LADIES ACCESSORIES

Bestway 587: Great vintage pattern for brooches and buttonholes from 1930s.  This pattern has instructions to make crochet and pompom flowers and a leather work flower that can be made in felt if liked. (Click to go to crochet ladies accessories and jewellery)

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Bestway 935: Great vintage ladies accessories knitting pattern from 1940s. From the fabulous era of make do and mend comes a beautiful collection of collars to add life to old jumpers or cardigans. There are three knitted collars and two crocheted ones and a knitted bead necklace. My mother said she used to spend a lot of her time waiting in cars during the war so made quite a few of these types of things as well as her own underwear. She was a driver in the RAF.

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Craftwear 01: Great vintage jewellery knitting crochet pattern 1940s. There are instructions for KNITTING the Necklet as shown on cover plus a two row chocker, and in CROCHET instructions for bracelet, earrings, brooch, belt and serviette ring. The pattern give quantities in yards, but you can work out how much to use of which ever thread you choose as soon as you have worked one of two things, no tension given, but it looks as if the craft cord would have been about cotton 20 as size 13 (2.25mm) needles are used in the knitting and size 0 crochet hook (not sure of the modern hook size).

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FN33 Necklace: Great vintage crochet pattern for stunning necklace from 1933. This easy to make necklace and ear-rings is simple to make and very effective. The colours suggested are pale and mid violet and lime green, but you can use any colour you wish, some of the variegated stranded cotton might be a good choice.

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Star 15: Festive Bells+brooches: Great idea for a tree decoration from 1941. Although this is a pattern for festive broach it can also be made to hang on the tree. Plus fabulous brooches in crochet. Could also be used to decorate Tree if worked in golds and silver, or a hat or bag - lots of ideas for these little bouquets.

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Brilliant 156: Brooches: A fabulous bright nosegay and simple flower crochet in cotton no 10. Great present idea for young girl, from 1940. Crochet Butterfly Bows for hair, bag, coat or make into tree trim for Christmas.

Star15: Necklace set-10: Fabulous vintage crochet pattern from1941 for necklace, bracelet and earrings, very retro a great idea for Christmas gift.

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Lilly 1200: Earrings: What a fabulous selection of earrings from 1944 to crochet. There are the pretty drop earrings, bottom left, lovely flowers with matching brooch, top centre and the berries and lapel ornament bottom right. All are easy to work and fun to makeup. Forget-me-not: This one is for necklace or collar and a button or brooch.  Worked in 30 cotton, very easy and very useful for trimming, jewellery etc. Hair ornament: Very pretty vintage crochet pattern from 1944 for hair ornament, look great on velvet or satin ribbon to match dress for that special evening over the festive season

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Spool 146: Bow and more Bows: Vintage crochet pattern from 1940 for 4 different bows, great selection, lots of uses, great for the Christmas Tree if worked in a frosty white or glittering lurex for a festive look - also look great in sparkling red or gold. Make great gifts, brooches, hair slides, hair bands etc. Little flower: Fabulous lace flower from 1940, many ways to wear this little flower with crocheted button centre, light and delicate would look on as good on a winter jacket as a summer dress.

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KB3-Rose Necklace: Great vintage crochet necklace of flowers from 1940s UK. Instructions to make rose motif, large, medium and small and instructions how to put together as a necklace, with small button fastening. These are super to make as retro gifts or to sell on stalls.

Spool 146:Skylark: Vintage crochet pattern for collar or necklace from 1940 worked in no 30 cotton, easy to make into a necklace, by adding ties. Individual rosettes could be made from silver lurex and hung from Christmas tree. You get both designs.

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Spool 146: Cheerio cherries+ Black-eyed Susan: Great necklaces crochet pattern from 1940 worked in standard embroidery cotton. Any colours you like that will match outfits all year round. The Black-eyed Susan on the right are worked Worked in no5 cotton. Very pretty and very retro.USA

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Spool 146: Flip-Flap: Great vintage neck ornament, wear over a plain jumper as a  necklace - great worked in lurex or shiny thread, very retro! Just the thing for this Christmas, could be worked in angora to perk up a winter jumper. Three little Bows: Vintage crochet pattern for little bows from 1940. Can be used to decorate dress, blouse, hair, curtain tie backs, CHRISTMAS TREE, etc. Worked in fine 70 cotton and fine hook. Hook conversion chart included.USA instructions for both.

