Fab40s Knitting Patterns - Children's Fair Isle patterns 3

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Copleys 3056: Great vintage girl's knitting pattern from 1940s for complete set. There are instructions for a fair isle jumper, pleated skirt and cardigan, fair isle trimmed pixie hood and socks. Super set to fit 6-8 years or 24 inch chest. Worked in a yarn that would be similar to modern 4ply. Always work a tension square.

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Copley 3109: Fabulous vintage knitting pattern for boys or girls twin set 1930st. This one has instructions for a V neck cardigan and a button up neck and collar polo style jumper. Both to fit 24 inch chest or 5 years old. Worked in a vintage 2ply but knitted on needles that would suggest 4ply, so try a tension square in modern 4ply and change needles if needed. This ply was often referred to as a double ply and was used by Shetland wool makers, and knits as 4ply.

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Copley 3111: Great vintage fair isle knitting pattern for girl's set from 1930s. This set includes mittens, scarf, beret and bonnet in fair isle with robins and holly, fabulous set for a Christmas present. There are also instructions for  V neck sleeveless pullover. This set would also suit a little boy. To fit 4 years old  or 24 inch chest and worked in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square.

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DH32cf: Great vintage little boy's and girl's jumper with fair isle border of flowers. There are instructions for sleeveless pullover or a long sleeved jumper. Colours suggest are a natural ground with royal blue, yellow, turquoise and crimson in the bands. Worked in a 3ply wool, to fit 23 inch chest. Always work a tension square. Try modern 4ply and change needles if needed.

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DMC 6e: Great vintage little boys fair isle suit knitting pattern 1930s. This is a super pattern for a little boy of 2-3 years with chest of 24 inches Worked in knitting cotton, similar to 3ply I should think with the small needles sizes, so try a tension square with 20 cotton and see how it works, if not try a thinner cotton. The tension is 8 stitches and 7 row to an inch on size 12 needles (3.75mm). The fair has a chart and instructions how o make the suit larger or smaller. The yoke is worked on 4 needles but a circular needle could be used instead. Colour suggest are snowy white with sky blue design.    (click to see more childrens patterns)

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Golden Eagle 774: Great vintage girl's fair isle cardigan knitting pattern 1940s. This pattern is for a little short sleeved button up cardigan with pretty fair isle design. Lovely deep welt and little collar. Knitted in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply and change needles if needed. To fit 26-28 inch chest. Colours suggested are pink base, green, maroon, yellow. Pattern in lovely condition.

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 Golden Eagle 834: Great vintage girl's cardigan and beret set 1940s. Super pattern with instructions for a fabulous cardigan and beret to fit 4-6 years or 27 inch chest. Knitted in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4plyin a tension square. Instructions for a round neck or the V neck shown.

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Golden Eagle 842: Great vintage knitting pattern for boy's slipover or tank top in fail isle 1940s. This one is to fit 23 inch chest and has a round neck. Knitted in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply in an tension square. Colour suggested are light grey ground, red, dark green, light green. But you can use any colour you like. Great for vintage weddings and parties.

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Golden Eagle 845: Great vintage knitting pattern for a boy's fair isle slip over 1940s. This one is to fit 28 inch chest or 6-8 years and also has a round neck. Knitted in vintage 2ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square as this is a double ply Shetland style wool.

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Golden Eagle879: Fabulous vintage baby knitting pattern for fair isle set. Bonnet and jacket with rabbits on and pom-poms so retro this one, super! Small chart included,  to fit chest 19 inches. Worked in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square and change needles if needed. Where it says to make pompom with cardboard circle the size of a penny remember that an old penny was much bigger than the one we have now, it would be nearer the size of two pound coin.

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Golly 46: Great vintage 1940s boys cable jumper and fair isle jumper knitting pattern. This is a nice pattern with two styles both V neck, one has cables and the other has bands of fair isle, both are knitted in double knitting, so work a tension square and change needles if needed to get the correct size. To fit sizes 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 inch chest. Nice range of sizes.

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Greenock 237: Great vintage child's knitting pattern for all over fair isle design from the early 1930's. To fit 27 inch chest. This is a super retro design and is so typical of the era. There are instructions for the jumper an skirt. Colours suggest for the jumper are blue, green, and scarlet on a grey or neutral ground. and the skirt is attached to a bodice. (I made a lot of these little skirts, as well as pleated ones on bodices for my girls in the early 1960s).

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Greenock B457: Great vintage boys jumper knitting pattern with collar and embroidered motifs 1940s. There are Teddy bears or drumming soldier boys to go round the edge. These are Swiss embroidered but as there is a chart for each you could always work them as fair isle. To fit 24 inch chest and is knitted in modern 4ply.

