Bairnswear 488: 30/40's ‘Brideshead Revisited’ style. 38 inch chest lovely fair-isle pullover. Lovely rare vintage piece. Knitted in 3ply, but try modern 4ply and size larger needls for bigger fit .Pattern in great condition.

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Bairnswear 528: Men's vintage jumper with dragon motif to fit 39/40 inch chest, knitted in vintage 3ply, probably knit better in modern 4ply 1940's. Pattern a little worn with slight age discolourations, but sound.

pattern as shown £2.50

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Bairnswear 534: Men's vintage knitting pattern for V necked long or short sleeved pullover with Fair Isle bands. Knitted in 3ply, try tension square modern 4ply might work better. To fit 37/38 inch chest, use double knitting for a bigger size. Pattern in great condition. 1940's

pattern as shown £3.00

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Bestway 111: Fair Isle For Men : 16 pages of vintage fair isle for the man in your life! Great patterns, can be converted to women's, children's jumpers and caridgans quite easily. All the patterns are charted.  Booklet is in very good condition, 1940's.

pdf £2.99 complete book

Bestway 111-2: One of the designs from the above booklet. Vintage  V kneck slip over with fair isle borders, chest measurement 38"-42" in vintage 3ply.

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Bestway 111-3: One of the designs from the above booklet:  A very reto slip-over to fit 36-38 inch chest in 3ply.

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Bestway 111-4: One of the designs from the above booklet:  Norwegian style fair isle jumper, great as a Christmas jumper knitted in 3ply to fit 39-40 inch chest. Try modern 4ply pure Merino wool for a lightly more generous fit.

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Bestway 1524: Vintage pattern for fair Isle pullover in 3ply to fit 38" chest. 1946. Try modern 4ply, knit tension square first.Pattern in great condition.

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Bestway 1749: Great vintage pattern for a sleeveless pullover for a 39/40 inch chest.  Knitted in vintage 3ply try a tension square, modern 4ply might knit up better. 1940's Pattern in great condition

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Bestway 1818: classic fair isle to fit 40" chest in 3ply (try modern 4ply, gives a more freer fit - always work a tension square before starting the jumper). Pattern is in great condition.1940's

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Bestway 1837: Great period pattern from the 1930's, to fit 40 inch chest knitted in vintage 3ply. Try modern 4ply for a better fit and greater choice of shades. Work tension square, then adjust needles if required.

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Bestway 2005: Fair Isle slipover from the 1940's in a striking diamond pattern to fit 38" chest.  Try tension square, modern 4ply might knit up nearer the size or a tad larger. For a size larger just use double knitting and a size larger needles.

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Bestway 2027: Pullover to fit 39-40 inch chest with stag motif.  Knitted in vintage 4ply, try tension square, double knitting might work better to size.1940's

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Bestway A2061: Great for golfing! Vintage knitting pattern for a fabulous fair ilse slip over to fit 34"-38" chest. Crease to centre and edges.Would also suit the ladies! 1940's

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Bestway 2125:  Easy to knit fair bands on this great slipover  from the late 1930's. Knitted in 3ply to fit a 38 inch chest.

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Bestway B3092: Knitted in 4ply to fit 42 inch chest known as argyll design. 1950's

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Copley 1599: Vintage Man's Hungarian Sleevless Pullover. 36-38 inch chest, knitted in vintage 3ply - try modern 4ply merino wool for a slightly bigger size. Pattern is in near perfect condition, from the 1940's.Pattern is in good condition

pattern as shown £4.00

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Emu 4052: Fabulous vintage fair isle knitting pattern for ment with snowflake design to fit chest 42" knitted in Apollo, a thicker chunky yarn, try aran, work a tension square to see which yarn will suit or work a needles change to get size needed. Pattern in good condition

original pattern as shown £3.00

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Emu 4057: Great winter jumper, just the thing for Christmas knitting! To fit 38/40 inch chest and for ease knitted in chunky wool. Try a tension square because modern chunky might be a little to thick. Double knitting or triple knit might work better. Pattern worn round the edges, but sound and clean. Late 1950's

original pattern as shown £2.00

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Dorothy's Third Book of Fair Isle 164:   This is a knitting pattern from a fabulous book of mostly laidies Fair Isle designs, but here is one for the men, knitted in 4ply to fit 38-40 inch chest. The band of Fair Isle is on the back and the front.

