Hats & Gloves
Bestway 'Country Set' - No.593
A classic 1940s WWII-era pattern for a waistcoat (with or without sleeves) and a turban knitted in bouclet wool.
Condition: Medium (some foxing to paper, couple of small tears)
Size: 35-38″ bust
Bestway 'Fair Isle Gloves' - No.1493
A beautiful pair of 1940s fair isle gloves – the plain palms and separate thumbs are knitted sideways in garter stitch.
Condition: Good
Bestway 'Italian Cap' - No.B3244
A cheeky 1960s knitted ski cap.
Condition: Good
Bestway 'Ladies' Dutch Bonnets' - No.1796
A pretty 1940s Dutch-style bonnet trimmed with fair isle patterning – very popular at the time.
Condition: Good
Bestway 'Polo Mode Hats' - No.A2578
A great 1950s pattern for a polo mode hat which you can knit in different lengths, wool and finishes for a range of great looking hats.
Condition: Medium (horizontal crease, small biro mark on cover)
Bestway 'Two Pairs of Gloves' - No.580
A great 1940s WWII-era pattern for two pairs of knitted gloves. Both are knitted on two needles, one pair have instructions for either plain or lacy panels.
Condition: Fair (couple of old tears have been cellotaped)
Bestway 'Two-Colour Gloves' - No.1463
A cosy pair of 1940s wintry fair isle gloves knitted on two needles with an alternative patern for the back of hand (pattern instructions are written not charted, although photo detail is clear).
Condition: Medium-Good (some browning to paper)
Copley's 'Lady's Norwegian Mitts' - No.1724
Beautiful 1940s 7-page booklet for two pairs of cosy Norwegian style mittens.
Condition: Medium-Good (small tears to top and bottom of spine)
Lee Target 'Lady's Cape & Hat'
A great 1950s pattern for a lady’s cape and hat knitted in poodle wool (boucle).
Condition: Good
Lee Target 'Mittens, Hat, Scarf, Cravat' - No.1239
A 1940s pattern for matching lady’s scarf, hat, cravat & mittens in poodle wool (boucle).
Condition: Medium (small tear, small cellotaped tear)
Listers Lavenda 'Bonnet & Mittens' - No.234
A beautiful 1940s pattern for a fair isle ski cap and matching mittens.
Condition: Fair-Medium (vertical crease, small punch-holes to the left)
P&B 'Fuzzy-Wuzzy Hats' - No.1078
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
P&B 'Gloves' - No.4447
A rare 1930s collection of four different pairs of gloves.
Condition: Medium (vertical crease, 1″ tear to bottom of spine)
P&B 'Hat Parade' - No.9100
Great selection of 6 late 1950s/early 1960s knitted and crocheted hats.
Condition: Good
P&B 'Hats' - No.9237
Four fabulous 1960s hats in different styles and textures: Meringue-Beret, Brushed Bracken Crown with a 4-ply brim, Crowning Glory & Cossack.
Condition: Good
P&B 'Knitted Hats' - No.970
A great 1950s pattern for two Moorland Hats – a bobble hat for him or her, and a pert ski cap for her.
Condition: Medium (vertical crease, slightly scuffed)
P&B 'Sports Hats' - No.118
Three 1950s jaunty knitted hats, including ‘Great West Road’ (bottom left), ‘Kitzbuhl’ (front right), and ‘Pleasure Dome’ (top left).
Condition: Good
P&B 'Travelling Set' - No.2488
A scarce 1930s pattern for a lady’s cape, pixie hat and motor rug, knitted and then ‘brushed’ to give a loose felt effect.
Condition: Fair-Medium (vertical crease, couple of tears here and there)
P&B 'Women's Gloves' - No.936
A 1950s 10-page booklet for three pretty pairs of gloves.
Condition: Good
Robin 'Quick-to-Knit Hats' - No.1029
A handy late 1950s/early 1960s pttern for 6 knitted hats and a pair of mitts.
Condition: Medium (horizontal crease)



