Home

Weblog

Pattern of
the Month

On the Needles
(...and Off the Needles)

Stitchcraft

Vintage Patterns

About the
Idle Hands


Four Pullovers for Men

Pattern ID: PB 720
Wool brand: Purple Heather 3 ply or 4 ply
Yarn quantity: 11- 15 oz with sleeves;
7 - 10 oz for sleeveless option.

Sizes: to fit 36-40 inch chest [3 sizes]

Wool weight: 3ply and 4 ply
Needle size: 2¾mm and 3¼mm
Tension (10x10cm): 30sts x 38 rows (3 ply); 28sts x 36 rows (4 ply)

Price: £3.00 (includes 2nd class postage within UK
- check "prices" section for more information)

Description: Small booklet of four designs each available as sleeved or sleeveless versions.
Features anti-clockwise from top left:

  • "Watching the Boats Go By" 4 ply sleeved or sleeveless in broken rib
  • "Cabled in 3 ply" 3 ply sleeveless only
  • "Timber-r-r..." 3 ply sleeved or sleeveless
  • "Classic Pullover" 4-ply plain with high neck or V neck options, sleeved or sleeveless

The pattern is in good condition.
This pattern is from my personal collection - I bought it in a shop in Falkirk in the 1980s (my father-in-law liked fine hand knitted pullovers) and it had clearly been on sale and unloved for a long time; the lady in the shop looked at the price on the cover and was going to charge me 6p - which was ridiculously cheap even then - and then, somewhat flustered, she said "o dear, no - that 6d isn't it? so that will be - let me see - 2½p isn't it?" - and so I solemnly handed over 2½p.