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Leach 114: Fabulous 1920's pattern, in glorious colours. There is a scarfe to match and socks with fair isle tops. This is knitted on a circular needle, thus making it easier to work. To fit 38 inch chest.Vintage 3ply is used, so try a tension square to see how modern 4ply would work, adjust needle size to get right fit.

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Lees 1002: Fair Isle pullover in vintage 2ply (modern 3ply) work tension square to find equivalent modern yarn. To fit chest 37 inches, for bigger size use modern 4ply and size larger needles. Pattern has punch holes at spine but does not interfer with text, a little wear to edges, but is sound with not pen marks.1940's

pattern as shown £2.75

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Greenock BX70: Young Man's Fair Isle Slipover: Vintage pattern for a lovely bright slipover knitted in vintage 3ply, chest 38".  pattern is in great condition, with clear easy to follow chart.1950's pattern in great condition

pattern as shown £3.25

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*Jaeger 4250: Vintage knitting pattern for fair isle waist coat and sleeveless top in 4ply. To fit 38"-44" chest. Pattern  in good condition from the early 1970's.

original pattern as shown £2.25

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Lavenda 1014: Vintage comfort! Man's fair isle (or ladies!) v-neck sleevless top in 3ply, chest measurement 36"-38". Pattern is a little worn and has some pencil marks at margins. 8 pages. 1940's pattern slightly worn, few tiny marks errased pencil marks at margins.

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Lawtons 287: Great vintage pattern for zipped jacket in two sizes 31-32 inch chest for a youth, and 39-40 inch chest for an adult, with fair isle.Knitted in double knitting wool.Pattern is in great condition. 1950's

pattern as shown £2.50

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Knitting Instruction Booklet for Norwegian Circular knitting in Fair Isle: Booklet with diagrams on how to knit the pieces, and how to assemble.1960's

original booklet as shown £2.25

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Norgay D218: A great pattern for a ladies cardigan and a mans jumper knitted in 6ply Norwegian wool. There are instruction for knitting these on two needles as well as on a circular needle.There is a clear chart to follow. 6ply is thicker than double knitting , but not as thick as a chunky yarn.This pattern was produced by Penelope in the late 19690's.As new.

original pattern as shown £2.50

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Mary Maxim 415: Vintage pattern for Canada 1961. Knitted in Canadian 4ply which is equivalent to our chunky or Aran wool. Work tension square to find suitable yarn to get size required. This has football motifs, easy to follow clean charts to follow.  The pattern gives English needle sizes. There were 4oz to a skein - approx 116g there is a tension section on the back of pattern. The corner of this one has been nibbled and the edges are a little worn, charts are fine and intructions are given for raglan and set in sleeves.

pattern as shown £2.00

Marriners 439: Double knitting jumper and cap with fair isle detail. Chest measurement 30"-38" Suit girl or boy 1958 Hat has a tassel. Pattern is worn at edges, but sound and clean.

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Patons SC3: This is fabulous pattern from the 1960's. Norwegian designs, so colourful and vibrant. A design for men and women including hats and a different degin for a 10 year old child see below. Knitted in 4ply, work tension square with chosen wool and check you do not need to change needles size as all yarns differ in bulk. Pattern in great condition.See LADIES FAIR ISLE for more for ladies.

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Patons 159M: Vintage pattern for fair isle pullover to fit 36" chest knitted in vintage 3ply.Try modern 4ply for a better fit and a larger size needle for a slightly larger fit. Pattern in good condition.

original pattern as shown £3.25

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Patons 185M: Great vintage pattern to fit 36 inc chest, knit ing 4ply or double knitting to obtain a larger size, changing needles as appropriate - work tension square.pattern is in great condition.

