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Vintage Knitting Patterns - Men's

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Men's Knitting Patterns; - these are rare and difficult to find, but give an interesting period insight to male fashion during the first half of the 20th century.
These patterns are genuine vintage original items, but due to their scarcity some of these patterns are only available as photocopies at present (copyright permitting)

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*9 patterns added 2nd July 2010

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vintage knitting pattern for mens cardigan

Ramada R543: Great vintage knitting pattern for cardigan knitted in vintage 4ply to fit chest 42-44 inches. Simple to knit for the bigger man. Early 1930's.

original pattern as shown £2.50

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern for mens jacket

Red Heart 240-405: Great  vintage pattern from the USA 1947. Knitted in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square (gauge in USA patterns, the needle size quoted in pattern is  US size 4 which is UK between a 9 and 10 old metric or 3.50mm). Works well in 4ply cotton. Colours used in picture  listed as white, navy,, smokey blue, cherry red. To fit size to fit 36"- 40" work in double knitting and size 8 imperial or 4mm  to get larger size. Sock pattern to match included. Great 1940's or 50's look for young man.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern for mens 1950's top

Red Heart 240-410: Great vintage easy fair isle from the USA 1947 knitted in vintage 3ply on 12 and 11 imperial or 3.50mm and 3mm to fit 36"-42" chest. Work tension square first(Gauge). More mens fair isle on Mens Fair Isle pages. This one is quite easy and a great introduction. The colour used in the original are beige background with navy and cherry red for the design. So typical 1940's collage grad look.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mens knitting pattern

Robin 478: Great vintage pattern for a zippered lumber jacket knited in vintage 4ply, so try modenr double knitting, geat for the golfer, fisherman or any outdoors man, warm and smart but not too bulky. Easy to knit, to fit chest 38-42 inches. 1950's

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mans sleeveless pullover knitting pattern

Robin 701. Vintage 1950's lovely colour knitting pattern for a pullover in 3ply (modern 4ply)  deep welt and simple cable twist. 38-44 inch chest some surface wear.(always work a tenion square to determin needles and ply)

original as shown £2.00

Colour photocopy available £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mans reversible sleeveless pullover knitting pattern

Robin 704.  Great vintage knitting pattern. Another gem from the 1950's a REVERSABLE pullover in vintage 3ply (modern 4ply might work better) 34-38 inch chest, work in double knitting  on larger needles to get a larger fit. Pattern in great condition.

original pattern as shown £2.00

colour photocopy £1.99

df £1.50

vintage waistcoat knitting pattern

Robin 481: vintage knitting pattern for unusual mens zipped waistcoat in double knitting to fit chest 38"-42". 1950's

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage hats for men knitting pattern

Robin 1597: How about this! Great vintage knitting pattern for fab hats to keep the working or sporty man in your life warm during the coming winter days. Knitted in double knitting or chunky, quick and easy to knit. Great Christmas gifts. Pattern in great condition from the late 1960's

pattern as shown £1.75

pdf £1.50

vintage mens tank top knitting patterns

Scotch Wool 13: vintage knitting pattern for sleeveless pullover for men early 1930's, possibly 1920's. To fit chest 39-40 inches knitted in vintage 5ply or modern double knitting. Work tension square. Great for that retro look. In great condition

original pattern as shown in a sepia tone £3.75

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mens knitting pattern for tank top

Scotch Wool 24: Vintage knitting pattern for sleeveless top from the 1930's in great condition. To fit 40" chest knitted in vintage 5ply or modern double knitting, in  simple cable stitch.

original pattern as shown  £3.75

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

wartime service knitting pattern

Sirdar Comforts For Men: Vintage World War Two knitting pattern for those at home to knit for those away at war. The usuall items, scarf, gloves, helmet, socks, jumpers, all easy to knit in stocking stitch. Garments knitted in vintage 4ply so try tension square to see if double knitting would work better.To fit 38 inc chest, but easy to add more stitches to make larger. SEE SERVICE KNIT for more like these

photocopy £2.99

pdf £1.99

vintage wartime comforts knitting patterns

*Sirdar 869: More Comforts for the forces: This great vintage knitting pattern has instructions for the helmet scarf a shown on the cover as well as socks, gloves and service helmet - these were as the ministry decree they should be - service regulation. and would have been knitted in service colours as well as grey and black. More little gems to keep those nimble fingers at work.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage war time pattern for service men

Sirdar 888: Great Vintage early 1940's pullover for the service man in your life. Knitted in 4ply to fit 38 inch chest.See further down for several more great service knitting patterns and page 1 as well as the ladies now have some too! I have enough of the wartime service patterns for their own page now, coming very soon!