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Daily Mail Crochet Book -Bow 1:Great vintage crochet pattern from 1950s for a decorative bow worked in 60 cotton in  mesh with roses. Bow 2:Great vintage crochet pattern from 1950s for a decorative bow worked in in 40 cotton with roses and a picot loop. Bow 3: Crochet for a decorative bow worked in crochet in 80 cotton. Bow 4:Great vintage crochet pattern from 1950s for a decorative bow worked in filet crochet in 20 cotton.

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Bestway 541: Decorative belts knitted and embroidered from 1930s. This pattern has instructions for belt with appliqué, embroidered linen with a pocket, cross stitch and fair isle knitted, chevron knitted and checked knitted. Also a simple stripe knitted  - petersham is used to back them.

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Bestway 935: Six Collars in Crochet and knitting from 1930s. Pretty collars that are knitted or crocheted in fine vintage 2ply (modern 3ply) wool or cotton. 4 of them are knitted and 2 are crocheted.

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Bestway 586cr: Great vintage crochet pattern collars 1940s. This is a lovely pattern for 2 different collars and a 'dicky' front that was worn to save money during the austerity measures in the World War 2 - it saved having to wear a blouse or full jumper under a jacket. And collars brighten up a day dress for evening wear. Worked in no 20o crochet cotton for the Dicky, no30 for one collar and no15 for the other collar.

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CC192-51:Snoods:  Great vintage crochet pattern for wartime snood from 1943. This easy to work beaded snood is attached with a ribbon and is very retro. Both designs are included, see right for the other one. Plus a bonus one KB 3-Snood-5: Great vintage snood crochet pattern from 1940s. This one has a ribbon and is elasticated, to be held in place with bobby pins (hair grips).

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Homecraft 341: Great vintage ladies snood crochet pattern with 4 different patterns 1940s. This super pattern has instructions to work simple crochet stitches as shown and how to work the snood. Very popular in the 1940s for work or home.

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Weldon 468:   Great vintage ladies snood knitting and crochet pattern with 2 different patterns 1940s. This super pattern has instructions how to wear and decorate snoods for that special date. Very popular in the 1940s for work or home, parties and weddings. Diagram to show how to decorate for wedding or parties. (click to see more crochet snoods)

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Homecraft 452: Great vintage CROCHET pattern 1940s hat belt beaded. This little set is great for evenings, weddings and other special occasions. Crocheted in Cronit rayon, no thread size given, but the rayon was a perle or shiny synthetic cotton, so trial by working a sample would be best as there is not tension suggestions either. The sequin and bead trimming can be omitted as they are added after pieces have been worked. There are other hat and belt crochet patterns on the crochet pages under ladies patterns that will guide as to how much cotton would be needed and tension etc.

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Hemmingway Ties -1: This lovely, very rare vintage book comes from the USA in the early part of the 20th century, possible before the First World War, no date. The instructions are for silk ties crocheted in 9 designs. Conversion chart for hook given, work tension square to see what size silk was used, probably quite a fine one, experiment and have fun with these patterns. Could also be worked in cotton or yarn.

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Pearsall's 383: Collars and blouse front knitting pattern from 1940s. These patterns were popular during the world wars as they saved money and recycled clothes and yarns. This one is for two different collars and front often worn with a suit at work to save washing and knitting a whole blouse. These were knitted in rayon, but any yarn can be used, just work a tension square before you start.

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Weldons 1cr: Vintage crochet pattern from the 1930s for a super bag and two belts. Worked in no 20 cotton, the bag will measure 8 inches by 7 inches and the flap is secured by a popper - or a buckle can be used. Vandyke Belt cr: This is a nice pattern for a crocheted belt, backed with petersham from the 1930s.

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Viyella 130: Great vintage bedroom set knitting pattern from 1920s. There are instructions for hot water bottle cover, linen bag, sponge bag cover and face glove. All knitted in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply. The linen bag is knitted on circular needle all the other items are on two needles.

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