I’m currently celebrating the 3 R’s of Vintage – Rescue, Revive and Relove.
My first 3 R celebration is my finished Entrelac jumper (you may remember it from an October’s Entrelac Knitting post)!
The jumper was lying half-finished in the bottom of a wool bin at my local charity shop when I found it. Rather than unpicking someone’s hard-worked stitches I took on the challenge of completing the knit.
I love this jumper for several reasons;
1 – I love it because it reminds be of an old traditional party game (I think it was called Misfits) as one person started knitting the jumper and like the game, I had the honour of knitting the next (and final!) section.
2 – I love the coloured diamond effect the variegated Sidar yarn creates.
3 – I love that knitting the jumper has helped my confidence in knitting patterns grow.
My second ‘rescue, revive and relove’ celebration is this oak sideboard.
Again sourced from a charity shop. A bit of sanding, Danish oil and TLC later…..
Just perfect for organising all things stitching!
Do you have any 3 R vintage finds you want to share? Send me your comments so we can all celebrate with you!
thestitchsharer 
The sideboard is beautiful now! Really like it lighter and you can see the detail
I love how this one turned out! its a good thing, that thrift store. Cant believe you found a vintage project to finish up.
I know, I was so lucky! X
Fantastic jumper, love the colours and the cupboard is amazing.
Best wishes for 2014
Billie 🙂
Thank you – and to you too. x
That’s beautiful.
Thank you. X
Yes, I have recently saved my old pajamas. I made a Christmas tree mat of it! http://tygochgarn.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/virkad-julgransmatta-av-pyjamas-del-2/
Loving your beautiful pyjama tree mat. So pretty. Thanks for sharing. X
The jumper reminds me of one I knitted in the ’80’s!!! And I love the oak cupboards, I have a collection of vintage children’s sewing machines.
I think its definitely an 80s pattern! Perfect for my vintage loving daughter! Would love to hear more about your children’s sewing machine collection, have you any pics to share?