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A Stitch in Time Volume I - new edition now available

If you’re an admirer of vintage clothes and patterns, you’ll absolutely adore Susan Crawford’s fantastic books A Stitch in Time. They have just been republished with updated yarns and even more detailed instructions about how to create your own vintage knits.

In the five years since A Stitch in Time Volume I was published, vintage knitwear fans have taken this book to their bosoms. It’s become a bible for needlecrafters keen to reproduce the fashions, colours and fit of the clothes of the early 20^th century. In fact, the first three print runs quickly sold out. Now, however, A Stitch in Time Volume I is back and is available as an ebook with updated patterns designed for the very latest yarns.

A Stitch In Time Vol 1
by Susan Crawford and Jane Waller

Garments featured in this wonderful homage to knitwear from 1920 to 1949 include the beautifully detailed Rose Jumper which is finished with a row of matching roses along the botton of the yoke, and heavily textured tops such as It Cannot Fail To Please.

A Stitch In Time Volume I features 59 divine items of clothing that flatter the shape of any woman and Susan has updated the original patterns to work with today’s yarns. You can view the full gallery of patterns on this Flickr web page.

Light and Lovely - Coquette Vintage Cotton
in Spearmint and Sapphire

Susan’s genius is her attention to detail. Even the names of each garment evoke the period from which they’re taken. For effortless beachside glamour who could resist Sea-Waves And Sunny Days Ahead – a modest but neatly fitted bathing suit?

Several of the designs are perfect to be made in Coquette Vintage Cotton Yarn, the 100 percent mercerised cotton yarn Susan launched in conjunction with knitshop.co.uk this spring. Coquette’s vintage credentials include the feel of the yarn, the 13 shades Susan chose to match her vintage knitwear and crochet designs and the traditional method of winding the yarn. It even has a centre pull just like the yarns 1940s knitters would have used.

Call of the Sea - Coquette Vintage Cotton
in Sapphire and Snow

A Stitch in Time Volume I New Edition costs £20 for the complete ebook. Alternatively, you can buy selected patterns from the book direct from knitshop.co.uk. The patterns available to be used with Coquette Vintage Cotton:

The Call of the Sea

Sea Waves and Sunny Days Ahead

A Dashing Little Swim Suit

Knitter’s Delight

Light and Lovely

Here are the latest accessories

Knit These Slim-Line Undies

Each of these patterns can be knitted using knitshop.co.uk Vintage Cotton Yarn on 2.75mm to 3.75mm needles or crochet hooks. For more information about when each pattern will be available contact info@knitshop.co.uk.