Vintage Knitting Patterns -
GIFTS
These patterns are genuine vintage original items, but due to their scarcity some of these patterns are only available as photocopies, copyright permitting
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Bestway 3707: Fabulous vintage dog coats. Ribbed in 4ply in small, medium and large, fancy rib with roll colour in DK, three sizes and chunky wool makes a smart belted coat for really cold days, again in 3 sizes. 1950's Guide to size by breeds shown, all centre back length adjustable.
colour photocopy £1.99
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Emu10: Dog Coat: Simple to knit dog coat, for that lucky little pet this Christmas. Measures 13.5", 15.5" and 17.5" knitted in double knitting. With a little pocket! 1960's Very easy to knit!
photocopy £1.50
pdf £1.00 |
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Patons 190DC-1: Dachshund coat, for a standard size, measurements: width at widest part 18" when slightly streatched and length 16.5". Knitted in double knitting in a fetching check design. 1960's
photocopy £1.25
pdf £1.00 |
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Patons 190DC-2: Poodle Coat in aran design knitted in double knitting. Measurements length without collar 13.5" Toy or Miniature size 1960's
photocopy £1.25
pdf £1.00 |
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Patons 6011: Lovely selection of vintage dog coats for 5 different sizes. The peke and spaniel striped sweater in double knitting. PEKE size round neck 12" and round chest at foreleg 17.75" under body seam 6" and width all round bottom end 15" SPANIEL size round neck 13.5", and round chest 24", under body seam 9" and round bottom end 21" WHIPPET size length down centre 16" across widest part 15.75" DACHSUND sweater, down centre back 17.5" round widest part 18" POODLE jacket lengeth down cenre 14", widest part 13.5" All lengths adjustable. All double knitting. 1960's
colour photocopy £2.99
pdf £1.99 |
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Patons 1444: Coats for small dogs, in double knitting yarns. Little jumper with short sleevesand roll neck, knitted in rimple or plain double knitting wool. No size given, small poodle size, so should fit most smaller dogs, back length can be increased and a change of needle size will make a bit larger. 1950's
photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Sirdar 1585: Super dog coats in three sizes. Ribbed with little buttons at chest and under belly, with roll collar so easy to knit. One is in 4ply and measures 19" round when slightly streatched and 17" down centre back, size 2 is width round body 23" and 20.5" down centre back and the size 3 is 23" round chest and 26.5" down back. Sizes 2 and 3 are knitted in double knitting. 1960's
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Bestway 603: Vintage knitting pattern with instructions for hot water bottle cover, hangers, slippers, rose button hole flower, string bage that folds away. 1930/40's Pattern in great condition.
original pattern as shown £4.50
photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Coats 173: Dog pyjama case, tea cosy and nest, tea cosy and egg cosy, slipper socks (use felt for soles, use shoe or slippre sole as guide to cut out, leave a little round edge to sew to knitted fabric) 1960's
original pattern as shown £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Coats 931: Vintage Party Bottle Covers crochet pattern. Worked in no. 5 crochet cotton and 1.5mm or old two and half. No date. Nice condition, clean and sound.
original pattern as shown £2.50
photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Copley No. 1: Make It Ideas: This booklet has 12 pages with a few biro marks to one pattern and very slight discolouration to one page at back. You will find patterns here to make a set of clothes for Teddy 16" and 18", set of dolls clothes for a 11" doll comprising of Dressing gown and nightdress. Pair of gloves, scarf and tassel hat, bed socks and a sweet little bed cape, a tea cosy, pram toy rabbit and novel handbag, and a plain childs cardigan chest size 20" and 22" 1960's
pdf £2.99 |
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Copley 4001: Lovely booklet with 12 diferent gifts to make including golf club cosies, little dog coat, doll oufit to fit 10"-12" doll, lacey stole, bed wap, bed socks, pinwheel cusion cover, tea cosy, pram blanket, lacey scarf, beret and squirrel made from pom-poms.