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

mens vintage knitting  pattern

Sirdar 1075: Vintage mens sweater knitting patterns in  vintage 3ply ( try modern 4ply for a better fit) instructions also for sleevless version, crew neck. 38-40 inch chest.Pattern is in worn but sound and clean condition, from the late 1940's.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

 

vintage knitting pattern for mens jumper

Sirdar 1365: Vintage knitting pattern for a great waistcoat for those chilly evenings, chest 37". Pattern in great condition from the 1950's.

pattern as shown £2.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's zip jacket knitting patterns

*Sirdar 1398: Great pattern from the early 1950's for the popular zip jacket with pockets and collor. I remember my Dad had several of these made by my mother. To fit chest 36"-40" chest knitted in double knitting wool. Pattern is worn and a little grubby, with a tear almost all the way down he spine. Pencil anotations have been erased.

original pattern as shown and described £1.75

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mans waistcoat knitting pattern

Sirdar 1450. A must have for the 1940's and 50's man! Stunning retro wastcoat, simple to make and very 'trendy' - 36-40 inch chest in Double knitting. Lovely condition light trade stamp to front.

Colour photocopy £1.99 

pdf £1.50

vintage mens polo sweater knitting patterns

*Sirdar 1485:Great vintage knitting pattern from the 1950's this is so very fifties! Great polo sweater knitted in double knitting to fit 36"-40"  chest. Pattern in nice condition, try tension square to see inf needle change is needed.

original pattern as shown £2.50

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's jumper knitting patterns

*Sirdar 1573: Great vintage knitting pattern for men's sweater in double knitting wool from the 1950's. To fit chest 36"-42". With two tone main part and solid colour sleeves, another stylish sweater form the Sirdar stable. Pattern is in great condition, almost like new.

original pattern as shown £3.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's jumper knitting patterns

*Sirdar 1574: Great vintage knitting pattern from the 1950's for a man's stylish sweater. To fit  36"-44" chest knitted in double knitting wool, check tension, see if you need to change needles. This great dolman style was popular in the fifties and very easy to wear. Pattern is in great condition.

orignal pattern as shown £3.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

 

vintage men's knitting patterns from the Retro Knitting Company

Sirdar 1579:  Vintage knitting pattern. A younger man in your life? 4ply plain jumper in thre styles.36, 38, and 40 inch chest. 1950's.

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's sweater knitting patterns

*Sirdar 1587: Great vintage knitting pattern for men's sweater with interesting neck line. See button page for vintage buttons from the 1940's and 50's. This sweater is knitted in double knitting wool, check tension and see if you need to change needles. To fit 38"-44" chest. Pattern is in very good condition, small graze to front as shown in photo.

original pattern as shown £2.50

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mens knitting pattern

Sirdar 1622: Great 1950's vintage knitting pattern in vintage 4ply to fit 38-44 inch chest.Try modern double knitting in a tension square.

Colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

mens vintage knitting pattern

Sirdar 1655: Fabulous vintage knitting pattern for a 1950's zipper lumber jacket knitted in double knitting to fit chest 38 to 44 inches, great size range, smart cable at front and fashionable deep welt. Work tension square to see if you need to change needles.

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's jumper knitting patterns

*Sirdar 1711: Vintage knitting pattern for man's plain round neck sweater. Isn't this a great picture, pure retro! This plain and easy to knit jumper is  in vintage 4ply so work a tension square and see if you need to use double knitting or just change needle size. to fit 36"-44" chest. Pattern from the 1950's as new, pristine condition.

original pattern as shown £3.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's knitting pattern for cardigan

*Sirdar 2043: Great vintage winter cardigan knitting pattern for the out door man.
To fit chest 38"-44" chest knitted in Pullman or chunky wool on no 3 imperial needles (6.50mm) so knits up quickly. Pattern from the 1960's and is in great condition.

