One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains six knitting patterns for mens garments.LINCOLN KNITTING BOOK / SIX PATTERNS 1'- / NUMBER 721handicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by the Lincoln Mills and contains patterns for knitted baby clothes.Lincoln / BOOK 751 / MODEL NO. L1982 / See Page 2 / 1'3handicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Lincoln / BOOK 753 / 1'9 / MODEL NO. L2114 / See Page 4handicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This booklet was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains a pattern for a womens cardigan and jumper.Lincoln Trio / knits - 5 ply - 8 ply - 12 ply / No. 56 / 1'6 / LINCOLN KNITTING WOOLS - THE BEST BUY IN ANY PLYhandicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This leaflet was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains a pattern for a womans knitted cardigan.Lincoln Trio Knits / 1'6 / LEAFLET No. 414 / THIS PATTERN KNITS 5, 8 & 12 PLY / IN 4 SIZES / LINCOLN KNITTING WOOLS - THE BEST BUY IN ANY PLYhandicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by the Villawood Textile Company and contains knitting patterns for childrens jumpers.L 396 / ViLLaWOOL / Classic Variations / KNITTED / in 4, 5 or 8 PLY / SIZES 50 to 85 cm / 20 to 34 in. / *30chandicrafts - history knitting, villawood textile company, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd in Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens garments.FWH / SYDNEY / Twinprufe / KNITTING BOOK / MEN'S DESIGNS / BOOK No. 198 / 1'6 / F.W. HUGHES PTY. LTD., 30 GROSVENOR ST., SYDNEY, N.S.W.handicrafts - history knitting, f.w. hughes pty ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by F.W. Hughes Ltd and contains knitting patterns for childrens garments.HUGHES / KNITTING BOOK / 1'6 / FWH / SYDNEY / CHILDREN'S DESIGNS / 8-14 YRS. / Featuring / Twinprufe CROCHET, 4-PLY, KwicKnit, / Bulkyknit & Kooba 4-PLY / Book No. / 211 / F.W. HUGHES INDUSTRIES LTD., 30 GROSVENOR STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.handicrafts - history knitting, f.w. hughes industries ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by F.W. Hughes Ltd and contains patterns for knitted baby clothes.Hughes / KNITTING BOOK 227 / FEATURING / BABY'S / DESIGNS / 6 - 18 MONTHS / TWINPRUFE BABY WOOL / PRICE: 1'9handicrafts - history knitting, f.w. hughes industries ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by Sirdar Wools (UK) and contains knitting patterns for mens garments.SIRDAR / 7 DESIGNS / IN PULLMAN / MEN / ONLY / No. 9955 / 50 / cents*handicrafts - history knitting, harrap bros. (sirdar wools) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This booklet was produced by Sirdar (UK) and contains three knitting patterns for tea pot cosies.Sirdar / No. 1797 / DOUBLE KNITTING WOOL / OR / SUPER NYLON DOUBLE KNITTING / TWO SIZES / 15 / CENTS / 1'6 / MODEL 'A' / MODEL 'B' / MODEL 'C'handicrafts - history knitting, harrap bros. (sirdar wools) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. Book produced by the Alexandria Mills and contains knitting patterns for children.Sun-glo / Knitting Book / 1'3 / DESIGN No. 2876 / (JUMPER) / PAGE 3 / DESIGN No. 2877 / (CARDIGAN) / PAGE 4 / Series 74handicrafts - history knitting, alexandria spinning mills pty ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This is a 'Bestway' English knitting leaflet and contains a pattern for a child's fair isle jumper designed by 'Ena'.BESTWAY / 2034 / 3d. / FAIR ISLE JERSEY / LONG AND SHORT SLEEVES. 4 to 6 YEARS / 3 ozs. and 1 oz. each of 3 colourshandicrafts - history knitting - fair isle, handicrafts - history, knitting - fair isle

