Today we have a wealth of old knitting patterns being posted to the internet thanks to copyright laws which have passed for patterns older than 1963. Some of the greatest delight with these old patterns is the wonderful pictures that can be found on these vintage patterns.

Here is a link to see a fabulous collecting of vintage knitting patterns collected by V&A South Kensington museum. V&A is the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity.

They have special sections on their website about knitting and a fantastic section with hundreds of scanned in Vintage knitting patterns so you can see every detail!

1940's Knitting Patterns