1960s

A cheeky 1960s knitted ski cap.

Condition: Good

Three late 1950s/early 1960s easy to knit stoles.

Condition: Medium (small chunk out of the top back corner)

A great collection of 3 saucy late 1960s hats – they might even be from 1970/71, judging by the crossed out imperial price, replaced by the decimal 2.5p!

Condition: Good

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

Condition: Good

Four fabulous 1960s hats in different styles and textures: Meringue-Beret, Brushed Bracken Crown with a 4-ply brim, Crowning Glory & Cossack.

Condition: Good

A handy late 1950s/early 1960s pttern for 6 knitted hats and a pair of mitts.

Condition: Medium (horizontal crease)

An excellent 1960s selection of three tea cosies and one coffee pot cover.

Condition: Good

1960, 73 pages. Patterns include: a thin-striped slash-necked T-shirt, a white cable jacket-cardigan, gent’s striped slash-necked sweater, wide-striped 3/4 sleeve jumper, his’n'hers cable knitted pullovers with v-neck or roll-nck, a mohair jacket with two-way collar, a pretty sailor-collared jacket, a New York jacket with wide button bands, the cover jacket, a checked mohair jacket with wide collar, a patterned ‘Vienna’ jacket, a sleeveless blouse to make by hand or machine, a classic t-shirt with personal embroidered monogram, a lacy-panelled mohair blouse, a boucle hooded shirt-sweater, a mohair shirt-sweater,  a yoked shirt-sweater, a short summer jacket with ribbon bands, a slim waisted cardigan, a two-buttoned jacket, a simple moss-stitch jacket bordered to match your dress, a striped v-neck dress, a boucle dress with tie-neck, a dazzling lacy evening dress, gents’ pullovers, honeycomb pattern riding gloves, twist-rib ridged driving gloves.

Condition: Good

1960, 73 pages. Patterns include: an extra-long jacket with deep pockets and twisted rib yoke, an over-jacket, an intricate stitch cardigan, a honeycomb stitch jacket, a man’s slouc-around jacket, a simple cable knit cardigan, a casual jacket with windowpane check, a chunky jacket, a two-piece city suit, a v-neck jumper with matching fisherman’s jumper, a ribbed waistcoat and long-sleeved sweater, a shirtwaister dress, a slim skirted dress, a tunic blouse with tie belt, a Dior-inspired shirt, a husky sweater with rib collar, a cowl neck angora jumper, a pretty bedjacket, a zig-zag stitch dressing gown, egg cosies, a country jumper with twisted rib edges, cover sweater, a ski-ing sweater in rib, a gent’s heavy knit, a sweater with striped cowl collar, a gent’s riding sweater in cable, a wide ribbed sweater with collar.

Condition: Good

1961, 77 pages. Patterns include: the cover sweater, a three simply shaped Paris-inspired (ie Chanel) suits, a handsome jacquard patterned sweater with matching tassel cap, a dice-checked pullover with deep cowl neck, a camelhair sweater with ribbed hood/turtle-neck, a hooded mohair sweater with Argyle design bands, shoe socks, a tri-colour sweater with matching cap, a gent’s bulky cable sweater, a collared pullover, a sports pullover with brightly banded cuffs and collar, a striped gent’s v-neck, a gent’s mini-checked pullover, a simple sweater with garter edged v-neck, a blouse with central rib panel, a v-neck dress with contrast-rimmed neck and patch pockets, a lace sleeveless sheath dress, a shimmery evening two-piece edged with matching ribbon, a chevron-patterned jacket, a country jacket in twisted rib, a slim jacket in broken stripes, a brief jacket with bobbly crochet edging, a mohair cardigan in cables and moss-stitch.

Condition: Good

1962, 73 pages (Jubilee edition). Patterns include the cover pattern, a ribbon-sltted dress, a chunky crochet coat, a wrapover jacket with deep fringed collar, a checked mohair cardigan, a silk pullover, a pullover with contrast slash-necked yoke, a three-piece dogtooth Chanel suit, a tweed suit with tie-necked jacket edged in ribbon, a checked sweater with giant tasselled collar, a Norwegian-style sweater with bold yoke patterning, a striped shirt with fringed bottom, a long-bodied pullover in broken stripes, an elegant ribbon-banded sweater, a gent’s ribbed v-neck, a gent’s alpaca v-neck waistcoat, a gent’s polo-shirt, high-necked cable sweater and v-neck for children and adults, a slim dress with fringe detail around collar and central panel, a fringed crocheted raffia hat, a slim dog-tooth jumper suit, a cap-sleeved dress, a two-piece with crossover blouse and knife pleated skirt, a basketweave cardigan, a striped cardigan-blouse, a leaf patterned collarless jacket.

