Vintage Patterns

Pattern ID: Patons 1818
Wool brand: Husky, Beehive Shetland
Yarn quantity: 7-11 (50g balls);
1 or 2 balls for hat.
Sizes: to fit 26 - 32 inch chest (4 sizes); hat in 2 sizes 6-8 or 9-11 years

Wool weight: Chunky
Needle size: 5mm and 6mm
Tension (10x10cm): 15sts x 20rows in st st.

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Description: Traditional timeless Aran-design child's zipped jacket in quick-to-knit chunky weight yarn plus plain bobble hat.

Pattern ID: Sirdar 5541
Wool brand:Superwash, Wash 'n' Wear Double Knitting, or Pullman.
Yarn quantity: 2-3 (50g balls) + contrasts
Sizes: one size ("average")

Wool weight: Double knitting or Chunky
Needle size: 4mm for DK; 6mm for chunky
Tension (10cm): 26sts DK or 14sts chunky

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Description: A set of men's hats. Horizontal centre crease.

Pattern ID: Sirdar 6453
Wool brand: Country Style , Donegal, Majestic, Wash 'n' Wear Double, Pullman.
Yarn quantity: 3 - 5 (50g balls)
Sizes: one size ("average")

Wool weight: Double knitting or Chunky
Needle size: 4mm, 3¾mm, 6½mm
Tension (10x10cm): 22sts x 30rows DK or
42sts x 22rows in chunky over rib

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Description: Legwarmers (DK or chunky option), Gloves, and Mittens.

Pattern ID: Robin 2873
Wool brand: Robin Erin or Aran Pure Wool
Yarn quantity: 6-16 (50g balls)
Sizes: 24-44 inch chest

Wool weight: Aran
Needle size: 5½mm and 4½mm
Tension (10cm): 18st over rice stitch

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Description: Traditional Family Arans with diamond and lobster-claw cables for prosperity, plus woolley hat pattern. This pattern is well-used and creased but instructions still readable.

Pattern ID: Emu 2950
Wool brand: Superlite Bri-Nylon, Super Crepe, Pandora, Scotch, Tricel, Tweed etc
Yarn quantity: 10-16 (25g balls) + 5 for hat
Sizes: 32-42 inch chest

Wool weight: Double knitting or 4ply
Needle size: 3¼mm and 2¼mm for 4ply
or 4mm and 3mm for DK version.
7mm crochet hook.
Tension (10cm): 30sts x 38 rows with 4ply; and 22sts x 32 rows with DK.

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Description: A really charming 1970's set shown in a lovely shade of tangerine. Plain short sleeved summer cardigan with puffed sleeve - plus a crocheted hat. Very Biba (with some imagination). Instructions for the knitted cardigan are given for both DK and 4ply; the crochet hat is in 4 ply, but it is used multi-stranded.

Pattern ID: Robin 1024
Wool brand: Rhythm Chunky
Yarn quantity: 1-3 (2oz balls) per item
Sizes: single size given for each

Wool weight: Chunky
Needle size: 7½mm, 7mm, 6½mm, 6mm
Tension (10x10cm): not emphasised!

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Description: Here's a sweet idea. Includes (as shown on cover): dolls pram cover, pixie hood for big sister, child's cap, child's mittens, egg cosies, tea cosy, bed socks, pad-about slippers, baby's ball.
Buy this for your little one and await Christmas morning with bated breath,

Pattern ID: Patons 2071
Wool brand: Limelight QK, 4 ply, and 3 ply
Yarn quantity: Hat: 1; Set: 2+1 (25g balls)
Sizes: one size

Wool weight: Quick-knit, 4 ply, and 3 ply
Needle size: 3mm and 3¾mm for QK;
3mm and 3½mm hooks for crochet
Tension (10x10cm): 26sts x 34rows

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Description: Cute baby set: striped hat, mittens, and bootees to knit in quick-knit yarn (light double knitting); crochet bonnet in 3 ply and bootees in 4 ply.

Pattern ID: Emu 3206
Wool brand: Zodiac, Harlequin Crepe, Pandora, Easy-Care, Scotch Superwash
Yarn quantity: 8-15 (40g balls) +2 for hat
Sizes: to fit 30-44 inch chest

Wool weight: Double knitting
Needle size: 4mm
Tension (10cm): 22sts

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Description: Seventies overtop/overblouse with wide three-quarter sleeve.