photocopy £2.99
pdf £1.99 |
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Emu B10: Great book with lots of ideas for bazaars, fetes, gifts, all easy to knit and using up oddments of yarn. There are instructions for dolls clothes both knitted and crochet, a happy clown, cute donkey, tea cosies, curler bag, loo roll cover, hot water bottle cover, dog draught excluder, dog coat, cushionlazy lion nightdress case, children slippers, teddy family, giraffe, cat, snowman, childs hat and scarf, childs poncho, bed socks, ladies slippers, hat, mitts and bag, childrens golly gloves. 40 pages 1960's Book clean and sound in nice condition. SEE ALSO TOY PAGE, HOUSEHOLD PAGE, CROCHET PAGE AND MANY OTHER PAGES HAVE LOVELY IDEAS FOR GIFTS.
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Emu B10: this is the reverse of the book showing some more of the projects in colour.SOLD |
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Emu Knitted Toys: A knitted doll 17", humpty dumpty 10" round, dolls clothes for a 16" doll, bunny hot water bottle cover for a child hot water bottle, a fun caterpillar 22" long, Rabbit 18" tall, Little Dachsund 6" high, zebra, 7.5" high, pig and a giraffe. SEE TOY PAGE for more toys
whole book as pdf £1.99 |
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Emu Knitted novelties No 2: Here we have another of the wonderful Emu booklets, as this is from my collection it is available only as a pdf. Individual patterns are available as photocopies or pdfs. There are instructions for Humpty, knitted doll, ear muffs, balaclavas, gay place mats, cat hand puppet, hand bag, mitts, pull on hat for man, zebra, slippers, dog coat, dolls pram cover,dolls out fit, pig, bed socks, bonnet, fair isl mitts and a panda, also pull on hats for mother and daughter.
original pattern book £3.00
Whole booklet as pdf £1.99
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Emu Knitted Novelties No 2: Here are some of the project in the above book. The dog coat is knitted in double knitting and is in 4 sizes - 12-18" long. SEE TOP OF PAGE for more DOG COATS. The dolls pram blanket is knitted in a chunky yarn and measures 14 x 18 inches. Dolls out fit is to fit a 20" doll and is knitted in vintage 3ply. SEE DOLLS PAGE for this pattern in a smaller size as well as hundreds of other doll patterns.
whole booklet as pdf is £1.99 |
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Emu Knitted Novelties No 2: More of the gifts in lovely booklet. The bonnet meaures 14.5 inches round face and is knitted in chunky yarn on large needles. Mitts instructions for child, mens and ladies size. Panda meaures 14" and is knitted in double knitting yarn. The mother and daughter pull on hats are knitted in double knitting. Hot water bottle cover measures 19x9 inches.
the whole book as a pdf is £1.99 |
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Emu2-1: This is the hand bag from the above booklet. It is knitted in a chunky yarn and measures 9 X 6 inches and lined with felt.
photocopy £1.25
pdf £1.00 |
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Emu 2-3This is a cat hand puppet from the booklet above, knitted in 4ply and is 10" high.
photocopy £1.25
pdf £1.00 |
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Emu Knitted Novelties Book 3: Here is another in this series, some of the patterns are the same, but there are some different ones, a fair isle pull on hat for him or her, angora gloves, slippers, angora hat, face mitts, toy tortoise, toy fox, etc.
pdf of booklet £1.99
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Emu Knitted Novelties Book 3-2: here we have some of the projects from the above book with more detail. Slippers knitted in chunky yarn size 4-6 to make you own soles cut felt to fit with aid of shoe or slipper sole. Fox is knitted in double knitting and is 16" high, hat is knitted in angora, but any 4ply wool can be used and brushed afterwards with a teasel brush. Tea cosy and egg cosies are also in double knitting, club cosies are in double knitting and the flower pot cover is in 4ply and double knitting.
