Free Scottie Dog Knitting Pattern Plus Bonus!

And here's the free Scottie dog pattern that was promised for my fellow knitters.  This vintage knitting pattern comes from a different pattern book in my collection but it's just as adorable as the kitty cat pattern, if not cuter.  Love the looks of this softie!

The Scottie dog pattern was featured with this toddler's knit dress.  This photo gives you an idea of the size of the dog when finished.  This dress was too sweet to not include so I've added the pattern here as well:

Baby Dress Number 374, size 2

Two knit patterns today instead of one!  The dress is beautiful and what a treasure it would be to create both for a special little girl for a holiday gift or pretty birthday party dress.

Free Kitty Cat Crochet Pattern

It's been a long, difficult summer but now autumn is here with it's cool air, comforting familiarity and gentle dormancy....

Today we offer this cute kitten pattern for those of you who love to crochet.  Christmas is just around the corner and this would make a nice gift for your special little one.  It looks easy enough to make several fairly quickly for all of your favorite kiddos!

Enjoy this free kitten crochet pattern, I'd love to see your handy work!  Tomorrow's feature pattern with be a Scottie dog for the knitters out there!

In Loving Memory

In loving memory of my beloved mother......

A 1950s beauty with her Little Toot

Giggling toddler

Laughing with and loving her little brothers

A beautiful teenager

I will always love, honor and treasure her memory, I love her so much!

More Free Vintage Cross Stitch Charts!

Oh happy day!  I found more adorable vintage cross stitch charts to share!  Love love love these!  These designs come from various vintage pattern books but the themes are pretty similar.  These, like the last patterns, didn't have a color chart so you can choose the colors you like best

These little chefs would be a perfect finishing touch to the hem of a kitchen towel or on the pocket of an apron:

Here are a couple of simple designs that could be put together relatively quickly:

Classic themes:

This is priceless!

Adorable children worked in an easy backstitch pattern:

My source for these vintage patterns was the Antique Pattern Library.  This is a great site, by the way.  I'm on the prowl for more classic, vintage patterns to share!  Stitch on!

Free Vintage French Cross Stitch Patterns

These vintage cross stitch charts come from an old French pattern book, one of a series.  The book features the color plates without listing floss colors, so you can pick the colors you like best.

Most of the plates are a readable size, but you might want to enlarge them for easier reading.

The imagery would look lovely cross stitched onto a sampler or other textiles.  Enjoy these free patterns!

And here's the other free pattern for today, a fun knitting pattern for your older girl.  This vintage pattern is from the 1945 edition of "Minerva Teen-Age Togs" knitting pattern book.  I just love this cover!

Here's the pattern for the booties on the cover of the knitting book:

Two free patterns for girls today, one knitting and the other crochet.  Next time I'll see what I can come up with for patterns for boys!  :-)

Little Girls Dress Crochet Pattern

Today I'll be posting a couple of free vintage patterns, since it's been quite some time since my last post.  The first one is this adorable crochet pattern for your favorite little girl.  This free vintage crochet pattern came from the 1944 edition of "Crochet for Small Fry Dresses Book No. 211."  This is the cover pattern entitled "Daddy's Pal."

Another picture of the little cutie pie!  It looks like this dress would come together quickly and would be a great addition for summer.  There are other dress patterns from this wonderful vintage crochet book and I'll be adding more free patterns before long!