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Knitting Pattern

ca. 1961 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pattern for a girl's sweater with turn-down collar, zip-fastening neck and wrist-length sleeves. The garment is knitted in stocking stitch in a contrasting geometric pattern, with ribbed collar, cuffs and welt.

The title is taken from a song by Joe Lubin which was a hit for Doris Day, and comes from the soundtrack of the 1960 film "Please Don't Eat the Daisies."



Object details

Object type
Brief description
P & B 9802 'Please, please, don't eat the daisies!': sweater for a girl; published in the UK by Patons & Baldwins Ltd., ca. 1961
Physical description
Pattern for a girl's sweater with turn-down collar, zip-fastening neck and wrist-length sleeves. The garment is knitted in stocking stitch in a contrasting geometric pattern, with ribbed collar, cuffs and welt.

The title is taken from a song by Joe Lubin which was a hit for Doris Day, and comes from the soundtrack of the 1960 film "Please Don't Eat the Daisies."

Dimensions
  • Circumference: 30-34in (chest)
Object history
Gift of Miss G D C Swain (RF 88/1940)
Collection
Accession number
MISC.282-1992

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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