the whole book as a pdf is £1.99 |
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Emu Knitted Novelties Book 3-3: Here are instructions for the face mitts for child in double knitting, the little bootees in 3ply and the gloves, mens and ladies. Also the toy tortoise, no size but about 5" square. There is instructions for the bonnet on an alice aband as well as a scarf hat for a child both in angora, but can be knitted in any 4ply. Childs slippers size 6. There are also instructions for fair isle belt, scatter cushions, bed socks and elephant toy.
the whole book as a pdf is £1.99 |
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*Emu 6454: Great vintage crochet pattern for belts, earings, chockers (necklaces) hat and knitted bottle cover. From the early 1970's pattern has a little wear to edges.
original pattern as shown £2.50
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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*Emu 8127 Knitted Novelties and Gift Ideas: From the 1950's a great little gift book, all you need for christmas gifts this year. In great condition. Instructions for tea cosy, tie, dog coat, cushion cover, bedsocks, bottle cover poodle, childs hat in fuzzy wuzzy angora, hotwater bottle cover, egg cosy, golf mitts, dolls pram cover - see pictures.
original book as shown £3.00
pdf of whole book £1.99
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*Emu 8127: this is the back cover showing the other items to knit. |
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Hayfield Odd Ounce Book: lovely vintage booklet in very good condition from the early 1970's for many gifts including the toys 24 pages
original book as shown £2.50
pdf £1.99 |
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*Hayfield Presents: Great vintage 1960's book with 16 pages of gifts to knit ncluding bed cape, bed socks, teddy(see below), dolls glothes, tea cosies, duck etc all illustrated on front cover. Book in good condition.
original book as shown £2.50
pdf £1.99 |
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*Hayfield Presents: This is the Teddy Bear form the above vintage gifts knitting book he measures 18" and is knitted in double knittingor maybe aran, work tension square to see as you do not want the fabric too loose or his stuffing will show through. See TEDDY pages for more.
photocopy £1.50
pdf £1.00 |
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*Hayfield Presents: This is the vintage dolls clothes from the above book. to fit 14", 16" and 18" dolls dress, coat, bootees, bonnet, shawl, pram coat, leggings, vest and knickers in 3ply, 4ply or double knitting depending on size. see DOLLS pages for 100's more dolls clothes patterns! 1960's
photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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*Lister N1905: Great vintage gifts to knit for this Christmas. Great for bazaars, family and stocking fillers. There are instructions for little doll, 12" high with removable dress. Scarf, hat, pixi hood, cap, bootees all in double knitting. Pattern in good conditon, slight loss to surface on cover wher sticker has been removed, otherwise clean and sound.
original pattern £2.00
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Patons SC25: A lovely selection of quick to make gifts for the coming festive season, great for those just begging to knit or those in a hurry. There is a little dolls outfit to fit probably a 14" doll, but it does not say ths size. There is a little cardigan for 28"-30" chest, a pair of cusion covers in easy squares, dinner table set of table mat and glass mat, a bed jacket for mother and a stripe jumper to fit 28"-30" chest.
There are 20 pages in this booklet so is only offered as a PDF. 1950's
pdf whole booklet £1.99 |
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Patons SC49: There are 14 easy to knit projects in this booklet. An outfit for 16" doll in double knitting including a swim suit, a jumper and cap to fit 30" chest also in double knitting, a simple kettle holder, oven gloves and some golf club covers, egg cosies, tea cosy in easy design, hot water bottle cover and a simple to knit matinee coat to fit 3 month old baby. 20 pages.1950's
pdf whole booklet £1.99
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Patons 235: Another great gift book from the 1950's. This one has instructions for a lovely bed cape knitted in 3ply, mans fair isle trimmed hat, fair isle mittens, pair of socks and tea cosy. Wear to cover, but sound and clean.
original as shown £2.50
pdf £1.99 |
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Patons 321: Gifts for Christmas! Here is a lovely selection of easy to make gifts, quick projects to complete while you watch T.V or in your break at work. Cushion covers, bedcape, work bag in cable and one in stripes, golf club cosies, and the ever popular bed socks. Great for Christmas fetes as well. 12pages. Booklet in good conditinon minimal wear to spine.
pdf £1.99 |
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Here are the pictures of the other gifts to knit from the above booklet. |
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Patons 403: In this one there are 2 cushion covers, three different clutch bag designs, cable hat and mitts and three different shawls to knit (see below). 12 pages, in good condition, slight split to bottom of spine at cover.
