WWI British Knit and Crochet Items
These are specific WWI British patterns. I have many more and will be adding photos here as I test them. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you're looking for something else that I don't have listed here yet. Prices are: $40 for helmet and sleeping cap, $75 for vest, $120-$160 for cardigan, and $40 for the shooting gloves.
This is called Helmet No. 1.
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Here is the Helmet No. 1 that I knitted from the pattern. The ribbing around the face on the one I made is shorter, as it was a customized request.
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This is the sleeveless sweater vest I knitted in gray wool.
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This is the original pattern photo.
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This is a cardigan/sweater coat I made for a customer based on a photo of a WWI British cardigan.
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Another photo of the British WWI cardigan I made. It has metal (pewter) buttons.
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This is another British cardigan I made. I knitted it with khaki color yarn.
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Same cardigan pattern, but I knitted this one with grey heather yarn and used grey buttons. I was able to find vintage casein buttons for these cardigans.
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This is a sketch from the original pattern for Soldier's Shooting Gloves. The thumb and forefinger tip are left open for shooting.
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The knitted the Shooting Gloves in grey wool.
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These Shooting Gloves are knitted on four double-pointed knitting needles.
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Another photo of the Shooting Gloves I knitted.
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This is the original 1915 pattern photo of a British Crochet Balaclava Cap and Sleeping Helmet Combined.
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This is the Crochet Balaclava and Sleeping Helmet that I made in a khaki colored yarn, as specified in the pattern.
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Another photo of the Cap that I crocheted.
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Here is the cap I made unfolded for use while sleeping.
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View of the face opening.
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View of the face opening from the side.
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