Four small Patons knitting booklets, c.1940's or 1950's. 1. The front cover of three of the booklets show babies lying down or sitting, wearing hand knitted clothes. Inside are various patterns for clothing. Two covers are pink coloured and have the price 1/6d. and one is black and white coloured with the price of 1/-.No. R6 has p.67, R.11 has p.51, No.317 has p.23. 'Better Knitting with Patons - Use your Leisure Knit for Pleasure' is printed in black print on the grey cover of the fourth book. No price.It has general knitting instructions, diagrams, photographs, tables and some patterns, along with information about various Patons wool. p.51.non-fictionFour small knitting pattern books for home knitters, c.1940's or 50's. knitting, knitting patterns, knitting equipment

Twenty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a black and red knitted top and a black hat with a large red feather.front: [printed] Patons / Leading / Lady / 689 / PRICE / CODE / D / EASY / TO FOLLOW / PATTERNS / 1fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a knitted jumper.front: [printed] Patons / The Magic of / Charm / 12ply / 684 / PRICE / CODE / F / 1 / EASY / TO FOLLOW / PATTERNSfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman sitting on a ladder with a spray can, wearing pink pants and a pink knitted top.front: [printed] Patons / PURE NEW WOOL / 629 / PRICE / CODE / F / Patonsfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman standing on train tracks holding a coat and wearing a knitted jumper.front: [printed] PATONS / 8 PLY HERDWICK / 621 / PRICE / CODE / E /1fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows a woman leaning on a chair and holding a stick, wearing a crochet top and silk skirt.front: [printed] Patons / charm / BOOK No. 756 / COMING FASHIONS / Knit and crochet a dress, / top and bonnet - an / evening blouse (or beach / cover-up) - a cable- / trimmed jumper - and / three collar and cuffs sets. / 2'6 / 25 CENTSfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover features two children holding hands, both wearing orange, black and yellow knitted outfits. Two puppets on a stage are shown in the background.front: [printed] PUPPETS & POPPETS / IN BLUEBELL / book / 937 / Patons / 35Cfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The cover shows a black and white image of a group of school children standing outdoors, wearing knitted jumpers.front: [printed] TOP OF THE CLASS / BLUEBELL & TOTEM / Patons / BOOK / 823 / 25Cfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page colour knitting pattern book. The cover shows a woman and girl on a roller coaster, one is wearing a pink knitted jumper, the other a crochet pink vest.front: [printed] HOW TO KNIT AND CROCHET / Patons / Book C.25 / 45cfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Forty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a black and red knitted jumper.front: [printed] Patons / EASY TO FOLLOW PATTERNS / BOOK 807 / PRICE CODE K / THE STUDIO COLLECTIONfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty eight page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a black and white knitted jumper.front: [printed] Patons / EASY TO FOLLOW PATTERNS / BOOK 802 PRICE CODE Kfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a peach and black knitted jumper and black head scarf.front: [printed] BOOK 828 / PRICE CODE H / Patons / Ladies designs / in CHARMfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixty two page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a green, purple and navy cardigan.front: [printed] THE ITALIAN COLLECTION / BOOK 788 PRICE CODE J / Patonsfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Thirty two page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a child wearing a yellow, green and white knitted top.front: [printed] Patons / Summer's / Children / 776 / PRICE / CODE / Kfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixty eight page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features five inset images of women wearing knitwear.front: [printed] Patons / 766 / gallery / ISSUE 1 / 1 / The Shape of / Things / Yolanda / Cholmondeley- / Smith / 2 / Kate / Summers / 3 / Julie / Rubenstein / 4 / Jo-ann / Cittadini / 5 / Kate / Summersfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Forty eight page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a man laying in the foreground wearing white pants and a white knitted jumper. The background shows a man holding a woman, while both wear matching knitted jumpers.front: [printed] Patons / "Summer / Ideas" / 775 / PRICE / CODE / K / 1fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Thirty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a man and woman wearing matching knitted jumpers.front: [printed] to market ... to market / in Patons / 12 ply / Winter / Wool / PURE NEW WOOL / EASY / TO FOLLOW / PATTERNS / 1 front: [hand written] MRS GRAHAM TO KNIT / DESIGN NO. 3.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty eight page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features five children and a dog on skateboards and rollerskates, all wearing knitted jumpers (except the dog).front: [printed] Patons / EASY TO FOLLOW PATTERNS / ARAN / 8 ply / PURE NEW WOOL / BOOK 805 / PRICE CODE Kfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a blue and orange knitted jumper and an orange head scarf.front: [printed] BOOK 835 / PRICE CODE H / Patons / HEATHERMOOR / for LADIESfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twelve page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a man with black rimmed glasses wearing a knitted cardigan.front: [printed] BOOK 880 / PRICE / CODE / D / Patons / HANDKNITS / HERDWICKfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Thirty six page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman sitting crossed-legged wearing a purple knitted jumper.front: [printed] BOOK 833 / PRICE CODE K / Patonsfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Thirty six page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a green, red, purple, yellow and white patterned knitted top.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 262 / P&B / WOOLS / "DUNKELD" - See page 5 / FAIR ISLES / 1'-fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The cover shows a woman wearing a knitted top tied with a ribbon at the neck.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 321 / P&B / WOOLS / "MORNING DEW" - See page 13 / 1'3d.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows two boys wearing knitted jumpers featuring horse motifs.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 347 / P&B / WOOLS / "REX" - See page 6 / 1'6d.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows a man holding a pipe, wearing a knitted vest.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / NO. 422 / No. 468 / P&B / WOOLS / Page 2 / PATONS / AZALEA / BEEHIVE 3-PLY / BEEHIVE CREPE / DOUBLE QUICK / BEEHIVE 4-PLY / 2'-fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows a woman wearing a green knitted cardigan.front: [printed] PATONS / MAYFAIR / FASHION CREPE / PATONS BOOK / No. 696 / Patons / KNITTING BOOK 696 / WITH T.V. DESIGNS / Page 18 / 2'6fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows two children wearing knitted jumpers.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 560 / FROM 18 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS / SIZES 21 TO 26fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Fifty two page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows a man dressed in a white shirt and knitted vest, which features horses.front: [printed] No. / R.14 / Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. R.14 / P&B / WOOLS / Page 22 / SPECIALLY REQUESTED REPRINTS / 1'9d.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Twenty four page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The cover shows a baby sitting on the floor in a knitted outfit.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 214 / "DAVID" / See page 2 / REPRINTED RECIPES / 6dfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The cover shows a woman wearing a knitted cardigan.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING BOOK / NO. 422 / No. 422 / P&B / WOOL / Page 8 / 1'3d.fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons