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Skiff Vintage Patterns was started up at the beginning of 2009. Born out of a passion for the fashions of the 1940s and 1950s, I combined it with my die-hard love of knitting.

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Bairns-Wear 'Lady's Jumper' - No.813

Bairns-Wear 'Lady's Jumper' - No.813

An unusual and elegant 1960s pattern with a round yoke 'the line of the pattern is maintained from welt to neck, giving a slim and snugly fitting look'.

Condition: Good

Size: 34/35 and 37/38"

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Bairns-Wear 'Lady's Jumper' - No.813More Details

YARN: 12-13oz Bairns-Wear La Laine
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos. 10 & 12


Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.00

Emu 'Rabbit' - No.6237

Emu 'Rabbit' - No.6237

Such a cute (and ever so slightly camp) 1960s knitted rabbit - how can you resist?

Condition: Medium (some creases, small piece torn from back cover)

Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.00

Harmony 'Knitwits' - No.90322

Harmony 'Knitwits' - No.90322

Presenting an excellent 1960s line-up of knitted toy band members, featuring badger on bass, bunny on sax, mole on drums, fox on keyboards, hedgehog on guitar and mouse taking vocal duties.

Condition: Good (vertical crease)

Average height: 19"

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Ladyship 'Bazaar Items' - No.4456

Ladyship 'Bazaar Items' - No.4456

A 1960s pattern for a tea cosy, man's crochet tie, babies' crocheted hot water bottle cover, child's ribbed pompon cap, crochet string bag, hot water bottle cover, kettle or pan holder, slipperettes and a kneeler.

Condition: Fair (creased horizontally and vertically)

Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.00

Lavenda 'Sweater Suit' - No.B5009

Lavenda 'Sweater Suit' - No.B5009

A classically elegant 1960s skirt suit.

Condition: Good

Size: 34"/36"/38" bust

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Lavenda 'Sweater Suit' - No.B5009More Details

YARN: Lister Shinglespun
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos.9 & 10


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Lee Target 'Three Hats' - No.6024

Lee Target 'Three Hats' - No.6024

I love these late 1950s/early 1960s designs, and the cheeky picture on the cover! This is a single-page leaflet.

Condition: Good

Size: Average head

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Lee Target 'Three Hats' - No.6024More Details

YARN: Lee Target Bri-Nylon/Lee Target Poodle Wool/Lee Target Motoravia DK
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos. 9, 4 & 0


Price: £6.99
P&P: £1.00

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Marriner '4 Fashion Hats' - No.656

Marriner '4 Fashion Hats' - No.656

Four saucy 1960s mohair hats.

Condition: Medium (vertical crease)

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Marriner '4 Fashion Hats' - No.656More Details

YARN: Marriner Mofair
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.7


Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.00

P&B '3 Ways To Knit A Coat' - No.309

P&B '3 Ways To Knit A Coat' - No.309

A really gorgeous late 1950s/early 1960s booklet for 3 jackets, fitted and stylish in great textured stitches.

Condition: Good

Size: 34"/36"/38" (the bottom left jacket is only for 34")

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

P&B 'Batswing Twin Set' - No.404

P&B 'Batswing Twin Set' - No.404

A stunning late 1950s/early 1960s twin set, both jumper and cardigan are beautiful separates.  The cardigan has bat wing sleeves with a geometric fair isle pattern along the length, the jumper has a matching fair isle band across the bust, at the neck and sleeve edges.

Condition: Medium (small tears to top and bottom of spine, some creases)

Size: 33-35" bust

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P&B 'Batswing Twin Set' - No.404More Details

YARN: Patons Beehive Fingering 3-ply
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos. 9, 10 & 12


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

P&B 'Hat Parade' - No.9100

P&B 'Hat Parade' - No.9100

Great selection of 6 late 1950s/early 1960s knitted and crocheted hats.

Condition: Good

Size: One Size

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P&B 'Hat Parade' - No.9100More Details

YARN:
Patons Ariel Triple Knitting
Patons Bracken Tweed DK
Patons DoubleQuick
Patons Fuzzy-Wuzzy Angora
Patons Big Ben
NEEDLES: Nos 4, 6, 8, 9, 11


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

P&B 'Jet Set Hat' - No.1447

P&B 'Jet Set Hat' - No.1447

For the man in your life, a rather dashing 1960s hat - a persuasive description inside paints a picture of the times: 'Moscow today - Copenhagen tomorrow and then on to Delhi and Montreal. This is how the fast-moving business men of the '60s travel - and this is what they wear!'

