Age of this sweater, no labels

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

I've been viewing all those wonderful (and wild!) 40s sweaters in another thread and started thinking about this sweater that I have... any chance that it's from that era? It's definitely wool. There are no labels whatsoever but I don't think it's home-knit. My teen daughter actually loves it but I think the cats look rather sickly!

~Donna

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

That is too adorable! It does have a rather 40s look about it!

 

[Pinkcoke]

I kinda like it too! especially the way the intarsia technique makes the cats raised. I think the colour way is very 70's, but yes it's very difficult to identify age with a handknit.

 

[retro ruth]

That's fantastic. If you are selling please convo me. I'm a pushover for anything with cats on.

A hard one to date, but to me it does look like it could be homeknit.

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

I've gone all over from 40s through 70s and back again, lol. It's unusual and I was surprised that my daughter liked it!

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Definitely hand knitted - very cute design, someone's put a lot of work into that. The shape is very boxy though, so I don't think it's '40s, as they tend to be shaped into the waist. If you're displaying it on an adult female mannequin in the first photo it's quite long too - which (assuming it's for a woman) puts it into the late '70s-'80s for me. An earlier one would sit on the waist.

It's too unpolished for a commercially made garment so I think was made with a lot of love for a cat lover. Are you sure it's pure wool?

 

[joules]

Handknit, and I vote 70s.
Super cute.

 

[Metro Retro Vintage]

Too cute! I can see why your daughter loves it so.

 

[thevintagebungalow]

I agree with Nicole, late 70s to early 80s.

 

[The Vintage Vendeuse]

Thank you, everyone! I did originally think it was 70s or so but then started vacillating...

Been without power for two days following a bad storm with high winds in my area. It's so nice to be back in the modern age!

 

[joules]

The weather is a powerful force!
Glad you made it back online.

I feel this vest is early to mid-70s, based on the colors, as Melanie has also mentioned, the style, and
as well, a 70s sweater vest in my personal collection, commercially made, that has a similar color scheme and pullover style.