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Hand Knitted Baby Clothes - Cardigans, Matinees & Boleros
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hand knitted baby clothes matinee coat

C1. 1940's little short-sleeved jacket and bonnet

in 3ply pure baby wool  with ribbons at waist and sleeve edge. To fit newborn.
(This little jacket set that Gracie is wearing is ideal for reborn babies as well)

C1 - £18 (Made to order only)

hand knitted baby clothes cardigan

C2. 1950's Cross-Over Cardigan

In silky soft natural creamy white alpaca. Made from Alexander's fleece
Chest 45 cms (18 inches)
Sleeve 12 cms (5 inches)

C2 - £20    (made to order in alpaca or Merino lambs wool)
C2 (M)  £17 MERINO lambs wool in white, cream, petal pink, pastel blue, primrose

hand knitted baby clothes bolero

C3. Bolero with Picot Edging. 

Pretty little jacket straight from the 1940's in silky soft ivory alpaca, with decorative Italian buttons.
chest: 48cm (19inches) other sizes prem 15"  new born 17"
length: 17cm (6.75 inches)

Alpaca  C3    £20
(made to order only- also available in pure merino lambs wool)
Merino  C3(M)  £15 (also in pastel blue, petal pink, primrose, ivory white, cream)

hand knitted baby clothes gilet

C4. Newborn size Gilet

Knitted in champagne double knitting alpaca from the Wellground herd
Chest 43 cms (17 inches)
Length 15 cms (6 inches)

C4 £15.00  also avalable in winter white, natural cream, petal pink and pastel blue Alpaca to order only

hand knitted baby clothes jumper

CM5. Lacey matinee jacket from the 1950’s

Popular favourite right through to the 1960’s given a modern look knitted in 4ply downy soft lilac Alpaca from Peru, with Angora trim.

Newborn size  
£20

hand knitted baby clothes matinee jacket

CM6. Lacy Matinee Jacket

For new born baby Hand Knitted in super soft pure merino 3ply with ribbons or button at neck. Can be made in larger size. Made to order

£18 in Merino (to order only in winter white, petal pink, primrose yellow, pale blue)

hand knitted baby clothes jacket

CM7: little matinee jacket

with frilled edgining in 100% natural cream alpaca
to fit tiny new born, also available in new born and 3 month sizes

£20 ( to order only)

hand knitted baby clothes

C8: Little ribbon top

for tiny new born or prem baby in 100% 3ply merino pure wool (machine washable)

£12

hand knitted baby clothes

C9: Little girls long sleeve cross over

100% pure silky soft Alpaca cardigan with picot edging - difficult to get this love raspberry pink varigated wool to show its real colour, it looks like raspberry ripple ice cream!
to fit 26"
chest, 9'5" sleeve and 10" from center neck to bottom edge back
This is an Alpaca Angels Designer Cardigan

£29 one only Now £20 as I no longer make clothes for older children

 
 Please contact me if you wish to buy or reserve any item, or if you have any questions.
You can e-mail me at  sue@thevintageknittinglady.co.uk or telephone 01980 625486  to reserve any item.
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