Here’s an adorable bit of girliness from Handicrafter Vol. 4, No. 1. Although I’m an absolute sucker for puff sleeves, this could have more versatility as an everyday garment if they were replaced with long basic sleeves to wear over garments, possibly lengthened a bit from the waist.
I’m all for sticking with the pattern as-written, since historical veracity is half the fun with these patterns for me, instructions from the past we can follow in the present, but I’m also into practicality. Not too many people out there are going to knit a full suit, partly for cost and partly because knit skirts aren’t the most forgiving garments.
Also, given the amount of ‘vintage knitting’ books out there where the patterns have been ‘updated’ and ‘reworked for modern tastes’, far be it from me to impose my present on the past. So here you go, the real deal untouched save for my typed suggestions!