Condition: Good

1962, 77 pages. Patterns include: a tweed-textured suit with loop edging, a twin-tone suit with buttonless tailored jacket and braided edges, a rib-fronted cardigan, a flecked cardigan with matching cap and fringed scarf, a mohair country jacket, a suide-fronted jacket, a chunky sweater with sailor collar, a blouse with simple banding pattern, a shaggy-collared mohair jaacket, a braid-trimmed suit, a thick sweater with snowflake motifs and large collar, a fair isle pattern jacket, a three-piece suit with fair isle sleeveless top, a sweater with Greek key motif edges, two gents’ sweaters, a ribbed mohair pullover, a v-neck alpaca sweater, a brushed bri-nylon striped pullover, a striped sweater with fringed scarf attached, a fringed sweater, a city dress with diagonal-striped cowl collar, childrens’ sweaters.

Condition: Good

1963, 72 pages. Contents include: a slim-looking coat, a dress and jacket, a low-buttoning jacket, an elegant two-piece skirt suit in zigzag stitch, a sleeveless dress with striped bodice and matching jacket, a ridged three-piece suit, an enlarged tweed patterned mohair jacket, a jacket with off-centre button band and bobble pattern, a blazer cardigan, an elongated jacket, a chunky sweater, a chunky pullover with divided collar, a ribbed sweater with peter pan collar and inset sleeves, a mohair pullover with giant-sized collar, a gent’s v-neck, a gent’s waistcoat, his’n'hers sports jackets with suede fronts, a classic navy sweater with red and white bands at the waist and sleeves, a diamond-patterned poncho, a beach wrap, a sailor-collared pullover, a crochet blouse, a long cotton blouse, two evening sweaters.

Condition: Medium-Good (spine is scuffed)

1963, 76 pages. Patterns include: the cover ski sweater, a ski jacket with matching headband, a long sweater with loose overcollar and fridged edges, cabled fisherman’s sweater, gent’s cable twisted sweater, a mandarin pullover, an ‘at home’ shift with lattice pattern, a chessboard checked sweater, a gent’s v-neck, a thick v-neck with long-sleeved hooded sweater, a shortie blouse with drawstring waist, a tailored suit, a twinset with deep V plunged cardigan neck, an Aran bordered suit, a full length tweed coat, a tweed textured suit with looped collar, a v-neck suit, aa leisure blouse, an overblouse, a claw-stitch jacket with tie collar and fine blouse, a classic cardigan, a country pullover with twisted rib sleeves, an elegant sleeveless two-piece, an evening jacket, a fringed sleeveless evening blouse.

Condition: Good

1965, 73 pages. Patterns include a thick sweater in diamond patterned Aran design, a warm hooded Parka with big fair isle V neck and cuffs plus Mongolian fur bordering hood, a tweed textured double breasted suit, a lacy crochet blouse with plain front panel, a tweed textured cardigan and wide-necked blouse, a crochet blouse with lacy sleeves and wide lacy collar, a thick sweater with deep hem and big collar, a chunky ribbed polo-neck sweater, a ski sweater in black and white geometrics, a thick country sweater with bold white diamond pattern, a mohair jacket, a thick cable-knit long jacket, a crochet dress with lacy skirt and frilled sleeves, a lace top lined in chiffon, a diamond-patterned two-piece, a lightweight trellis patterned two piece, a boy’s checked cardigan, a boy’s v-neck, a gent’s sweater, a shadow checked coat and skirt, a skinny ribbed sweater with tweed textured jacket, a Chanel style suit with striped blue sweater, a crochet suit, a shift dress with epaulets and herringbone panels, a tweed two-piece with big detachable collar, a long line mohair double-breasted jacket and skirt.