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Patons 288M: Vintage pattern to fit 38"-40" chest, waitcoat for men, but could suit women as well! Instructions for long or sleevless. Crease to centre, othrwise in good condition. 1940's

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Patons 507MFI: another rare find! 1940’s fair-isle gloves, socks and scarf set in 4ply cover is a little scuffed at edges but in nice condition otherwise. Suitable for the ladies too! Pattern a little worn, but sound.

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Patons 525M: Classic Scandinavian design sweater from the late 1940's. Knitted in vintage 3ply, try modern merino 4ply for slightly looser fit - 38"-40" chest. Would also suit ladies for a winter christmas jumper in christmas colours! pattern a little rumpled but clean and sound.

pattern as shown £3.50

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Patons C-547M: Executive Waistcoat: worked in dark colours, just the thing for that retro look at the office, so trendy at the moment. 4ply to fit 41"-43" chest, pattern a little rumpled, but clean and sound.1950's

original pattern as shown £2.50

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Patons C-581M: V neck sleeveless or long sleeved jumper for men in vintage 3ply 1950's 40"-41" chest. Pattern in great condition.

Pattern as shown £2.25

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*Patons 648M: Vintage knitting pattern for a jumper and zip cardigan. The sweater has tradition patterns as used in fishing sweaters but knitted in 4ply, try a tension square an see if modern double knitting might work better, remember for this one the fabiric needs to be more solid than normal, so smaller needles are required . The zipper has a fair isle panel across the yoke and down fronts. and is knitted in vintage quickerknit so would probably knit well in modern double knitting, but again work a tension square to see. 1950's. Pattern is little worn but is in good condion.

original pattern as shown £2.25

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Patons 672M  Unusual fair isle pattern shown in blues and yellows. Nice easy chart to follow to fit 36-38 inch chest knitted in vintage 3ply, try a tension square to see if 4ply works out better. Pattern fragile.

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Patons 686M: Great pattern for father and son, striking design 40-42 inch chest and boys age 5-6 years. Knitted in 3ply. Pattern in great condition. Above advice for wool . 1960's

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Patons 726M: Great vintage knitting pattern for young boys, 13-16 years, one of which has reindeer on the front, great lumber jacket. To fit 33" and 35" knitted in 4ply, so try double knitting for bigger size, changing needles as needed. All the other items are the same sizes and the same applies if you require a larger size then try double knitting and a larger needle size. For more youth patterns see the men's pages. For more cricket jumpers see CRICKET and TENNIS KNITS page, and the men's fair isle has several more this size.Pattern in great condition 1950's

original pattern as shown £2.50

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Patons 9631M: Fabulous jacket for a young man, knitted in double knitting, creating a hounds tooth check effect. 38-44 inch chest.Pattern in great condition, from the 1960's

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Penelope 1382: Great pattern in lovely autumn shades, great for Chirstmas present. To fit 36/38 chest in shetland 2ply similar to modern 4ply - it was two strands of 2ply spun together = 2ply, but is really modern 4ply, work tension square to see the difference.This would not effect the pattern, just check for length and allow more wool.Patternin good condition.

original pattern as shown £3.75

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Sirdar 1164: Great retro look! vintage pattern in fair isle knitted in vintage 3ply- 39" chest, use modern 4ply for a little larger sizing, always work tension square before commencing work.  Pattern from the late 1940's in good condition.

pattern as shown £3.75

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Sirdar 1236: Great Christmas jumper! Reindeer or stags, you choose! Easy to knit and follow chart. Knitted in vintage 4ply so may well knit up in double knitting more accurately, work a tensions sqaure. To fit 37 inch chest. Pattern in fair condition, centre pages loose and spine fragile.1950's Early

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Sirdar 1300: Fabulous young man's fair isle pullover. to fit chest 34" suitable of around 14 years of age, or a slim young man. Pattern is in super condition, small name on front.

original pattern as shown £3.75

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*Sirdar 1661: Great vintage knitting pattern from the 1950's for next Christmas - start early! To fit chest 34", 36" and 38" Knitted in double knitting. This pattern in great condition, just a little wear to edges.

