Vintage Knitting Patterns - Ladies
see WOOL page for vintage and new wool suitable for these clothes
These patterns are genuine vintage original items, but due to their scarcity some patterns are only available as photocopies at present (copyright permitting) or as pdf files to download
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Bairnswear 628: ladies short-sleeved top in DK 36/37 inch bust, 1950’s. SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Bairnswear 652:Ladies cardigan in DK, nice 1950's pattern in good condition. £2.25 |
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Bestway 1491: Lovely fair isle pattern from the very collectable Bestway range. Knitted in 3ply, stunning 1940's photo. SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Bestway 1894: a rare 1930’s ladies jumper in 3ply SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Bestway 1943: Lovely cardigan posed by Susan Shaw, movie star, with signature! Nice condition slight stain to left side. SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Bestway B2984: Lovely period bed-jacket in 2ply (modern 3ply will work) 32-37 inch bust. Crease to front otherwise very good. SOLD Colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Bestway 3026. Lovely 1950's style summer cardigan 33-38 inch chest, could be knitted in cotton blend yarn. Pattern is for Double Knitting wool. original as shown £3.50 colour photocopy £1.99 |
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Bestway B3102: Up to the minute bolero from the 1950's. in DK, short or three quarter sleeves, simple design. SOLD colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Copley's 1339 34 inch bust 2ply short/long sleeved jumper. Probably 1940’s in nice condition. Remember vintage 2ply is similar to modern 3ply. Make a tension square to find ply required for needles stated and size required. |
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Emu 2: Lovely lacy bedjacket in nice condition, a crease across centre, but clean and sound. 38 inch bust. 1940's. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Emu 2053: two very pretty bedjackets in 3ply baby wool, bust 34/44 1960’s lovely colour pattern. Tear to top of page plus small signature otherwise vg. SOLD colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Fair-Isle: 1948 1st edition of the Fair-Isle book. This type of knitting is quite easy as only stocking stitch is used and all those odment - of the same ply - can be used up. Lovely period booklet of 33 pages in very good condition. Very Rare. SOLD Individual patterns via photocopy available email for images of choice Photocopies £1.50 per pattern |
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Greenock BX66: Lovely 1950's cardigan in 3ply 34 inch bust. crease to pattern otherwise nice condition. £1.50 |
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Greenock B489: basic glove pattern with biro anotation to top of first page. Sound and clean with rumples to cover. In 3ply £1.00 For more gloves, hats, bags and accessories set ACCESSORIES page. |
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Hayfield 14: A lovely 1960's book of aran knitting. Coat, dress, suit, girl's dress, cardigan, jumper hat and mitts in DK, Aran and 4ply. Lovely condition 31 pages. £3.50 |
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Hayfield H165: Nice 1960's cardigan pattern in DK 34-40 inch bust. SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Hayfield 293 Classic 1960’s suit in DK Bri-Nylon – I remember it well! 1 got married in a similar outfit in the mid 60’s! This pattern is for 34-40 bust and 36-42 hips in lovely condition with trade stamp on back. |
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Ladyship 3326: Delightful colour pattern from this famous pattern firm. Stamp to front but in nice condition, nick to side edge and biro annotation in two places in pattern, but clean otherwise. Unusual pattern. SOLD Phoptocopy available £1.99 |
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Lavenda 403: 4ply, lovely colour period pattern in beautiful condition.36-40 inch bust. £3.00 |
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Lavenda 427:1950's colour pattern with stain to top edge, 34-36 bust in DK £ 2.00 |
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Lavenda 447: 1950's pattern 36-40 bust in DK stain to top edge, crease to centre with small tear. £1.50 |
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Lavenda 922: Lovely 1940's cardigan pattern, classic elegant style. In 3ply 34-36 bust. Crease to centre, small nicks and light mark inside front cover (removeable) Very Collectable. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Lee 407: Stunning classic 1940's lttle jacket in 3ply with knitted covered buttons. Very good condition, Very Collectable. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Lee Target 1232: hand coloured photo cove cardigan in DK 34-38 bust. Creased, tear at spine but complete. SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Lee Target 6088: 32-42 bust in 'poodle' wool. Chosen by Vogue from 1960's crease to front otherwise nice condition. £1.50 SOLD | |||
