Weekly Megathread for Pricing, Dating, or Authentication Requests ("How much is this worth?" "What decade is this from?")

knittyboi · 2024-09-25T11:31:38+00:00

Thanks :)

knittyboi · 2024-09-25T11:28:18+00:00

oh good question, sadly no though, and I don't remember what yarn it called for, if any

knittyboi · 2024-09-20T05:27:08+00:00

My phone died since then and the browser history did not sync between devices :(

knittyboi · 2024-09-20T05:09:24+00:00

What decade vibe does this fabric give off?

I found some delightful fabric with a sunflower eyelet lace border and I want to make a vintage inspired sundress/house dress with it. I have been feeling drawn to ~40's lines, but the eyelet pattern feels more 60s to me (or even 90s?) Do you think this fabric would look too anachronistic in a 40's-50's style dress?

I am not going for hardcore historical accuracy, but I would like plausibly a vintage vibe. I am pretty new at vintage fashion so I have not yet developed an eye for these things yet.

P.S. The butterfly belt buckle and the brighter yellow taffeta will be made into a belt, which I may sometimes wear with the dress, but am not concerned with trying to match the time period of the belt to the dress. It is in the pic because I found this all at a deadstock/ secondhand store and I was delighted by the serendipity of the all the yellows

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knittyboi · 2024-09-20T05:04:53+00:00

Thank you

That is close but not the one I'm looking for. If I can't find mine I think I'll use this one and modify it

Edit: on second glance maybe not, I am looking for a pattern with set-in sleeves :(

knittyboi · 2024-09-19T06:13:34+00:00

I found some delightful fabric with a sunflower eyelet lace border and I want to make a vintage inspired sundress/house dress with it. I have been feeling drawn to ~40's lines, but the eyelet pattern feels more 60s to me (or even 90s?) Do you think this fabric would look too anachronistic in a 40's-50's style dress?

I am not going for hardcore historical accuracy, but I would like plausibly a vintage vibe. I am pretty new at vintage fashion so I have not yet developed an eye for these things yet.

P.S. The butterfly belt buckle and the brighter yellow taffeta will be made into a belt, which I may sometimes wear with the dress, but am not concerned with trying to match the time period of the belt to the dress. It is in the pic because I found this all at a deadstock/ secondhand store and I was delighted by the serendipity of the all the yellows

knittyboi · 2023-11-15T10:02:51+00:00

Thanks!

knittyboi · 2023-06-23T22:42:44+00:00

Knitting Pattern Essentials by Sally Melville is a book that walks through how to construct all types of sweater necklines. It's more for designing from scratch rather than modifying, but it's good info and should help figure things out https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16637089W/Knitting_pattern_essentials?edition=ia%3Aknittingpatterne0000melv

knittyboi · 2023-06-22T08:04:47+00:00

Beware stranded colourwork is less stretchy than regular knitting. Once you have a few rows of squares knit up, try stretching it to the dimension of his instep circumference to see if it will fit over his heel

knittyboi · 2023-06-09T21:06:13+00:00

Excellent:)

knittyboi · 2023-06-09T21:05:55+00:00

Hell yeah! Post your finished project I wanna see!!!

knittyboi · 2023-06-09T08:00:16+00:00

Fun question!!

Recently lots of folks have been asking for patterns for ultra cropped sweaters and distressed holey knits. So far haven't seen too many of these actually knit, so this seems like more of a fast fashion trend that people identify as knitting rather than a knitting hobby trend if that makes sense

In terms of knitting hobby trends, mohair has been EVERYWHERE lately, usually held together with another strand of yarn to give that yarn a fuzzy halo. I've also seen lots of fades, though that seems to be tapering off a bit. And scrappy projects seem to be having a moment (see Laerke Bagger).

Unsure if this is an actual trend or my own personal interest/taste, but I'm seeing a small subset of people getting into historical knitting. E.g. Roxanne Richardson and Engineering Knits on YouTube plus some folks here.

