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Vests and Pantie Sets in Knitting -- Vintage Lingerie Pattern Book (Weldon's Knitting Series No. 5)
by Weldons

{softcover, 19 pages, 8x10, 2009, ISBN: 1934268925}

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Originally published in 1939, this book contains a collection of vest and pantie sets in knitting including a silk set intended for wearing under evening attire, a cable knit set that hugs the waist line, simple stocking stitch sets, two easy-to-knit sets in an open pattern stocking stitch, and a ribbed set. These pieces are perfect for wearing as undergarments, but especially for use as pajamas or loungewear.

Length of patterns can be changed by increasing or decreasing rows if you have a specific length preference for your undergarments. Patterns vary in size to fit a 33-34, 35-37, 32-34 and 34-36 inch bust -- but don't fret if this isn't your size -- we also provide unbound:

- basic directions for changing the size of a garment.
- instructions for measuring your body for vintage patterns.
- directions for choosing your size based on body measurements
  from the late 1800s through the 1950s when corsets and girdles
  made women thinner.
- fittings guideline chart you can use to adjust patterns to fit
  tighter or looser based on your own preferences of a snug or
  loose fit with your clothing.
- knitting/crochet conversion instructions you can use if you
  like a specific pattern but are not skilled in knitting/crochet
  (or vice versa), you can do what you are familiar with.