Pattern ID: Hayfield 1001
Wool brand: Gaylon, Du Barry DK
Yarn quantity: Sweater:16-19 (25g balls)
Waistcoat: 8-10; Hat: 2
Sizes: to fit 28-32 inch chest

Wool weight: Double knitting
Needle size: 3mm, and 3½mm
Tension (10cm): 22sts

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Description: Teen oufit - ribbed sweater, sleeveless cardigan, and hat.

Pattern ID: Sirdar 4215
Wool brand: Tricel, Double Crepe, Talisman, Candytweed, Personality, Courtelle, Wash'n'Wear, Superwash, Fontein Crepe,
Yarn quantity: 8 - 9 (50g balls) DK, or,
15 - 17 (25g balls) 4 ply
Sizes: one size 20 x 26 inches

Wool weight: Double knitting or 4 ply
Needle size: 4mm, and 3¼ for DK,
or, 3¼ and 2¾mm for 4 ply
Tension (10cm): 24sts (DK) or 30sts (4 ply)

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Description: Teens ribbed polo, scarf, and hat in double knit and 4 ply options.

Pattern ID: Sirdar 5761
Wool brand: Wash'n'Wear, Superwash
Yarn quantity: 3 (25g balls)
Sizes: to fit an "average" hand

Wool weight: Double knitting
Needle size: 3mm and 3¾mm
Tension (10cm): 26sts

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Description: Simple gloves or mittens with centre cable option.

Pattern ID: Sirdar 5675
Wool brand: Sherpa
Yarn quantity: 4-5 (50g balls)
Sizes: to fit an "average" head and hand

Wool weight: Aran
Needle size: 4mm and 3¼mm
Tension (10cm): 20sts

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Description: Sherpa hat ands mittens. Sorry to say this pattern is badly disfigured by creasing but I'm including it as I really like it - a simple design but shown off well in this tweedy brown and grey yarn.

Pattern ID: Bellmans 1131
Wool brand: Bellmans Double Knitting,
Yarn quantity: 3-4 (1oz balls)
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large

Wool weight: Double knitting
Needle size: 3¾mm
Tension (10x10cm): 24sts x 32rows

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Description: Good old-fashioned windcheater hats for all the family.
Pattern has slight creasng and some writing against the instructions.

Pattern ID: Spectrum 7115
Wool brand: Spectrum DK
Yarn quantity: 2-3 (50g balls)
Sizes: 16 - 22 inch chest

Wool weight: Double Knitting
Needle size: 3¼mm, and 4mm
Tension (10x10cm): 22sts x 30 rows

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Description: Brightly coloured outfit for a baby.

Pattern ID: Peter Gregory 7175
Wool brand: Peregrine, Gosling, Snow Goose
Yarn quantity: 1-2 (50g balls)
Sizes: 0 - 2years

Wool weight: Double Knitting
Needle size: 3¼mm, and 4mm
Tension (10x10cm): 22sts x 30 rows

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Description: Cute little baby hats.

Pattern ID: Jaeger 4457
Wool brand: Jaeger Clarendon
Yarn quantity: 11-20 (25g balls) + 5 contrast
(1 ball for the hat)
Sizes: to fit 32-44 inch chest

Wool weight: Double knitting
Needle size: 3mm, and 3¾mm
(5mm hook for the hat)
Tension (10x10cm): 22sts x 30 rows in st st

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Description: Man or woman's open-neck casual sweater with striped collar.

Pattern ID: Lister / Lee Target K729
Wool brand: Poodle, Poodle2
Yarn quantity: Hat: 2, Scarf:4 (50g balls)
Sizes: "average head"

Wool weight: Speciality Aran/chunky
Needle size: 5mm
Tension (10x10cm): 16sts x 24rows

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Description: Women's beret, turban, hat and scarf.

Pattern ID: Sirdar 135
Wool brand: Country Style DK and Tweed
Yarn quantity: Variable - circa 10 balls each for main garments plus 1 contrast (50g balls)
Sizes: 32-38 inch chest

Wool weight: Double Knitting
Needle size: 4mm and 3¼mm
Tension (10cm): 24sts
[Stole knitted on 6½mm needles at a larger tension]

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Description: This is a collection of co-ordinated outfits knitted in plain and tweed matching yarns. As well as the sweater, skirt, cardigan and scarf, it includes a further jacket and stole pictured on the back of the leaflet.
[I cannot help observing that the 3 models look like some progressive 1980s theatrical production of Macbeth. But don't let that put you off - it has nothing to do with the knitting...]