By far, my most read posts are ones about historical knit patterns, so for easy reference, here are my historical knit posts all rounded up
About the Sontag
The Story Behind the Sontag and My Sontag Frustrations
Okay, I’m going to say it… for a historian, someone who is passionate about history and the preservation and promotion of history, I thoroughly dislike historic knitting…
Sontag 2 – The Return of the Bosom Friend
Remember that time I knit a wrap from an 1860s pattern? It was called a Sontag. Sontag, you say? What a strange name! Well, I looked…
A Sontag by Any Other Name
When historic patterns are on Raverly’s Hot Right Now page, my day is made. This happened last week when the Ladies’ Knitted Hug-Me-Tight, or Zouave Jacket…
Little Women, Big Knits
Let me just say this: if they publish a book of patterns of all the knitwear that appeared in the latest adaptation of Little Women, I…
Socks and Stuff
Directions for Making Socks: My First Historic Knitting Project
Firstly, let me say a huge, big THANK YOU to everyone who has checked out my blog or followed me this week! My friend over at…
The Earl Kitchener and His Stitch
Hey! If you’re reading this after 2022, I’ve written a post talking about the more problematic aspects of Kitchener as a historical figure. I would highly…
Revisiting grafting and its common ‘namesake’
By far, the most viewed posts on my humble blog are those that I’ve called the ‘Historic Knits.’ The Sontag, the World War Socks, and the…
Another Historic Sock
A few years ago, I knit a sock (and just a sock, never getting around to making its mate) using a pattern from 1915. World War…
Red Cross Society World War I Sock
I love finding knitting references in old newspapers. Back up. I love reading through digitized newspapers. When I find knitting references, it makes it even better.…
Red Cross WWII Socks
‘Tis the season to start holiday knitting, so one of the several pairs of socks on my needles right now is for my nonagenarian grandfather. For…
Accessories & Odds and Ends
Another Historic Knit – The Sortie Cap
I did the thing again guys… I found a historic pattern on Ravelry and made it. This time, I made a Sortie Cap. Compared to the…
Undersleeves
Every so often, my job requires that I dress like a Victorian. When I first started, fresh out of museum studies and thrilled to be employed,…
Godey’s Undersleeves
Last week, I shared an abbreviated history of undersleeves. If you haven’t given it a read, click the link, give it a read, then head on…
For Whom the Bell (Gauge) Tolls
Materials – Three ounces of three-thread fleecy wool; pins, No. 14. So starts a pattern for a Woolen Chemisette from 1857. There are many challenges facing…
Canadian Red Cross Knitting During World War II
Recently, the Museum I work at received a donation of materials from a local Canadian Red Cross Branch. The first thing I asked was whether there…
The Charitable Knitter
Being a knitter means you are a creator. You can take a piece of string, and using two sticks create something out of seemingly nothing. A…
1918 Knitting Hints for Beginners
Do knitting tips from over 100 years ago still ring true? In 1918, the Globe, a Toronto based newspaper, ran an article with sage advice from…
In The Rounds 