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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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Bestway 'Gifts In Knitting and Crochet' - No.603

Bestway 'Gifts In Knitting and Crochet' - No.603

A great WWII-era pattern booklet for a shopping bag in a purse, a flower-covered hot water bottle cover, dress hangers with a posy trimming and cosy bed bootees.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £6.99
P&P: £1.10

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Bestway 'Stockings' - No.846

Bestway 'Stockings' - No.846

A great pair of WWII era 1940s stockings.

Condition: Good

Size: 27/28/29" long, 9/9.5/10" foot length

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Bestway 'Stockings' - No.846More Details

YARN: 6oz Patons Beehive Fingering 3-ply
NEEDLES: 1 set of 4 No.13 dpns


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Bestway 'Sun and Swimsuits' - No.93

Bestway 'Sun and Swimsuits' - No.93

A scarce late 1940s/early 1950s Bestway pattern for 9 beach designs for all ages, including a girl's swimsuit (1-2 yrs), a striped swimsuit (3-4 yrs), a boy's playsuit and matching cardigan (2-3 yrs), a lovely lady's swimsuit in P.1 K.5 wide rib, a girl's swimsuit with matching cardigan (3-4 yrs), snappy lady's shorts, the cover 'bikini', gent's knitted trunks.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £6.99
P&P: £1.10

Bestway 'Tea Cosies' - No.B2502

Bestway 'Tea Cosies' - No.B2502

Great 1940s tea cosies to crochet and knit.

Condition: Medium (spine slightly split, a bit scuffed)

Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.10

Bestway 'Three Knitted Bags' - No.939

Bestway 'Three Knitted Bags' - No.939

Three rather cool 1940s handbags: a striped bag, envelope bag and satchel, all easily knitted.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £5.99
P&P: £1.10

Bestway 'Two Curtains' - No.1933

Bestway 'Two Curtains' - No.1933

Two lovely 1940s knitted & crocheted curtains.

Condition: Fair (small, scuffed creases)

 

Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.10

Emu 'Dolls' - No.6768

Emu 'Dolls' - No.6768

A really cute 1970s pattern for 6 dolls in DK (footballer complete with football!).

Condition: Good

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Emu 'Dolls' - No.6768More Details

YARN: Emu Easy-Care DK
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.9


Price: £4.50
P&P: £1.10

Emu 'Tea Cosies' - No.6196

Emu 'Tea Cosies' - No.6196

Late 1950s/early 1960s pattern for 6 different tea cosies.

Condition: Medium (vertical & horizontal creases, a few marks)

 

Price: £3.99
P&P: £1.10

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Emu 'Tea Cosies' - No.6234

Emu 'Tea Cosies' - No.6234

A great 1960s pattern a striped tea cosy, checkered cosy, poodle bottle cover, poodle toy.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £5.99
P&P: £1.10

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Greenock 'Socks, Scarf & Footlets' - No.BX140

Greenock 'Socks, Scarf & Footlets' - No.BX140

Really great little 1950s Greenock pattern for socks, scarf & footlets - great colourway too!

Condition: Good

Size: 9.5" foot

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Greenock 'Socks, Scarf & Footlets' - No.BX140More Details

YARN: Greenock Brand 3-ply Super Fingering
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos.9 & 13
EXTRAS: No12 crochet hook


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Knitpat 'Fancy Ribbed Stockings' - No.56

Knitpat 'Fancy Ribbed Stockings' - No.56

A great pair of 1940s stockings knitted on 2 needles in a 'clever moss-stitch ribbing'. 'Suspender tops are knitted in double yarn for extra strength and heels in a simple slipped stitch pattern which gives double strength'.

Condition: Good

Size: leg to ankle: 24" / foot: 9" (adjustable)

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Knitpat 'Fancy Ribbed Stockings' - No.56More Details

YARN: 4oz Finespun Stocking Yarn 2-ply
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.14


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

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: £1.10

Lee Target 'Lady's Cape & Hat' - No.1241

Lee Target 'Lady's Cape & Hat' - No.1241

Tres chic 1950s cape & hat in 'poodle' knitting wool (boucle).

Condition: Good

Cape Size: Length at centre back, 18", Width across shoulder at back, 14"
Hat: One Size

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Lee Target 'Lady's Cape & Hat' - No.1241More Details

YARN: 9oz Lee Target Poodle Wool
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.3


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Needle & Thread No.6 - 1951

Needle & Thread No.6 - 1951

A lovely 1950s quarterly booklet, including projects for embroidered guest towels, a traycloth worked in crochet motifs, a hair-pin crochet bedjacket (pictured on cover), felt toys (Loo-Loo the Poodle, Tom-Tit bird and Chin Chin Chicken), an embroidered tray set, a sewn breakfast set, crochet table mats, embroidered coffee table cloth, gent's knitted socks, a dressing table runner.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.30

Needlewoman & Needlecraft No.66 - 1956

Needlewoman & Needlecraft No.66 - 1956

Vintage inspiration from this great 1950s publication: crocheted pillowcase edging, a round cushion with embroidered Scandinavian birds, a horse tapestry, felt marquetry design of the  Cote D'Azur, flower table mats, a pretty knitted short-sleeved jumper, a knitted Spring jacket, a cutwork tablecloth, a crocheted mat, a sweet knitted cap, an embroidered dressing table set, decorated pottery.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.30

P&B 'Five Moorland Designs' - No.423

P&B 'Five Moorland Designs' - No.423

Five gorgeous 1950s designs for travelling in style.  Patterns for a striped afghan, motor rug, scarf, shoulder cape and pram rug.

