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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

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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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Pins and Needles No.20 - Spring 1954

Pins and Needles No.20 - Spring 1954

A great, scarce craft magazine from 1954. From what I can gather the magazine started out in the early 1950s and carried on right into the 1980s. In 31 pages, it really packs the patterns in and there are some really gorgeous knitting and sewing projects showcasing classic 1950s design.

Knitting projects include the ribbed cover pullover (bottom middle on the cover), a woman's plain cardigan, the pretty ruched bedjacket from the cover, ankle socks, a girl's twinset, a gorgeous lacy stitch jumper with wing collar, gent's cable sweater, a girl's cardigan, a crocheted girl's jacket and skirt, knitted lace edging for a slip, a child's jumper with a striped yoke, a crocheted granny blanket, men's fair isle socks, the pretty crocheted lacy gloves from the cover, other projects to sew and embroider.

Condition: Good

Price: £7.99
P&P: £1.30

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

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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

Stitchcraft 'Luxury Dressing Gown' - No.229

Stitchcraft 'Luxury Dressing Gown' - No.229

A stunning 1930s pattern for a lacy dressing gown with delicate ribbed waist and garter stitch lapels.

Condition: Medium (vertical crease mark, tiny tear to bottom of spine)

Size: 32-36" bust

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Stitchcraft 'Luxury Dressing Gown' - No.229More Details

YARN: Princess Big Ball Floss
NEEDLES: 1 pair each Nos. 6& 11


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