original pattern as shown £2.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage cricket jumper pattern

Sirdar 7476: Fabulous vintage knitting pattern for cricket jumper from the 1950's in two sizes 38 and 40 inch chest. Long or short sleeves instructions given. (This pattern cover is also offered as a 10 x 8  colour print to frame for an extra £1.00 - this offer can extend to any of the patterns we have on our site)

colour photocopy £2.99 (8 pages) (SEE CRICKET JUMPER PAGE)

pdf £1.99

vintage knitting pattern for mens cardigan

*Sirdar 7833: Vintage knitting pattern for cable edged cardigan knitted in double knitting, this pattern is from the 1960's. To fit 38-44 inch chest. Centre pages a loose, split to spine at bottom edge, some surface marks to front as seen in photo.

original pattern as shown and described £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage aran knitting patterns

*Sirdar 7843: Great vintage knitting pattern for aran sweater for the  man in you life. 1960's pattern in fabulous condition. To fit 38"-44" chest knitted in double knitting wool. For more aran and cable knits see ARAN PAGES

original  pattern as shown £2.75

pdf £1.99

vintage 1940's knitting pattern for men

Swim trunks ST2: From the above booklet: Vintage knitting pattern for a fabulous pair of lined, swim trunks to fit 35"-39" knitted in vintage 4ply. Fab! (More swimwear on the Swimwear page)

photocopy £1.50

pdf £1.00

 

vintage american service woollie knitting patterns

Knit For Victory: USA servicemen's woollies from 1942, great drawings and content. 16 pages. There are instructions for Pullovers, helmets, windcheaters, mitts, scarves, sleveless slipovers, great socks, pull on hats for the airman, the soldier and marines - fabulous booklet in great condition. Needle conversion chart supplied. Knitted in similar to modern 4ply and double knitting, needle size will help identify the thickness of yarn to use, make tension square.

photocopy £3.99

pdf £2.50

 

 

vintage usa service mens knitting patterns

Knit For Victory-1: This is one set of wartime woollies to knit from the above book. Knitted in worsted which is similar to our double knitting yarn, work tension square to see which of our yarns suit best. Great for that authentic feel at those re-enactment weekends! Instructions for the wind cheater, mitts and helmet, with ear flaps for use with head phones.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage service mens knitting patterns

Knit For Victory-2: For the American Airmen - who could forget them!! We had one as a friend when I was a small child. This one has jumper 38"-44" and the original beanie and gloves. Needle conversion chart included. Work tension square in suggest needle size to see which ply will work best for size required.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage wartime knitting pattern for men

Yatchsman ST3: Vintagr knitting pattern for a typical 1940's and 50's artists or students ' sloppy-joe' 36"-38" chest. work tension square on needles suggest to see which ply would work best for size required.

photocopy £1.50

pdf £1.00

vintage vets knitting pattern for men

Strutts 9501: (Sirdar7699) How about this for pure retro? Vintage knitting pattern for a man's vest knitted in dish cloth cotton - soft  4ply ply cotton on big needles - work a tension square first as modern cotton yarns differ. 1940's SEE ALSO UNDERWEAR PAGES FOR MORE LIKE THIS

photocopy £1.50

pdf £1.25

            SEE OTHER STRING UNDERWEAR ON THE UNDERWEAR PAGES                                                       INCLUDING PANTS!

 

 

vintage knitting pattern for mens jumper

*Templetons 1066: Great vintage knitting pattern for a daddle shoulder jumper that is just as fashionable today. knitted in double knitting to fit chest 38-44 inch chest, 1950's with cable detail. Pattern in very good condition.

original pattern as shown £2.50

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

 

vintge knitting pattern for mens pullover

*Viyella 2312:Vintage 1930's sleeveless pullover, right out of Agatha Christie's Poirot! Great design to fit 38-40 inch chest. Knitted in a ply that would probably be the same as modern 4ply, but work a tension square to check. Clear instructions on how to make a larger or smaller size. Pattern in great condition.

original pattern as shown £4.75

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern for mans sleeveless pullover

*Viyella 2370: Great vintage knitting pattern for sleeveless top in interesting square pattern. To fit 36-38 inch chest from the 1930's in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply.

original pattern £4.75

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern for service men world war two