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Hema 628:  Vintage 3ply twin set for a little girl 6-8 years 26-28 inch chest. Clowns and elephant adorn this colourful little set, worked from a chart - so easy. Try 4ply for a better size fit, work tension square - old ball bands did not give length of yarn only weight in oz.(28g=1oz)

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Lavenda 959: Great vintage knitting pattern child's fair isle border cardigan 1940s. This pattern is for either  a button through round neck or V neck cardigan with pretty fair isle border above welt and cuffs. To fit 3 or 5 years 26 and 28 inch chest. Worked in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square. Always work a tension square and change needles if needed. There is a small chart for the design. There is the ground shade and two other shades, a lighter and a darker one to create the pattern.

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Lavenda 981: Great vintage knitting pattern for girl's jumper 1940s. To fit 8-10 years or 26-28 inch chest. Worked in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square. Set in sleeves with nice square look of the 1940s. 

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Lavenda 1010FC: Great vintage child's knitting pattern for jumper and cardigan with trains intarsia 1940s. This is a lovely 1940 pattern that was later reissued in colour. To fit 2-4 years, (23 inch chest) There are instructions for a jumper and cardigan in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4plyin a tension square and change needles if needed.

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Lavenda 1036: Great vintage baby fair isle cardigan knitting pattern 1940s. There are instructions for a little button up cardigan to fit 2-4 years. Little ducks or rabbits decorate the border, to fit 23 inch chest. Always work a tension square. These little cardigans are knitted in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply for size stated or modern 3ply for a smaller size. The back page has pictures of patterns that were available at the time. Pattern for sale is in slightly worn vintage condition with a few surface scuffs.

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Lavenda 1056: Great vintage girl's fair isle jumper knitting pattern from late 1930s. To fit 8-10 years or 26-28 chest knitted in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply. There are instructions for a jumper, cardigan and the pleated skirt, plus a chart. Beautiful set for a young lady, great for wedding or period event. Always work a tension square. Charted.

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Lavenda 1066: Great vintage child's fair isle knitting pattern for cardigan, beret and mittens with golly motif 1940s. This set is knitted in vintage 2ply so try modern 4ply. To fit 3-5 years or 24-26 inch chest and 26-28 inch chest. The beret has gollies going round the top, the cardigan has one on each side of the front and mittens one on the back each mitt. Very sweet.

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Lavenda 1068: Great vintage girl's fair isle knitting pattern for cardigan and jumper 1940s. This set it to fit 10-12 years or 28-30 inch chest and is worked in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply in a tension square. The cardigan has flower border above a deep welt and at the yoke as does the jumper. Jumper has short sleeves, but as there are instructions for long sleeves for the cardigan they could also be used for the jumper.

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Lee 437: Great vintage girl's cardigan knitting pattern in fair isle with pictures from 1940s. This little leaflet has instructions for this cute little cardigan with houses, ducks and donkeys. Knitted in vintage 3ply and would work really well in modern 3ply or try modern fine 4ply on smaller needles. Always work a tension square. White ground with red, dark blue, yellow, light blue and green suggested colours for that period look. Charted.

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Lee 422: Great little vintage knitting pattern for boy's slipover in fair isle. This design is from 1930s and is so very retro! To fit 26 inch chest and is knitted in vintage 3ply that would probably have been similar to modern 4ply.

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Maygroves-2C: Great vintage knitting pattern for little boys cardigan with drummer boys around the bottom. This pattern is knitted in vintage 3ply, so try tension square in modern 4ply. To fit 26 inch chest or 4-6 years.

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Maygroves-5C: Great vintage cardigan knitting pattern with motifs. This little duo has motifs , the button up has Humpty Dumpty and fits 6-8 years 25 inch chest and is in a mock cable. The other little cardigan is to fit 4-6 years and has Christmas Trees ad snowman at the bottom just above the rib. To fit 25 inch chest or 4-6 years.

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Maygroves-14C: Great vintage little girl's bolero knitting pattern. This little pair have chicks or ballet dancers on them - so sweet. The ballet dancer one is to fit 5-7 years or 25-27 inch chest and the one with chicks is to fit 3-5 years or 21-22 inch chest. They are easy to knit and are in worked in vintage 3ply - always work a tension square and try this design in modern 4ply. Very cute.

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Maygroves 262: Delightful vintage fair isle knitting pattern for girls  beret, cardigan and gloves set from 1946. Worked in vintage 3ply so try modern 4ply in a tension square. To fit 26 inch chest. The model shown was worked in white background with navy, scarlet, sky blue and yellow.

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Munrospun 7690: Great vintage little girl's cardigan, beret, mittens knitting pattern from 1940s. Very pretty little set knitted in vintage 3ply, so try modern 4ply with a size smaller needle. To fit 2-2.5 years or 22 inch chest. Chart. There are instructions for a cardigan, beret and gloves. Colours suggested are yellow main colour, with navy, rose flame, highway green. Beret is knitted on 4 needles.

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Place your order by emailing me with the MAKE AS WELL AS THE NUMBER of the pattern (i.e. Lavenda 123) and email address to send it to. 
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