Joji!
BEAUTIFUL handwork! Congrats on being an accomplished knitter. . . I love the color you chose!
I also love to knit and have a large collection of vintage patterns from the 1940s to 1980s. I have about 300 or so but can't think of parting with them, even though I have too many. The photos and creativity are so fashionable. If needed, I can usually date vintage knitting pattern books from the hairstyles of the models, as many knitted fashions are so classic, I feel the clothing doesn't go out of style.
I have made sweaters, hats, shawls, and tea cozies from vintage patterns. Also a baby blanket and a vest for my husband because he prefers vintage styling in his wardrobe, too. Isn't it fun to knit for someone you love, Joji?
Vintage patterns read differently, as I am sure you've noticed. Many things that are detailed in modern pattern writing were simply not included, back in the day, because it was assumed the knitter would know or could ask the person who taught them how to knit. Knitting was passed down in person more then, than today, where we can independently learn, in part due to wide-access to the internet. I am a self-taught knitter, myself.
My collection is a mix between styles I like and home fashions, but the bulk of my collection is of Yarns Brunswick pattern books. Since I "inherited" a large stash of my mother's Brunswick brand vintage yarn (she is still with us, however, no longer doing weaving on a loom), I began to collect the patterns for these specific vintage yarns. It's useful to see how the original yarns were used, as well as their colors/color names, weight and drape, etc., in photographs.
My current project is a stuffed "Mr. Kitty" as a birthday gift to my husband. Mr. Kitty is no longer with us, but still in our hearts and we miss him so much. Would love to see him sleeping on a chair around the house, so I decided to knit him up. I am going to embellish the finished knitwork with needle felting in order to get his markings really looking like him. I never tried needle felting before, but I did a test swatch and think it will look great for cat-fur-markings.
Click on this photo of the real Mr. Kitty for a link to see this project on my Ravelry project page:
Nice to meet you, here on the VFG forum, Joji!