Weldons 7: Woollies for our Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen, from 1940's. Good selection of cardigans, jumpers, slip-overs, mitts helmets scarves all authentic war time knits for that great re-encactment weekend. Vintage 3ply and 4ply used so try modern 4ply and double knitting for good fit.20 pages, all adverts included in both the photocopy and pdf.

photocopy £3.99

pdf £2.50

vintage knitting pattern

Weldons 216:  Vintage pattern for a man's pullover and neck warmer or wind cheater vest. Knitted in 3ply (try modern 4ply for better fit) pattern knits to 34" chest but due to elasticity of pattern streatches to 38" fit. Pattern a bit worn and few ink ticks at front of rows, some nicks and rumples - pattern from early 1940's, during World War II!

pattern as shown £2.00

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mans knitting pattern

Weldons 357:  vintage early 1940's vintage pattern for sleeveless pullover in vintage 3ply to fit 36"-38" chest, sor try modern 4ply and a tension square, with a nice deep v neck.Pattern in great condition.

Pattern as shown £2.50

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mens knitting pattern

Weldons 814.  Vintage knitting pattern for a very retro cricket pullover pattern from the 1930's crease across front little worn. 3ply ( try modern 4ply)

original as shown £2.25

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mens jumper and jacket knitting patterns

Weldons A1198: Vintage knitting pattern for men, great late 1940's pattern for polo neck sweater and two styles of zip neck jacket so popular at the time, the contrast cuffs and collar were very popular with the youngsters. To fit 40"-42" chest.Pattern in very good condition.

original pattern as shown £2.00

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern for mens 1950's jumper

Weldon B1284: Great vintage knitting pattern for all you 1950's style fans. This zip neck shirt was so popular with the youngsters in the 1950's. Knitted in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply in a tension square should work a treat, change needles size if needed. Choice of long or short sleeves. To fit 36"-42" chest. Pattern in good vintage condition, clean and sound, small nick out of one corner at bottom.

original pattern as shown £2.00

colour phtocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern

Weldons B1316: 1950's windcheater pattern to fit 39-40 inch chest in double knitting wool taking 20oz which is about 12 x 50gm balls,. there is also round neck version included to fit 36-38 inch chest.

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage mens knitting pattern

Weldons B1322: Two polo neck pullovers in 38-40 and 40-42 inch chest, one in 3ply (try modern 4ply) the other in double knitting. Pattern is in great condition.1950's

pattern as shown £2.50

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintag mens knitting pattern

Weldons B1331: Double knitting jackets for 38-40 inch chest, one in rib on in plain fabric. These Weldon patterns are great value for money, having two pattern for the price of one, the double knitting one takes 16 x 50g balls of wool.

pattern as shown £2.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's knitting patterns from the Retro Knitting Company

Weldons B1402:  Vintage knitting pattern for man's classic raglan jumper in stocking stitich. Easy to knit. Add a little colour to your vintage collection with this Weldons classic. Early 1950's casual wear, worked ni vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply. 

pattern as shown £1.50

vintage mens knitting pattern

Weldons B1439: Vintage knitting pattern for cable sleevless pullover to fit 38-42 chest in double knitting this top takes 15 oz or 9 x 50g balls. Pattern is in great condition.

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage men's knitting patterns from the Retro Knitting Company

Wendy 50:  What the best dressed young man would like for christmas!  A little retro chic.  DK 38-42 inch chest.  Easy to knit and very smart to wear. In double knitting

colour photocopy available £1.99

vintage mens knitting pattern for slip over

*Wendy 241: Vintage man's pullover instructions for either sleeveless or with sleeves. Knitted in vintage 4 ply so try modern double knitting. To fir 36" - 38" chest. 1930's. Pattern has crease to front, bust sound and clean.

original pattern as shown £2.25

photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

vintage knitting pattern for men

Wendy 740:  Not so old as some on this page, but still vintage and fabulously retro.  This pattern is in great condition and comes from the early 1960's and is knitted in double knitting or 4ply to fit 40-44 inch chest.

pattern as shown £2.25

colour photocopy £1.99

pdf £1.50

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Wolsey: 152: Vintage early 1930’s pattern with delightful period photos of styles on back.

photocopy available £1.99

pdf £1.50

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