Condition: Good (slight creases)

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P&B 'Five Moorland Designs' - No.423More Details

YARN: Patons Moorland
NEEDLES: Various


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

P&B 'Four Pairs of Gloves' - No.620

P&B 'Four Pairs of Gloves' - No.620

Late 1940s/early 1950s pattern for four pairs of cosy women's gloves.

Condition: Good

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P&B 'Four Pairs of Gloves' - No.620More Details

YARN: 2oz Patons Beehive Fingering 3-ply
NEEDLES: Various


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

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: £1.10

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 '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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Reveille 'Best Bib' - No.K49

Reveille 'Best Bib' - No.K49

A great little 1950s pattern for a short-sleeved jumper and two interchangeable bibs (one ribboned, one frilled), modelled by troubled atomic actress Barbara Payton.

Condition: Good

Size: 34-36" bust

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Reveille 'Best Bib' - No.K49More Details

YARN: 3-ply
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.10
EXTRAS 1/4" wide ribbon, 9 small buttons or 6 small buttons


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Sirdar 'Cushion Covers' - No.7803

Sirdar 'Cushion Covers' - No.7803

Unusual 1950s cushion covers pattern.

Condition: Medium (a few small creases)

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Sirdar 'Cushion Covers' - No.7803More Details

YARN: Sirdar DK or Sirdar Double Crepe
NEEDLES: Various


Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.10

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.1743

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.1743

Snazzy 1950s tea cosies.

Condition: Medium (horizontal crease, tear in top rhs)

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Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.1743More Details

YARN: Sirdar DK or Sirdar Crepe
NEEDLES: Various
EXTRAS: 1 medium sized crochet hook


Price: £3.99
P&P: £0.00

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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: £1.10

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Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.2071B

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.2071B

Four great 1960s tea-cosy patterns.

Condition: Good

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.2518

Sirdar 'Tea Cosies' - No.2518

Gorgeous 1950s tea cosies.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £5.99
P&P: £1.00

This product has sold out.

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: £1.10

Stitchcraft 'Fair Isles For All' - No.SC11

Stitchcraft 'Fair Isles For All' - No.SC11

A really lovely collection of late 1940s/early 1950s fair isle garments, including a jumper with pelicans at the welt and cuffs, a classic fair isle short-sleeved jumper, gloves and mittens, slippers, cardigan, bobby socks.

Condition: Good

Price: £6.99
P&P: £1.10

Twilley's 'Shopping Bags & Gloves' - No.122

Twilley's 'Shopping Bags & Gloves' - No.122

A gorgeous 1930s pattern for 2 shopping bags (1 crocheted, 1 knitted) and 2 pairs of knitted lady's gloves (both using 2 needles).

Condition: Good

 

Price: £6.99
P&P: £1.10

Viyella 'Jerkin & Socks' - No.3570

Viyella 'Jerkin & Socks' - No.3570

1940s pattern (probably WWII era) for tanktop and ribbed socks.

Condition: Medium (diagonal crease, small tear at top and bottom of spine).

Size: 32-34" bust

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Viyella 'Jerkin & Socks' - No.3570More Details

YARN: Ramada Super Knitting 3-ply
NEEDLES: 1 pair No.10 and four No.12 dpns


Price: £3.70
P&P: £1.10

Viyella 'Skating Outfit' - No.2399

Viyella 'Skating Outfit' - No.2399

A stunning 1930s fair isle skating accessories outfit, comprising scarf, stockings and mittens.

Condition: Fair (spine cellotaped)

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Viyella 'Skating Outfit' - No.2399More Details

YARN: Ramada Super Fingering 4-ply
NEEDLES: 1 sset of 4 No.10 & 12 dpns


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Weldons 'Crochet Panel Curtains' - No.597

Weldons 'Crochet Panel Curtains' - No.597

A pretty 1940s pattern for crocheted curtains with matching chairback.

Condition: Good

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Weldons 'Crochet Panel Curtains' - No.597More Details

YARN: Linen Thread No.18
NEEDLES: 1 crochet hook No.2


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Weldons 'Hat, Snood, Umbrella Cover' - No.A1067

Weldons 'Hat, Snood, Umbrella Cover' - No.A1067

A great 1950s pattern for a two-way hat, crocheted umbrella cover, crocheted bun snood and spats.

Condition: Good

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Weldons 'Hat, Snood, Umbrella Cover' - No.A1067More Details

YARN: DK & Chenille
NEEDLES: Various


Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.10

Weldons 'Tea & Egg Cosies' - No.B1378

Weldons 'Tea & Egg Cosies' - No.B1378

A lovely 1950s pattern for a knitted tea cosy, a crochet crinoline tea cosy with matching egg cosy, and a crochet 'rose' tea cosy and matching egg cosy.

Condition: Good

 

Price: £5.99
P&P: £1.10

Weldon's 'Slippers of Yarn' - No.322

Weldon's 'Slippers of Yarn' - No.322

1940s pattern for 4 pairs of cosy men and womens' slippers (3 pairs crocheted, 1 pair knitted).

Condition: Good (slight diagonal crease to top right corner)

Size: Mens=8 or 9 / Womens=4-6

 

Price: £4.99
P&P: £1.00

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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: £1.10