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Killer Kitsch Knit-a-long part trios

Lizzie Violet

We now have fifty plus vintage knitters participating in our knit-a-long!  That is so amazing!  What else is amazing is having someone tell you, they made their first jumper because of the knit-a-long or that this was the first jumper they ever knit from a vintage pattern!  Yeah!

We are still doing this knit-a-long until December and there is still time to join in. Please contact me through my Instagram account (@killerkitsch13) or via our Ravelry group. 

We now have five finished jumpers, with a bunch more on the verge of being done. Here are the finished jumpers!  I’m so excited to see the rest being finished up!  I am also planning the next knit-along and will be announcing it on December 1st.

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As well, here are some more progress photos!  There are so many colour combinations and it makes me smile how creative everyone is getting. There are also a couple cable jumpers and bedjackets in the works as well. I’m hoping to have shots of those soon as well.

This knit-a-long has not only inspired me to knit as many vintage garments as possible, but it has started a really amazing community of vintage knitters who have become friends.

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Killer Kitsch Knit-a-long part deux

Lizzie Violet

Oh my goodness!  We are now at almost 40 participants in the first Killer Kitsch Knit-a-long. It has also evolved from just Instagram. I realized partway through the knit-a-long that I should also be posting on my Ravelry and I have set-up a group! It is called the Killer Kitsch Vintage Knit-a-long and you can view it here. Please join us for our next knit-a-long.  I honestly had no idea these many people would be interested. I am cuffed.

After discussions with the core group of original knit-a-long participants, we decided to do this 3 to 4 times a year. We may pick themes from time to time. I’m overjoyed that this community is also building! In addition, we have decided to extend this one until the end of December. That way, more can join in and it gives knitters an opportunity to do two patterns if they can fit it in. Having a community doing the same thing at the same time is motivating and incredibly fun!

If that wasn’t enough, I am being completely blown away by all of the different colour combinations chosen for the two-colour jumper and the work on the cable jumper… oh my!

Below is the next set of progress photos including finished sweaters by Carmen, Michelle, Katy and myself. There will be a few others finished very soon as well.

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Killer Kitsch Vintage Knit-a-long

Lizzie Violet

For the months of September and October, I am hosting a vintage knit-a-long that offers three vintage sweater patterns from my Etsy shop! We have quite a few participants and I am having a lot of fun watching their progress on the version of the pattern they selected.

When I first put the idea out there, I asked those who were interested, to vote on patterns from my store. The top three would be the patterns for the knit along. The variety of the three patterns is wonderful and it made it hard to choose one. Many of us went with the two coloured jumper, one participant choose the cable jumper and another the bed jacket.

Every day I check to see what everyone is up to and right from the beginning I have been absolutely beside myself with joy!  The colour combinations are beyond stunning! There are a lot of greens!  I want to do this sweater again and this time will choose more fall colours. I choose the eggshell blue and grey colour because it reminded me of one of my favourite pre-code stars, Ruby Keeler.

We are nineteen days in and look at the amazing progress so far! These are only a few of the wonderfully talented women who are part of the Killer Kitsch Knit-a-long!  I will have another post soon showing, even more, progress and eventually finished jumpers!

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Please also check out all of the Instagram accounts of the participants! All of these ladies have killer vintage style and a few of them also have blogs. (links will be in their profile info at the top of their accounts)

@rorytheredd
@esmesvintagecloset
@raven_rose_retro
@mckeeveramanda
@marenmarnie
@thebendyredhead
@vintagedreamblog
@kamikatdesigns
@lovelyladylilian
@kellispieces
@marieloumarble
@handmadebyhandyside
@hortensepia

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Favourite blog: Subversive Femme

Lizzie Violet

When you are a curvy girl like me, you hesitate to make vintage patterns because you are never sure how they will look your figure. For many years I have stuck with the 1950s fit and flare because I know they work on my body type.  Then, I found Subversive Femme!  She is a stunning redheaded curvy girl who uses patterns from the 1930s to 1950s and creates stunning reproductions.

For both sewing and knitting inspiration, please follow her on both WordPress and Instagram.

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The photo is from the Subversive Femme website.

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Favourite blog: By Gum By Golly

Lizzie Violet

I am madly in love with By Gum By Golly and not just because of she is a sassy redhead.  Tasha and her partner are living the vintage life to the fullest. If you walked into their home or met them on the street, you would feel like you stepped into a time-warp. Not to mention, I want to make every single project that Tasha makes. You should also follow her on Instagram because she is very active on Instastory.  https://www.instagram.com/bygumbygolly/

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Other reasons I love this blog is By Gum By Golly also has tutorials on how to resize vintage patterns to modern sizes. I reference her often. http://bygumbygolly.com/category/tutorials/

Please go check out By Gum By Golly and get lost in the beauty of her vintage world.

Photo is from By Gum By Golly website.

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Summer Knits!

Lizzie Violet

Summer Knits!

Contrary to belief you can definitely wear knits in the summer time. If you use cotton based yarns, you will have a fashionable knit jumper that you can wear even on the hottest of days.  Here are a few lovely summer knitting patterns to make and add to your summer wardrobe.

1930s Short sleeve Sailor Collar (photo not available here, but is on the pattern website)

1930s Chic Jumpers I love Theodora Goes Wild’s blog. She has lots of patterns available. This is one of my favourites.
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1940s Marguerite Pullover One of my regular go to for vintage patterns is The Vintage Pattern files. There are knitting, crochet and sewing patterns available.

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1940s Short Sleeve Blouses Va-Voom Vintage is a blog I check on the regular. She is also a curvy girl and has a large variety of patterns and shows sewing write-ups.
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1950 Happy Time Sweater  Free Vintage Knitting has thousands of free knitting patterns.

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1951 Jack Frost Pullover Pattern One of the things that draws me to Jack Frost patterns — is the spooky looking photography. Always shadowy with a pinch of Film Noir.
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Sale

Lizzie Violet

Everyone loves a sale and I’m having one! Well, a three-day sale!  Use code SUMMERKNITS in my Etsy store to get 50% off all downloadable patterns.  To go to my store, please click here.

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Obsessed With Vintage Knitting Patterns

Lizzie Violet

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I have been knitting since I was 10 years old. I learned how to knit by watching my Grandma Betty. I was mesmerized how she could take yarn and turn it into hats, socks, mitts, sweaters, tea cozies and a variety of other things. I have some truly amazing memories from the hours spent learning the craft.

I too have knit everything from socks to sweaters and everything inbetween, but there is something incredibly satisfying when you create from vintage patterns.  I have a collection of knitting books that I refer to often. I decide it was time to share my knowledge about vintage knitting and resources along with patterns I have found, as well as some fun vintage tidbits along the way.

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I have created an Etsy store that I will use to sell .pdfs of the patterns I have. Not to worry, I will also be posting free patterns here along with what’s new at the store.

Right now I am having a 24-hour sale. If you use the code 1DOLLARDOWNLOAD, you can get the downloadable patterns for $1! 

I will be adding lots of new patterns and often!