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Maggie 20: Nice aran jacket 36 inch bust but knits up to 40 inch bust as a jacket. Bit tatty but sound. £1.00 |
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Marriners 179: Twin set with elegant ray pattern in 3ply 32-35 bust. Crease to centre and edges 1950's. SOLD colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Marriner’s 234: another lovely Marriner’s pattern almost perfect, 1950’s Button through cardigan. £3.00 SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Marriner’s 394: another lovely hand tinted photo front for Bed Jacket 3ply wool 34-40 bust SOLD Colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Marriners 425: These patterns are realy lovely. 3ply 32-40 inch bust with wear and slightly rumpled appearance to front. Nice period patterns advertised on back. These patterns make a nice collection and record of social history. 1958 £2.00 |
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Patons 113: Something different for the coming winter season? In four different weights (easily transfereable to modern yars or try one of our stunning ALPACA wools) in very good condition. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Patons 136: Another stole in classic 1950's style. in DK. Slight loss to top corner of pattern otherwise clean and sound. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Patons 247: lovely pattern to fit 38-40 inch bust bed jacket. photocopy available £1.99 |
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Patons 343: 1940's pattern in angora 34-36 inch. Lovely pattern in good conditon, back suggests could be knitted in 3ply to gain similar results. Beryl was a 3ply angora, Fuzzy-wuzzy was a 4ply equivilent. Both 4ply and DK angora can be purchased today - some times vintage is available, but usually only in small quantities. 34-36 inch bust. SOLD
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Patons 409:Dressing jacket in 2ply 36-38 inch bust. 1930/40's pattern in good condition with crease and small tear to spine. SOLD
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Patons 539 6d: Nice clasic pattern cardigan and jumper in DK 34-38 inch bust. Pattern in very good condition. Washing and care instruction inside back page. Nice additon to a collection. 1950's £2.00 |
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Patons 539 3d: Strangely this one is the same number but a different pattern and printed earlier in 1940's. A lovely pattern light weight twinset in fair isle fingering, probably equivelent to modern 4ply - try tension square. £4.00 |
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Patons 579: Two lovely 1950's jumpers in 3ply 34-38 inchbust with pencil anotation on top of page. Otherwise in very good condition. £1.50 |
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Patons 691: Nice spring or autumn designs in 2 and 3ply wool. Nice condition but with file holes puched in front edge. 34-36 inch bust. SOLD Photocopy available £2.99 |
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Patons 704: 3ply jumpers for the spring. 34-36 inch bust, 1950's holes punched in spione otherwise very good. £1.50 |
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Patons 781: Get ready for the spring! Lovely period jumpers in 3ply wools 34-38 inch bust. Patern in very good condition. £2.50 |
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Patons 868. Angora bolero, fabulous pattern with cable band to fit 34 inch chest. long sleeve version included. Vintage angora somethimes available - see wool page. original pattern as shown £2.75 photocopy £1.99 |
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Patons 885: This little pattern book could possibly be from the 1930's - that's 70 YEARS OLD! In 3ply to fit 36 inch bust. £3.00 |
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Patons 910: Back to the 1950's and a sweet little hat - I had one just like this at the end of the 1950's. Vintage Fuzzy-Wuzzy sometimes available in small quantities - see wool page. Only 2 half oz balls needed (that's 20gms in modern speak!) £2.00 |
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Patons 924: Another lovely 1940's pattern in 3ply. 34 inch bust and in very good condition. SOLD photocopy available £1.99
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Patons 981: More stylish hats from ther 50's - one knitted the other CROCHET in DK. Crease to centre and tear to crease. Stamp to front. £1.00 |
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Patons 997: Another one of these very early patterns from the 1930's - a short sleeved jumper with a broad welt, very fashionable at the time. To fit 36 inch bust. £3.50 |
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Patons 1018: Lovely bed jackets in 3ply 34-38 inch bust. Very good condition. £3.50 Photocopy available £2.99 See underwear, swimwear and bedwear section for more bedjackets. |
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Patons 1056: 4ply jumper for chilly autumn days with 50's style! 34-38 inch bust. Nice condition. £1.50 |