You can purchase the bags, cushion covers or hat and mitts as seperate pdfs at £1.00 each or photocopies £1.50 each.
original pattern booklet as shown £2.50
pdf £1.99 |
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The scarves from the book above. These patterns can be purchased seperately .
photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Patons 493: Gifts To Make. A sweet little bear 10" high, Hot water Bottle cover, easy to knit fair isle tea cosy, and a lacey shawl. Pattern in great condition. 8 pages
photocopy £2.99
pdf £1.99 |
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Here are the other gifts, the tea cosy and the hot water bottle cover. |
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Patons 1024: Lovely bed bolero, which would also make a great top over a glittery camisole for that festive evening out, two unusual tea cosies, gloves, bed socks and a fair isle work bag. 8 pages, in great condition.
photocopy £2.99
pdf £1.99 |
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Patons 1202: Odd Ball Book: This leaflet was produced in 1975 and instructions for poodle pencil holder, bootees and mitts for a Christmas baby, easy to knit outfit for doll 10" and hat and tie, as well as an attractive tea cosy for the early Christmas Day Cuppa!
original pattern as shown £2.00
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50
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*Patons 2306: Vintage knitting pattern for gifts.1972, tea cosies, cushion covers and a crochet throw. All instructions complete. Pattern in great condition.
original pattern £2.25
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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Patons 2386: Quick Gifts. Fabulous bolser cushion, tissue box cover, string holder, shoulder bag and puppy pyjama case all in double knitting wool and easy to make. Pattern has a smal split at bottom, corners a bit creased otherwise clean and sound.
original pattern as shown £2.00
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50
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Patons 7010: Simple Crochet for Beginners: Great projects and ideas for the coming festive season. Snappy hat, lacy shawl, great outfit for a 14" or 16" doll. Cover for baby, circular cushion, lacy tea cosy, and instructions on how to crochet from the 1960's. Book in great condition.
Original book as shown £3.00 (12 pages)
photocopies and pdfs for individual projects available from this book, email for details. |
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Other pictures from the book above. Individual projects pdf £1.00 each , colour photocopies £1.50 each |
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*Patons 7015:Great vintage knitting pattern for toys, great gifts for Christmas including a rabbit pajama case, dolls outfit, toy monkey and scottie dog, panda twins and a great tortoise and a little knitted dolly in her own little bed - great shoe box toy this one. See toy pages for these as individual patterns. 1960's Book in great condition.
book as shown £2.50 |
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*Patons 7015: some more of the toys in this pattern book. |
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*Patons 8006: Great vintage knitting pattern for gifts from 1969. There are instructions for knitting, gloves, socks, work bag, ball, doll, tea cosy, ties, childs muff and a poodle bottle cover. In great condition
original book as shown £2.25
pdf £1.99 |
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Patons 9023:Presents: In this booklet there are heaps of great gifts to make. Bed socks for him and her, teacosy, egg cosies (great for Christmas morning!) Mens and ladies slippers, see picture below, you can knit a sole or make one from felt cut to match existing sole on shoe or slipper. Also some little toys, little pig, duck and bear, no sizes for these, but they are quite small, great for the kiddies stocking or tree gift. And the very useful bed jacket show here on the front cover. 16 pages. Pattern book is a little worn
pdf only at £2.99 |
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The back of the booklet above showing the bed socks, slippers and tea cosy with egg cosies to match. Individual photocopies or pdfs for projects available at £1.00 for each pdf and £1.50 for each photocopy. Just email me with the name and number of the pattern and item and in which format you would like the patterm - this applies to any of these little pattern books. |
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Patons 9241: Knit a gift book from the 1960's this little booklet has toys, a bed jacket, frilled tea cosy, an Italian shopping bag, and a knitted tie. 16 pages and in very good condition. For more toys and house hold items see TOY PAGE and HOUSEHOLD PAGE. For bedjackets see BEDWEAR PAGE and for more bags got to LADIES HATS, BAGS AND GLOVES PAGE.
