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!

Baby Sweater Set Crochet Pattern

And here's a baby set pattern for the crochet enthusiast!  This sweet little set includes bonnet, booties, sweater and blanket.  This pattern is also sized for the six month old infant and would make a lovely set for a newborn baby.

This pattern came from the same vintage pattern book that the last sweater set pattern came from.  

The instructions:

The last posting, which included the baby sweater set knit pattern, contains the helpful "General Instruction" sheet at the end that will benefit both the knitter and crocheter.  Check it out for help with abbreviations and information regarding blocking, dye lots and more.  I hope you enjoy these lovely, baby set patterns, as beautiful today as they were years ago!

Now, let me see what else I can find in my vintage pattern book collection.....  happy stitching!

Baby Sweater Set Knit Pattern

Today I have something for both the knitter and the crocheter.  First, the knitter.  Pouring through my vintage pattern books, I came across this sweet little knit baby's set.  It's a pretty set, easy to execute, with a dainty cable motif.  The pattern is for an infant of about six months and is for a bonnet, sweater and mittens.

Here are the instructions:

These general instructions apply to this knitting pattern as well as the crochet pattern that's coming up next:

If you knit as well as crochet, and you're looking for another free baby pattern, there's one coming up!  Keep checking back, you never know what interesting, vintage pattern I'll find in my vintage pattern book collection next!

Children's Motifs for Cross Stitch or Filet Crochet

Just like I promised, here are some more vintage cross stitch or filet crochet patterns from some of my wonderful vintage pattern books circa 1920s.  These adorable patterns were originally designed for a handmade rug and a child's chair cover, but they could be used for any number of things.  They are mostly animal motifs and remind me of a circus theme and I have to say, they're pretty dang cute!  Here you go:

Monkey:

Bear:

Duck:

Puppy dog:

Elephant:

 Boys:

Flower motif:

Girls:

Kitty cat: 

Pony or horse:

 Deer:

Sheep:

Stork:

Alphabet:

These vintage animal and alphabet patterns would look great incorporated into a baby's sampler, stitched onto a baby bib, filet crocheted onto a baby pillow, you could cross stitch onto a gingham dress or toddler's apron.  Really, there are so many things you could do with these cute, retro cross stitch or filet crochet patterns.  Have fun stitching!