French Vintage Knits

Translated from vintage sources by Beth Skwarecki. The patterns are often minimal in their information and usually only include one (small) size. I have included notes in each pattern to clarify what I believe is meant, and to fill in missing information where possible about yarn, techniques, etc. I have not redesigned the patterns and have not necessarily knitted them myself. If I believe I've found an error in the original, I translate it as written but also leave a note flagging it as a possible error.

These patterns come from documents made available from the French National Library. The original patterns are free for noncommercial use. These translations belong to me. You may use and copy the translations for personal use or to share for free with other knitters. You may not sell these translations. You may not use these translations as training data for AI.

Diagonal grid pullover

with rows of diagonal blocks of stitches, in three colors. Written for stranded colorwork (worked flat) but would also work well in intarsia. From page 42 of Crochet et Tricot Numero 4, published in 1928.

line drawing of diagonal grid pullover with no sleeves and scoop neck

"Thousand Rays" pullover

with small horizontal stripes and plain yoke, from page 40 of Crochet et Tricot Numero 5, published in 1929.

line drawing of Thousand Rays sweater with horizontal stripes and plain inset yoke

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You can email me at bethskw at gmail dot com. If there is interest, I may work on an adapted, multi-size version of one or more of these patterns. Please reach out if you might be interested in test knitting.