There are numerous vintage knitting pattern sources online--either free to download or as excellent references. These are fabulous sites to learn about the history of knitting in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as to acquire some cool patterns. Below are links to collections I've found useful.
A note of caution: if you download patterns, be sure they are out of copyright. Unfortunately, there are people who post copyrighted patterns illegally.
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Project Gutenberg
Free Vintage Knitting
Antique Pattern Library
Knitting Reference Library of the University of Southampton
Vintage Purls - vintage patterns no longer under New Zealand copyright
Australian patterns from the '30s, '40s, and '50s
PDFs of Canadian knitting booklets issued during WWII
Library of Congress
The British Library
On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
OK, this site is for weaving, but it's great!
And if you want to purchase vintage patterns or reproductions of them:
The Vintage Knitting Lady
Vintage Knitting Patterns
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