I love going op-shopping. Sometimes I just go for a look around and sometimes I’m looking for something specific.
Last Saturday I was looking for plates I could use for cakes and biscuits. We are having a bake-off competition at work to raise money for charity and I am determined to win. I don’t want to risk taking my fancy cake plates to work so i thought I’d try the op-shops in Ballan and Bacchus Marsh.
Sadly there was nothing much in terms of cute plates, but I did have good luck with knitting patterns. I bought a big bundle of patterns from the 40s, 50s and 60s and they are all really lovely.
The six designs below are from a Lincoln Knitting Mills book. The Lincoln Knitting Mills were based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne. Saldy they went the way of many Australian woollen mills and closed down last century.
The six designs in this book are the essence of 50s knitwear design. If there was a fluffy short sleved “sweater girl” top it would have every major knitwear style of that decade covered.
As it is there is a knitted shirt, a dolman sleeve jumper, a classic cardigan, a twin-set, a cardigan knit sideways and a jumper with a lovely portrait neckline.
Yet another vintage pattern book where I want to knit every single thing.
(Please note that I do not own the copyright to any patterns featured in Retro Monday. Unfortunately this means I can’t make or send out copies).
That one with the sweetheart neckline is really nice – I’ve never seen one quite like that before. Good haul!
It’s lovely isn’t it? I might have to look closely at the pattern to see if I can work out how it’s done.
I love the sweetheart neckline too (is that the “Potrait” neckline? I’ve never heard of that before!)
I would knit that! It looks flattering for many body types … if one can figure out enlarging kitted patterns. 🙂
I think you’re right – it is a flattering style. I might have to grade it up for sizes bigger than a 30 inch bust!