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SS12-50-1: Stitchcraft magazine pattern December 1950: To fit 39-41 inc chest and knitted sideways! The rib is knittd on afterwards. Knitted in vintage 3ply, try modern 4ply to get the correct tension.

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Stitchcraft Mens Book 1: This book has lots of lovely retro patterns in its 24 pages.  Some are available as photocopies, see below.  There are 4 different styles of socks, including fairl isle, 2 cardigans 4 slip-overs 4 long sleeve jumpers, a waistcoat, 3 scarves, several glove patterns and a pair of swim trunks! The cover pullover  for chest measurements 35-37 inches and 37-39 inches.Book in nice conditon, covers are detached, clean uncreased and otherwise sound.

top on cover only in colour photocopy £1.50 or pdf £1.00

Whole book not availabe as a photocopy See below for several of the patterns from this book

pdf £2.99 whole book

Charmer ST4: From the booklet above: 36"-38" fair isle slipover in 3ply. (try modern 4ply merino)

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Boy and his dog ST5: From the above booklet: cardigan in vintage 3ply to fit 38"-40" chest, with gloves and socks to match, see below.

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Winter socks and gloves ST6: From booklet, to match above cardigan or would make a nice christmas gift for a golfer or a man who follows country pursuits.1940's

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Stitchcraft Mens Book 2: Stunning Fair Isle and plain knitting, 3 sleevless pullovers, polo, v neck and button up cardigan for the service man, a zip jacket, swim trunks, Fair Isle gloves and socks, balaclava and forces mitts, scarves for men in the services and 3 different pairs of socks - all in one book. 20 pages.  pattern for cover pullover below as individual photocopy. .

Whole book pdf £2.99

See below for some of the patterns in this book

Stitchcraft Mens Book 2:  SM1: Great jumper, long or short sleeve and a scarf to match in stunning Fair Isle. Knitted in vintage 3ply, work tension sqaure to see if you need to change yarn ply or needles to getr size required. To fit 36-38 inch chest.

Colour photocopy £1.99

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Templeton 827: Men's pullover with fair isle bands, 1940's pattern to fit 36-38 chest, knitted in 3ply or modern 4ply might work, knit a tension square and change needle size if needed. See wool page for range of 4ply colours in pure wool.

pattern as shown £2.50

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Weldons Family Fair Isle: A1:  Great for the golf links in the summer - young or old striking Fair Isle pullover to fit 36 inch chest, knit in 4ply on larger needls for slightly larger fit, or double knitting for next size up.1940's

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Weldons Family Fair Isle: B1: another pattern same style as above. To fit 36-38 chest, this is clear bright design in blues, reds and yellows in th booklet. As above applys, always work a tension square. it is possible to gain a bigger size by using a thicker wool and large needles, but remember to add a little length in body if needed and allow for more wool.

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Weldons 768: Smart retro v-neck slipover in fair isle. To fit 38"-40" chest in vintage 3ply.  pattern is in great conditon 1940's

pattern as shown £2.50

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Weldons B1051: vintage early 1950's pattern for a fair isle pullover to fit 39-41 inch chest in 3ply, try modern 4ply for a better tension, change needles size if needed.

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Weldon A1121: Slipover 37"-39" chest and socks to match (11" foot) knitted in 3ply.

pattern a shown £2.50

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Weldons B1486: fantastic lumber jacket in double knitting to fit 40 inch chest, pattern is in great condition. This jacket takes 13oz if wool or 8 x 50g balls.1950's

original pattern in good condition £3.00

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Weldons B1496: Super late 1950's pattern for those ski holdays - try being a little different - so retro! To fit chest sizes 36 -38 and 40-42 ichces. Brighten up someone's Christmas this year! Knitted in double knitting. Never to early to start!

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*Wendy 334: Great easy to knit vintage pattern for jumper with yoke  from the 1960's to fit 38"-40" inch chest. Knitted in a chunky wool on no 1,2 and 3 (7.5mm, 2mm, 6.5mm) tension is 6.5 stitches an 9 row to 2" on no 1 needles. Pattern is in good condition.

original pattern as shown £2.25

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