Condition: Good

1965, 61 pages. Patterns include the Aran coat and ribbed skirt in thick Shetland wool from the cover, a buttoned narrow coat in chunky basket stitch, a twisted rib twinset, a check stitch cardigan & white undersweater, a lace panelled strealined dress, a lithe crochet dress with inset band at the neck, a bloused dress with slim pleated skirt, a lacy blouse, a holiday blouse with crochet flower decoration and boat neck, a collared striped sweater in a bubbly stitch, a broken moss stitch shirt, a striped jacket with or without sleeves, a star stitch sweater with drawstring neck, a bramble stitch sweater with rolled over cravat-style neck, a sleeveless Aran blouse, an Aran style cardigan with plaited panels and cables, a rib panel jacket with roll neck, a classic sweater with inset sleeves and a medallion motif, a Jacquard pattern sweater, a waistcoat with contrast yoke and saddle-stitched edges, a casual boy’s cardigan, a v-neck cardigan in twisted ribs, a raglan sweater with funnel neckline, a gent’s hardy sweater in fabric stitch, a crochet suit, a knitted suit in tweedy wool with pleated or straight skirt.

Condition: Good

1966, 65 pages. Patterns include a crochet dress and top, a straight dress with chequered side panels and hem, a dress with closely knitted top and seashell patterned crochet skirt and cuffs, a long-sleeved dress with textured symmetric panels, a checked cardigan, a geometric sleeveless sweater, a crocheted spring suit, a lacy-panelled jacket, a crocheted v-necked blouse, a white lace sleeveless evening blouse trimmed with black beads, a long-line cardigan, a classic twinset with eyelet trimming, a gent’s checked pullover, a gent’s cardigan, a staggered dogtooth roll-neck sweater, a many-coloured sweater in thick wool, an Aran style jacket, an Aran overblouse with roll-neck undersweater, a smooth twinset, a thick wrapover beach wrap, a long skimped checked top with short flaring skirt, a silk two-piece, a swimsuit with meshed midrif and meshed shady cover-up,  alacy topped dress with plain skirt, a moss stitched twinset, a long lean coat with gored skirt.

Condition: Good

1966, 65 pages. Patterns include a circling striped simple sweater dress, striped sweater dress with plain ribbed sleeves and high polo collar, a checked sweater dress, a checked sweater with plain ribbed sleeves and neck, a crochet chunky jacket and dandy shirt, a hooded sweater in blackberry stitch (hood in garter stitch), a ribbed sweater with big polo neck, a geometric tunic sweater with ribbed tights, a twinset with crocheted braid round the edges, a casual two-piece suit with deep striped inset sweater, a cream suit bordered in blue and gold, buttoned once, an evening shift with lacy yoke and hemline, a sequined evening jacket, a beaded top, a gent’s cable-stitched sweater, a gent’s ribbed cardigan,  a soft wool neglige, lined with chiffon and bordered with maribou, a shift dress with matching stockings, a mohair wool sweater, a sequinned lacy top, a lacy evening sweater, a cable stitch sweater and socks, a pretty cabled soft sweater dress, a short-sleeved dress with mesh sleeves and deep band plus matching mesh stockings, a smart double-breasted jacket, a cabled winter sweater, .

Condition: Good

1967, 61 pages. Patterns include a two-piece dress with quilt pattern for sleeves, a slim-line dress with striped, ribbed sleeves and collar, a sweaterwith ribbed upright collar and sleeves plus matching cap, a shoulder fastening sweater, cable-trimmed at neck and wrists, white sailing sweater with jaunty triangles, welt and turn-over collar, gent’s white chain-cable cricket sweater, a square-necked sweater, a crochet tabard, a checked sporting sweater, a long, casual and button-free plaid-patterned cardigan, a neck-latching jacket, a machine-knit two-piece with wave stitch skirt and blouse panel, a demure hip-line dress with square patterned skirt, a simple white dress, a three-piece suit with contrasting facings on an edge-to-edge jacket over a sleeveless blouse, a town suit featuring high buttoning striped cardigan with straight skirt, window pane checked suit, a three-piece suit with sleeveless polo blouse, two bright Mexican patterned dresses, an apres swim vest and bikini pants, a geometric sweater, a glitter tunic or short-short dress, a streamline simple dress, a bramble-stitch disco dress with garter stitch yoke and sleeves, a softly frilled crochet danady shirt, an evening coat with silver sequin edgings and back vent.

Condition: Good