Vintage knitting and crochet swimsuit patterns

As the summer has at long last arrived in the UK where we are based we have seen an increase inthe sales of our wonderful knitting and crochet patterns for lovely bathing and swimsuits, or swimming costumes as they can be known. The picture above is for a starlet swimsuit multicolour knitting pattern from the 1940s

We have a great selection of  womens vintage patterns for bikinis too....this one dates from the 1930s.they do look fab and very retro! Buyers are buying them both to recreate period looks for theatre and TV, films etc, but also very much for a little bit of fun and elegance on the beach! Some of us here are just old enough to remember our mothers making knitted swimming costumes...a word of warning- we also remember that when they get wet they can get a little saggy if the tension wasn't lovely and tight! The feel of a swimming costume gusset around your knees is not great, and not a pretty sight...so we recommend they are mostly for posing on the beach unless you are sure of your tension...

Vintage 1950s childs swimsuit Knitting pattern

This is an unusual one- very elegant and made from crochet from the 1930s

Vintage 1930s Crochet swimsuit pattern

http://w.vintagevisage.co.uk/tech_0_All_1027_Vintage-swimwear_0_alpha_0_0 

 http://w.vintagevisage.co.uk/prod_567_1940s-starlet-swimsuit%252C-swimming-costume-knitting-pattern

Swimming costume downloads

More about vintage knitting patterns for very fetching mens swimming trunks later on today.....