pdf only £2.99 |
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Patons 2096: Bazaar Items: 1970's. Cushion covers, scarf, hot water bottle cover, tea cosy and doll outfit (16" doll).
photocopy £2.99
pdf £1.99
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Patons 7015: Cat nightcase: Vintage knitting pattern for cat nightdress case for little girl. Knitted in double knitting and 4ply, id doubles as a toy as well as lookking cut on the bed. 1960's
colour photocopy £1.50
pdf £1.00 |
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Patons 8010: Another great gift book from Patons, this one has pandas, dogs, tortoise, monkey, doneky, poodle, dolls clothes and a nightdress case, book in great condition 16pages 1970's FOR MORE TOYS GO TO TOY PAGES
book as shown £2.25 |
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Poppleton Odd Ounce Book: 1970, crochet hair bands, ladies beret, knitted bed socks, slippers cushion, hot water bottle cover, gloves, scarf and tie, knitted golly 17" tall, knitted flat bears 12", pleated tea cosies. Book in nice condition. 19 pages, 20 items
pdf £2.99 only now
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*Sirdar Quickies: great little vintage knitting book with instructions for a dog coat, ladies mittens, bedsocks, cushion cover, hot waterbottle cover, scarf, pixie hood, dolls cloak - all with estimated time for knitting! and many adverts for patterns available in the 1950's. The staples are rusty and the cover is loose from the rest of the book, but there are no tears, marks or stains. In good vintage condition. Book is oblong in shape.
original pattern as shown £3.50 |
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Studley 738: 1978 knitted slippers, doll and tea cosy, and lady loo roll cover and duck are crochet. Again a useful pattern for those who like to knit for fetes or charity events. Pattern is in super condition.
Pattern as shown £2.25
pdf £1.50
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Wendy 844: Lovely little rabbit, no height given, check cushion, hot water bottle cover and tea cosy, lots of colour, great for Christmas gifts. All in double knitting.
colour photocopy £1.99
pdf £1.50 |
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*Weldons 379: Vintage odd ounce book with 20 different items to knit, great fot the coming Christmas season, there are instructions for angora bolero for baby, lace scarf, bed kniting mitts, chick egg cosies, bootees, cardigan for baby, tea cosy, knee cap warmers for the older folks, knitted dolly bag, stripe cover jumper,blanket made from squares, angora cap for young lady and more, including the dolly set below. Book from the 1950's in good condition, rusty staples, slight rumple to cover.
original book £5.00 |
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*Weldons 379 Dolls clothes: dress, bonnet, to fit 10" in vintage 2ply so that would be modern 3ply. SEE DOLL PAGES FOR 100'S MORE DOLLS CLOTHES PATTERNS.
photocopy £1.50
pdf £1.00 |
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Weldon A1026: Great vintage pattern for seasonal gifts. Lacy circular bedcap and matchin bed socks in bejacket floss which is similar to modern 4ply and a crochet hat and button hole of anemones.
photocopy £1.99 pdf £1.50 |
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*Wendy Gifts: Large format more modern book probably from the late 1980's. Used but in a good condition with just some wear to corners and spine. Instructions for golf club cosies, tea cosy, hats, scarves, socks, Hot water bottle covers with a difference, great slippers, fabulous cushion covers and fair isle gloves, fingerless mitts, leg and wrist warmers, doll nightdress case - great late vintage ideas. Some of the items can be seen in the picture
Original book as shown £3.25 |
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