A Stitch in Time

by Susan Crawford

This modern-day classic brings you fabulous, vintage knitting & crochet patterns for women: From the 1920s tubular look to the feminine charms of the 1930s; The military style of the war years to the glamour of the late 1950s.

This iconic treasury is filled with stunning full-colour photography, faithfully styled, of updated versions of these gorgeous knits. Each design is unique and perfectly captures the charm of its era.

From evening wear to swimsuits, the original patterns have been re-written, updated and carefully resized for modern shapes, using contemporary yarns. The patterns are chronologically arranged, each chapter with an insightful essay on the history of knitting’s Golden Age.

The designs have been carefully chosen to reflect the fashions and trends of vintage knitting pattern history from the 1920s up to the 1950s, offering the knitter the best of design from each period, alongside a thoughtfully balanced selection of projects.

These truly amazing books are for all knitters, enabling them to knit a piece of the past and create an heirloom for the future.