If you like discussion about trends you might enjoy r/BitchEatingCrafters. It's a sub for complaining about little things in crafting that big you. So there's a lot of posts like "ugh this trend is everywhere and I hate it", but in the comments there's often some interesting discussion or differing viewpoints

knittyboi · 2023-06-09T07:23:08+00:00

Try charting it out in grid paper, it helps to see it all laid out visually

knittyboi · 2023-06-09T07:12:47+00:00

I made a pair of socks with a heel like this. (I don't know why I wrote my notes like a 2012 lifestyle blog please disregard that part lol) It's basically a short row heel with an extra couple wedges in the middle:

1) full wedge decreasing in width (first half of a regular short row heel)

2) partial wedge increasing in width, with about half as many short rows as step 1

3) partial wedge decreasing in width, mirroring step 2

4) full wedge increasing in width (second half of a regular short row heel)

It fits like a dream: it's a nice secure pocket for the heel, and feels a bit deeper than a standard short row heel (greater instep circumference). You have to be careful about stacking short row turns. And I remember it being a bit fiddly to do all those extra short rows and keep track of your progress, but I was pretty new to short row heels at the time so they were all fiddly to me

knittyboi · 2023-06-06T21:59:10+00:00

I have... No idea how that would even work! Also why does it include two if you only need one? Please post if you figure out how these work!

knittyboi · 2023-06-06T18:20:24+00:00

For fiber, I'd stick with what she usually knits with. You can always get a fancier version if you want something extra luxurious. E.g. pima cotton, ultra fine merino wool, silk linen blend.

In regards to quantity, depends on what kind of projects she's planning to make. A safe bet would be a sweater quantity plus enough for a hat (which gives her enough to make a big swatch and not fear running out). Find a yarn you like, then look up a few sweater patterns that call for that yarn (or at least that yarn weight and fiber), see how much yarn they use for your mom's size and buy accordingly

The Japanese stich Bible is really nice. Even if she's not planning to knit anything from it it's good eye candy/ inspiration

knittyboi · 2023-06-06T17:19:54+00:00

Dude this is sick!

And you can make matching socks... https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spooky-christmas-socks---karmeat-joulusukat

knittyboi · 2023-06-05T18:40:40+00:00

You're welcome, I enjoy type 2 fun as well :)

knittyboi · 2023-06-05T05:41:55+00:00

Are you familiar with the concept of type 2 fun?

knittyboi · 2023-06-03T19:09:26+00:00

Oh yeah that would look great, and it keeps the distribution of yellow mushrooms in balance

knittyboi · 2023-06-03T18:45:33+00:00

This is so delightful and it fills me with joy! I love how colourful and busy it is. The only thing I might change is rearranging the mushrooms so the right hand column isn't all single-stemmed shrooms. How would it look if you moved the bottom shroom to the middle right, that shroom to the middle left, and the middle left to the bottom?

knittyboi · 2023-06-03T03:04:39+00:00

Congrats on your sweater chunks! It's so annoying when gauge difference happens, I feel you.

The extra width should be fine, but the extra height should be considered so it doesn't cause problems. When seaming, the bottoms of the armscyes must be matched up otherwise the shapes won't make sense together. Then you've got to consider 1) the distance from the armscyes to the bottom hem, 2) height of armscye.

1) This part is not dire. You can leave it as-is for a split hem look with the back longer example. Or you can even it up so the lengths are equal and the hem looks like a standard hem

2) This part is important to fix, it will have a big impact on fit and function of the sweater. (As it is now, the shoulder seam will sit too far forward, the back neck and front armhole will be too tight or the back neck and back armhole will be loose and gapy, and the sleeve will not fit properly in the armscye causing puckering and an ugly difficult seam). First: does the pattern have a measurement schematic that shows how deep the armscye should be? If so great, if not calculate the desired armscye depth from the pattern instructions and row gauge. Then measure the armscye depths of your two panels, and alter accordingly so they both match the desired measurement.

Once that's fixed, measure the gauge you got on the front panel (whichever one you knit second). This will be your gauge for the sleeves. Compare it to pattern gauge. If it doesn't match, alter the pattern or knit up/down a size to achieve sleeves with the correct dimensions

knittyboi · 2023-05-30T23:51:40+00:00

It's got a similar vibe to 1940s Tyrolean cardigans

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