Condition: Medium (horizontal crease)

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P&B 'Jet Set Hat' - No.1447More Details

YARN: 3oz Patons Rimple DK
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.5
EXTRAS: length of Petersham ribbon 1.5" wide


Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.00

P&B 'Swedish Cardigan' - No.C-658

P&B 'Swedish Cardigan' - No.C-658

A wonderfully patterned late 1950s/early 1960s cardigan 'gay patterning from Sweden' which 'derives its inspiration from the patterns of the Bohus Country near Goteborg'.

Condition: Good

Size: 32/34/36" bust

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P&B 'Swedish Cardigan' - No.C-658More Details

YARN: Patons Purple Heather Fingering 3-ply
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos. 11 & 13
EXTRAS: 12 buttons


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Patons 'Bazaar Time' - No.172

Patons 'Bazaar Time' - No.172

1960s pattern book with instructions for 'over 40 ideas for gifts and novelties', including some great tea cosies, toys, cushions, slippers etc.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Patons 'Bazaar' - No.178

Patons 'Bazaar' - No.178

A great 1960s Patons toys/gifts booklet, including patterns for doll loths, humpty bunny, a charming geisha doll, tea cosies, finger puppets, cushion covers, a work bag, a flower basket cosy, jolly jumbo elephant, a trendy dutch doll, lambs, soldier doll, bunnies, crochet peg bag, pipe cleaner people and more.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.20

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Patons 'Four Mad Hats' - No.9146

Patons 'Four Mad Hats' - No.9146

Four fantastic 1960s hats - 'The Fuzzy-Wuzzy Beehive' and 'The Wig' (both in loop stitch), a great stripey 'Liquorice Allsorts' design with matching mittens, and the excellent 'Svengali' trilby (I'm lining this one up to knit myself!).

Condition: Good

Size: To fit average head

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Patons 'Four Mad Hats' - No.9146More Details

YARN: Various Patons
NEEDLES: Various


Price: £5.99
P&P: £1.00

Patons 'Lunchtime Casual Blouse' - No.9259

Patons 'Lunchtime Casual Blouse' - No.9259

A great 1960s casual blouse with honeycomb pattern stitch effect and contrasting trim. Elegant, and quick to knit up.

Condition: Good

Size: 34"/36"/38" bust

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Patons 'Lunchtime Casual Blouse' - No.9259More Details

YARN: 14-17oz Patons Double Quick Knitting/Patons Totem DK
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos. 7 & 10


Price: £4.50
P&P: £1.00

Patons 'More Bazaar Items' - No.150

Patons 'More Bazaar Items' - No.150

1960s pattern book with instructions for 'over 40 ideas for gifts and novelties', including some great tea cosies, bags, toys, cushions, slippers etc.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Patons 'Treasures' - No.184

Patons 'Treasures' - No.184

A rather lovely late 1960s (possibly straying into 1970s) gift/toy/bazaar book, including patterns for tea and egg cosies, cushions, a crocheted frog and parrot, knitted bird, a pixie, santa claus, crocheted and knitted bags, dolls clothes, a koala, slippers, bedsock, a ski doll etc.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

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Sirdar 'Children's Toys' - No.2236B

Sirdar 'Children's Toys' - No.2236B

1960s pattern for 4 children's toys: donkey, sailor duck, fox and camel.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.00

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Sirdar 'Lady's Hats' - No.1808

Sirdar 'Lady's Hats' - No.1808

Three great 1960s hats.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.1797

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.1797

A great 1960s pattern for 3 tea cosies.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.5578

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.5578

A great 1960s pattern for three striped and patterned tea cosies.

Condition: Medium (couple of biro marks to the cover)

 

Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.00

Templeton's 'Hats' - No.1274

Templeton's 'Hats' - No.1274

Three excellent 1960s hats - with cable pattern, brushed top and ribbed.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

Twilley's 'Crocheted Bags' - No.773

Twilley's 'Crocheted Bags' - No.773

Great collection of four 1960s crocheted bags.

Condition: Good

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Twilley's 'Crocheted Bags' - No.773More Details

Yarn: Twilley's Crysette Super No.3 cotton & Twilley's Knitcot
Hooks: Nos. 11, 9, 8
Extras: handles


Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.00

Vogue Knitting No.56

Vogue Knitting No.56

1960, classic striped t-shirt, gorgeous his'n'hers striped fisherman jumpers (that applies to the male model too!), textured cardigans, monogrammed blouse, summer jackets, stunning dresses (including an 'evening dazzler in wool lace')

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.00

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Vogue Knitting No.57

Vogue Knitting No.57

1960, tailored cardigans and jackets, outdoor double-ups, blouses and dresses inspired by Dior, bedjacket and dressing gowns.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Vogue Knitting No.59

Vogue Knitting No.59

1961, Paris-inspired suits, sweaters on the move, pullovers in bulk, blouson line-up, sleek smooth dresses, jacket boutique.

