January when I was first diving into vintage knitting. It's a great video. :-)