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by Paragon and contains knitting patterns for baby clothes.Paragon / KNITTING BOOK / No. 75 / LAYETTES / PRAM SET / PRAM COVER / Price 1'3handicrafts - history knitting, paragon art needlecraft, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by the publishers of the magazine "New Idea" and contains knitting patterns for baby clothes.Babies' / KNITWEAR / 24 / LOVELY / DESIGNS / 6D / ANGEL CHILD / Instructions on / Page 2 / The New Idea / N.S. 12handicrafts - history knitting, the new idea, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by the publishers of the magazine "The New Idea" and contains knitting patterns for mens and boys garments.Knitting Book for / MEN & BOYS / 6D. / THE NEW IDEA N.S.11.handicrafts - history knitting, the new idea, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This leaflet was presented with the English magazine "My Home" and contains knitting patterns for three different tea cosies.Presented with / MY HOME / February, 1950 / THREE KNITTED TEA-COSIES / TRIMMED WITH WOOL FLOWERS (3-ply)handicrafts - history knitting, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was written by Evelyn Bellamy and is number 2 in the series. It contains knitting patterns for mens, womens and childrens garments. (NB: the National Library of Australia holds two similar books and gives the place of publication as Elwood, Victoria and the date for a later number in the series as c.1940s.)Knitwear Classics / No. 2 / OF THE / SERIES / By / Evelyn Bellamyhandicrafts - history knitting, bellamy, evelyn, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book is part of an English series titled "Weldons Practical Needlework" and it contains knitting patterns for childrens jumpers.WELDONS / PRACTICAL / NEEDLEWORK / No. 284 / JUNIOR JERSEYS / BOYS and GIRLS / 6 to 14 years / 9D / 7 / NEW DESIGNS / INSIDEhandicrafts - history knitting, weldons ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This knitting book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Patons / KNITTING BOOK / No. 234 / "HOOPLA" / See page 12 / 7d.handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for young girls.Patons KNITTING BOOK NO. 292 / "MARY" - See page 12 / P&B / WOOLS / 9d.handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Patons KNITTING BOOK NO. 309 / "Keryn" - See page 10 / P&B / WOOLS / 10 1/2d.handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

Book produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments. Sold by Solomons Pty Ltd, a local Geelong draper.Patons / KNITTING BOOK NO. 313 / "BELLA' - See page 8 / P&B / WOOLS / 10 1/2d. SOLOMONS PTY. LTD. / GEELONG'S / BUSIEST / DRAPERShandicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd solomons pty ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for garments for young boys.Patons KNITTING BOOK NO. 315 / "VERNON" - See page 8 / P&B / WOOLS / 10 1/2d.handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

Book produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for womens garments. Sold by Foy and Gibson Pty Ltd, a Melbourne store.No. / 504 / Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / No. 504 / P&B / WOOLS / Featuring / PATONS / TOTEM / KNITTING / WOOL / 1'9 FOY & GIBSON PTY. LTD.handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd foy and gibson pty ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This knitting pattern leaflet was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains two patterns for womens cardigans.KNITTING LEAFLET / No. 26 / Reprinted by / Special Request / from / Patons / Style Knits / Vol. 18 / 'NEWCOMER' (Page 2). / IN THREE SIZES / PATONS LUSTRELLE / TRIPLE KNITTING / 'TOP NOTE' (Page 3) / IN TWO SIZES / PATONS TOTEM / KNITTING WOOL / P&B / PAThandicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

This book was produced by the Lincoln Mills and contains fair isle knitting patterns for womens garments.Fair Isle DESIGNS / IN / Stylish Handknits / BY / LINCOLN / MODEL No. 1333 / SEE PAGE 4 / BOOK No. 682 / 8D.handicrafts - history knitting - fair isle, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting - fair isle

This knitting pattern leaflet was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains a pattern for a knitted vest for women in fair isle.LINCOLN / Model No. L1105 / PRICE 2D.handicrafts - history knitting - fair isle, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting - fair isle

This knitting pattern leaflet was produced by Lincoln Mills and contains a pattern for a womans jumper made in fair isle knitting.LINCOLN / Model No. L1238 / PRICE 2D.handicrafts - history knitting, lincoln mills (australia) limited, handicrafts - history, knitting

This knitting leaflet was part of the magazine "English Woman's Weekly" and contains a knitting pattern for a womans jumper.TRUE-LOVERS' KNOTS JUMPER / LONG OR SHORT SLEEVES / MEDIUM SIZE (3-ply) / Presented with / English / WOMANS' / WEEKLYhandicrafts - history knitting, english woman's weekly, handicrafts - history, knitting