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Patons 1057: 3 and 4ply cardigans in size 34-38 inch bust. 1950's. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Patons 1190: Winter warmers from the 1950's easy to knit in DK and Aran weight. £1.00
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Patons 1276: Beret pattern from the 1950's in a variety of wools. Very nice condition. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Patons 1283: Chunky knit jacket 34-44 inch bust. 1960's colour pattern in good condition with light creasing. £1.00 |
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Patons 1398: Two quickerknit bedjackets (4ply or dk) 34-38 inch bust. Excellent condition. original as shown £3.00 photocopy available £1.99 |
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Patons 6301: Fabulous dress and waistcoat set from the late 60's. Nice condition bust 32-38 inches. Lovely peice of retro trivia! £2.00 |
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Peoples Friend Knitting Booklet. Smile-the-while Knitting 1960's pull-out from People's Friend. Lovely spring jumpers, knitted pleated skirt, striped top etc. vasrious ply's and various sizes, in almost perfect condition. original as shown £3.50 photocopy of individual designs £1.50 (email for details and images can be sent of choice) |
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Robin 436: these hand tinted photo covers are so gorgeous you could frame them. vg Condition SOLD colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Robin 488: Another stunning pattern from Robin in lovely condition. 32-42 inch bust. Crease to side. One mark in red biro inside. £3.50 Colour photocopy £1.99 |
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Robin 601: Early style of pattern in DK 32-42 inch bust, nice jacket. Pattern has punch holes at spine, pen mark to top. £1.25 | |||
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Sandison 7:Early Sirdar, in Shetland wool 2ply Twin set. 36 inch bust. Crease to front, with stamp. Not bad for 70 year old pattern. £3.00 Photocopy £1.99 |
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Sirdar 1401. Fabulous 1950's 3ply top, deep welt, unusual design. slight crease to top with small tear oherwise nice condition, clean and sound. original as shown £3.50 colour photocopy £1.99 |
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Sirdar 1529: Which is more stunning jacket or little Yorkie? Lovely early 1950's pattern in 4ply 32-36 inch bust. Some nicks and crease. SOLD Colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Sirdar Crochet 5769. Early 1970's. Pure retro! This summer's must have! Crochet bikini and top. 32-38 chest in Double Knitting (Could try cotton) tear to side edge otherwise in nice clean sound condition. original pattern as shown £3.50 colour photocopy £1.99 |
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Sirdar 7470. Lovely top in 2ply (try modern 3ply) clean and sound, long sleeve version also included. 34-38 inc chest. original as shown £3.25 colour photocopy £2.99 (8 pages) |
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Sirdar 7745: 1950's simpicity in 3ply 36-44 inch bust. Pattern is in very good condition. £2.00 |
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Sirdar 9917: Aran booklet from the 1960's, adults and children's designs. In lovely condition. £2.00 |
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Sirdar Knitting Know-How: All you need to know then and now about knitting. Handy little book. Wool of the period discussed. Very good condition.40 pages. £3.00 |
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Templetons 1633: A easy to knit and lovely to wear bed jacket in DK some creasing and nicks. SOLD colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Weldons 300: crochet bed jacket for othe bed jacket see beadwear. photocopy available £1.99 |
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Weldons 566: another rare find, hooded cardigan from the 1930/40’s ; 32-34 inch bust in 3ply. with some creasing and name at top SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Weldons 669: How retro is this - and with Christmas coming? 3ply 37-37 inch bust. SOLD Photocopy available £1.99 |
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Weldons A1030: sweet little vintage bedjacket 36-38 inch bust. wear to covers, stamp to front, in 3ply. SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Weldons A1341: To go with the plentiful bed jacket patterns we now have some very cosy bed socks. If you suffer from cold feet try these knitted in 4ply ALPACA! SOLD photocopy available £1.99 |
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Wendy 520: 1950's pattern 34-36 inch bust. wear to edges with nicks. £2.00 |
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Wendy 710: 1950's DK cardigan 34-38 inch bust creases and nicks seperated at spine. SOLD colour photocopy available £1.99 |
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Wendy 2618: Socks for all! 4ply some anotation otherwise sound. £1.00 |
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