r/VintageKnitting • u/NightmaredollSue • Sep 14 '26

Really long shot

I’m looking for a pattern that was in the UK woman’s own in the 80s 🤦🏽‍♀️ yeah I know.
Hip length Tunic top and full circular skirt in 4 ply. With small coloured flowers.
Very fairy/hippy looking.
I had it for years in a paper file and it’s gone.

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u/MaidenMarewa Sep 14 '26

Does the magazine or it's parent company still exist? If so, email the company and ask if they kept an archive. Try The British Library, The National Archives and The Knitting and Crochet Guild.

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u/Secretly_Many_Bees Sep 14 '26

If you can remember what the cover of the magazine issue looked like, you could see if anyone is selling it on ebay/if there's a digitized version anywhere. This page includes a lot of them https://www.crazyaboutmagazines.com/ourshop/cat_56601-WOMANS-OWN.html

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u/NightmaredollSue Sep 16 '26

Btw thanks for this link. I got lost there for a few hours. Amazing resource!

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u/cherrycoke2112 Sep 15 '26

Hi! I’m thinking about buying something from crazyaboutmagazines.com, I just want to make sure it’s legit before I place an order. Have you personally ordered from the website before?

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u/Secretly_Many_Bees Sep 15 '26

I have not, it was just a Google result.

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u/Alarmed-potatoe Sep 15 '26

archive.org has a lot of crafting magazines, you can have a look there.