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Place your order by emailing me with the MAKE AS WELL AS THE NUMBER of the pattern (i.e. Lavenda 123) and email address to send it to. |
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This is a page of wonderfully strange, but useful, patterns that are elswhere on the site - or have no place to go! ahhhh!
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You will find most of these patterns throughout the site, just a page to make you chuckle! |
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Bestway 603: Vintage knitting pattern with instructions for hot water bottle cover, hangers, slippers, rose button hole flower, string bag that folds away. 1930/40's
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Bestway 861: Fabulous vintage knitting pattern for a string shopping bag from 1940s. . So retro! and so very practical. There are 2 designs one is knitted the other is crochet. It suggest Macramé twine, but experiment with knitting cotton, no tension square is given but it will not take long to work a few pieces to see how it will work out in different cottons.
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Bestway 929: Vintage toy knitting pattern. Great Christmas knitting! Mr. Gnome 12" tall and Father Christmas 12" tall knitted in oddments of DK. SEE TOY PAGE FOR MORE FABULOUS PATTERNS
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Bestway 1196: Children's bedroom slippers for 18months to 6 years - great Christmas gift! It is never too early to start those Christmas projects. 1930's Just the gift this Christmas! SEE SOCKS AND SLIPPERS PAGE FOR MORE TREASURES LIKE THIS
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Bestway A2730: Fabulous 1940s vintage baby knitting pattern for shawl, sleeping bag and cover. This is a super pattern with instructions for a sweet little hot water bottle cover, cot cover with satin ribbon, shawl, sleeping bag and bootees and mittens- great little gifts for new born baby, also instructions for toy ball and rattle! Shawl and bootees and mitts are in vintage 3ply and measures43 square inches, all other are knitted in what was termed thicker wool - before double knitting was common. Work tension square on needle size stated and change if needed with modern double knitting yarn. These items would be great for that retro feel at a Christmas Bazaar.
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Bestway A2853: Great vintage knitting pattern 1940s. Instructions for Tea cosy, hot water bottle cover, socks and pixie hood all in one pattern. All in double knitting, great Christmas gift ideas for las t minute knits.
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Pin Cushions: Great vintage CROCHET pattern for pin cushions and perfume sachet - great vintage gifts pattern from 1944 all instructions including conversion for hook sizes included for both items.USA They are Cracker shaped Lillys 1200:34-34 + cushion: Brilliant 56-9163 + Bootees Star 98. You get all three instructions.
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Brilliant 156cr: Blind Pulls: Great vintage crochet pattern for blind pulls that can also be used for jewelery making or Christmas tree trimmings - great retro gift ideas. For all 4 USA
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Greenock 139: Great vintage baby knitting pattern for body belts 1920s or earlier. There are instructions for infants, ladies and mens. At one time these were essential garments - no central heating in those days! Very easy to knit and could be useful today for early o low weight babies to keep them extra warm, for sports men and women for that extra warm layer over the back. See Underwear pages.
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Homecraft 326: Vintage knitting pattern. Hand knitted rattles to keep baby happy! Using old tins, toothbrushes and oddments of wool - it says on the front! War time economy pattern. Other items used haricot beans, small bells and glass beads!!! How times have changed! However this lovely pattern has some great ideas that can be altered to be safe and practical for a special gift for baby - no glass, tin, beans or small bells please! SEE TOY PAGE FOR SOME LOVELY PRAM TOYS AND MORE RATTLES
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Homecraft 320: Great vintage crochet pattern for MOTH BALL covers 1940s. This is a very unique gift! They are fun to make and can be also made into pram toys by adding bells, or just stuffing, as cat toys and probably a host of other ideas - see what you can think up. Great for using up all those bits of cotton and wool. Could also be filled with lavender.
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Homecraft 350: Great vintage sewing pattern to make items from knitted socks and machine made woollies. Interesting bit of social history. Produced during the war years to help with the 'make do and mend' drive. There are instructions for making gloves, bed socks wellington socks and a hood. Included here just as an interesting item, contains no knitting instructions only sewing suggestions.
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Greenock Two Piece Man's Swim Outfi-5. chest 36 inches shoulder to lower edge 30 inches.
Individual pattern from The Greenock Beach wear Booklet shown above.
SEE SWIMWEAR PAGES FOR MORE FABULOUS RETRO STYLES (Just think of this after a swim!)
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Patons & Baldwin Rug Craft - 25: Vintage crafts at its best! Here we have a CROCHET STAIR CARPET! It take 1kg of Turkey Rug wool per yard, and worked on a no 3 hook (6.5mm) it is so easy! For KNITTED version see HOUSEHOLD page. You get both the crochet and knitting instructions.
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Woolcraft 1: Although these publications changed very little during the 1920, this is a later edition from the 1940's and is for long pants and short pants knitted in vest wool which was vintage 3ply, no sizes given other than leg and gusset length. Great for WW11 enactment groups or 40's weekends. Feel authentic right down to the skin! See Mens Underwear pages and World War Services Pages
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Penelope: Why shouldn't Men Knit? Great wartime knitting book for convalescing servicemen from 1940s, with simple items like scarves, wristlets and squares for a blanket.
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Ramada50-26 Bottle cosy: Great vintage knitting pattern for feeding bottle from 1930s. This fabulous design was popular from as early as 1900 and kept re appearing in baby knitting booklets into the 1950s. To fit a curved double teated bottle and is great for film or stage prop. Easy to knit in 4ply.
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Spool 146: Cheerio cherries: Great necklace crochet pattern from 1940 worked in standard embroidery cotton. Any colours you like that will match outfits all year round. (click here for ladies accessories)
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Strutts 9507: Fabulous vintage knitting pattern for mens underwear. How great is this? Health vest and briefs - who said knitting isn't fun! This is a great set knitted in cotton similar to dish cloth cotton - not exactly flattering, but definitely healthy! FOR MORE LIKE THIS SEE UNDERWEAR PAGES.
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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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Swim trunks ST2: : Knitted, lined, swim trunks to fit 35"-39" knitted in 4ply. Fab!
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Weldons 1cr Book: Great vintage CROCHET pattern book from 1939. There are instructions for easy to work stitches and items include, belts and a bag, collars, table mats, edgings, filet edging, flower motifs, jumper as seen on front page. This book has 20 pages
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Weldons 268: fabulous vintage ladies hat knitting pattern showing the latest Dutch Cap fashion in the 1940's. It says they are romantic, pretty and comfy to wear. See more fantastic hats on the LADIES HATS, GLOVES AND BAG PAGE
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Weldons 379: Egg cosy: Vintage egg cosy knitting pattern, little chicks with their own nest, great for Chritmas morning breakfast - just pop into that stocking with a little space at the top! Quick and easy to knit in double knitting.
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Weldons 379- Bed mitts: Vintage knitting pattern for KNITTING MITTS! Don't know what to get for granny or auntie or anyone who is a compulsive kntter - then here it is!
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Weldons B929: Lovely knitting pattern for fabulous tie for a wee chap and lacy gloves for him or her, knitted in crochet cotton. Gloves fit 2-4 years and 4-6 years Great Christmas gifts with a retro feel.
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Weldons A1067-2 Great vintage knitting pattern for that gift no-one has ever recieved!! Umbrella cover, snood and spats knitting pattern from the 1940's, including 2 hat patterns. IS THERE ANYTHING ONE CANNOT KNIT!
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Weldons A1172: Great vintage knitting pattern 1940s hot water bottle cover. There are also knitting patterns for tea and coffee cosies as well as babies bottle cosies and a foot muff. All knitted in double knitting except for the foot muff which is knitted in a chunky yarn.
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