How to Knit Your First Vintage Sweater

Knitting your first vintage sweater can be a daunting task, I fully understand! I love the look of them but there is so much new information, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. My video is probably a good place to start - or maybe you came here from my video! Here are the most important links from that discussion, including the resurrected links from the Briar Rose Knit along hosted by Tasha Could Make That:

This free pattern is curtesy of A Rarer Borealis, whose website is unfortunately currently offline. I was able to resurrect it thanks to the Wayback machine, but wanted a more secure link, or place to store it for the future.

Knitting Pre-Graded Vintage Sweaters:

Squid’s School of Vintage Knitting: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/squids-school-of-vintage-knitting-on-patreon/patterns

Susan Crawford: https://susancrawfordvintage.com/collections/sweaters

Tasha Could Make That:

Me!: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/engineering-knits

Retro Claude: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/retro-claude

Grading your very own Vintage Sweater:

Tasha’s Briar Rose Knit-Along: https://tashacouldmakethat.com/tag/briar-rose-knitalong/page/4/

Briar Rose Pattern: This post! See above :)

Tasha’s Cable Sweater: https://tashacouldmakethat.com/2013/11/resources-roundup-fit-knit-a-40s-pullover-series/

Just Skip Ahead to the Good Part:

Knitting Needle Conversion Chart: https://germandercottagecrafts.com/blogs/knit-and-crochet-blog/knitting-needle-sizes-old-and-new?srsltid=AfmBOoqKeTdtUsXOLGFG0Fb-xeOapqMj7101y6FlqEDNzxLgKUogvb_w

Retro Claude’s Vintage Yarn Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH1aT8ab91w

Thank you again to everyone who works so hard to make vintage patterns accessible to us! I delight in them, and hope to share that joy with more people!