Condition: Good (slight scuff to cover, spine a little fragile)

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.00

Vogue Knitting No.60

Vogue Knitting No.60

1962, Jubilee Edition.  Includes crocheted coat, checked cardigan, Italian-designed jumpers, 'suits with flare', gorgeous pullovers, including an elegant one with ribbon banding, dog-tooth check suit, gorgeous cap-sleeved dress, striped cardigan-blouse.

Condition: Good (slight scuff to top right-hand corner of cover)

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Vogue Knitting No.61

Vogue Knitting No.61

1962, includes Fairisle Designs, Sweaters, pullovers for children, button-less suit, a suede-fronted jacket.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Vogue Knitting No.62

Vogue Knitting No.62

1963, based on items for a holiday wardrobe.  Includes coats, suits, dresses, sweaters, shawls, evening sweaters.

Condition: Medium - Good (small tear to top of cover spine)

Price: £6.50
P&P: £1.80

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Vogue Knitting No.63

Vogue Knitting No.63

1963, cool ski jumpers, cable knits, b&w chessboard check jumper, tailored skirt suits and a full-length coat in Scottish tweed, 'evening sparkle' jumpers.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Vogue Knitting No.65

Vogue Knitting No.65

1964, elegant casuals, checked jacket, 'youthful' sweaters, cool 'glowing green' dress with undersweater, suits, dresses.

Condition: Good (pencilled name on cover)

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Vogue Knitting No.66

Vogue Knitting No.66

1965, includes Aran coat, lace-panelled dress, crocheted dresses, waistcoat, star-stitched sweater.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

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Vogue Knitting No.67

Vogue Knitting No.67

1965, David Bailey cover (no less).  Wonderful '60s styles, lacy crochet dress, chunky fairisle jumpers, Chanel-style suits, two-pieces, mini dresses.

Condition: Good (slight tear to spine)

 

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

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Vogue Knitting No.68

Vogue Knitting No.68

1966, includes some cool '60s fashions - checked panel mini dress, geometric sleeveless sweater, dresses, jackets.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

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Vogue Knitting No.Five

Vogue Knitting No.Five

1968, an amazine parade of zipped dress and hood, knickerbockers buckled at the knee with matchic tunic and socks, a sheepskin fronted jacket, sweater with fairisle flower borders, lacy cable three piece, pleated skirt and sweater, trumpet shaped sleeved dress, amazing a-line dress with choir boy sleeves and more.

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Vogue Knitting No.One

Vogue Knitting No.One

1967, includes some cool '60s fashions .... mini dresses, cool tops, town suits, amazing 'Mexican' dresses, apres swim vest and bikin pants, a crocheted dandy shirt, an astonishing full-length evening coat with silver sequin edges and back vent.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.00

Vogue Knitting 'Pure New Wool'

Vogue Knitting 'Pure New Wool'

September 1967 supplement to Vogue Knitting. Stunning dress from the cover, sequin dress, chequerboard shorts and long-line sweater with chequerboard collar & cuffs, Swiss ribbon fairisle dress shaped at waist-line, coat dress, sweaters. 12 gorgeous, classic '60s designs.

Condition: Good

Price: £6.99
P&P: £1.00

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Vogue 'Easy Knits'

Vogue 'Easy Knits'

1963, patterns include a 'lithesome dress' with polo neck, a tweedy knitted top with skinny scarf and slim skirt, a stylish v-neck and matching skirt, a casual tie-front blouse, classic pullovers for men and boys, cute cardigans for girls, a hooded pullover, slip stitch v-neck sweater, chunky cardigan, a tweedy jacket and flared skirt, a gents open stitched 'health' vest (!), eyelet topped socks.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.80

Weldons 'Fair Isle Mitts' - No.B1474

Weldons 'Fair Isle Mitts' - No.B1474

Two great pairs of late 1950s/early 1960s fair isle mittens, one pair based on a Selbu pattern.

Condition: Medium (some pencil marks)

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Weldons 'Fair Isle Mitts' - No.B1474More Details

YARN: Lee Target Campanula 3-ply
NEEDLES: 1 set of 4 No.11 dpns


Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.00

Wendy 'Gift Book' - No.503

Wendy 'Gift Book' - No.503

A really great 1960s pattern book from for gifts and toys, including a hobby horse, glove puppet, cushion covers, poodle nightdress case, egg cosies, a little pig with sweater and trousers, crocodile, a ladybird family and a cute alien man from Mars!

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00