Woollies for Your Baby
Knitting Pattern Booklet
1935-1940 (made)
1935-1940 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Pattern type: Knitting & Crochet
Age: Birth-1 Year
16-page knitting booklet for baby clothes:
1. jumper with rounded drawstring neck, wrist-length sleeves, and ribbed cuffs and welt; matching closed-foot leggings with ribbed waist and ankles, fastening with a drawstring at the waist.
2. wrapover vest, with wrist-length sleeves and drawstring neck.
3. square shawl knitted in an eyelet pattern with a lacy border.
4. mittens (referred to as gloves) with ribbed cuffs and drawstring ribbons at the wrist.
5. matinée coat, with round neck and wrist-length sleeves, knitted in stocking stitch with textured panels, and drawstring ribbons at neck and waist.
6. short-sleeved vest worked in stocking stitch, with a drawstring ribbon at the neck.
7. all-in-one suit with turn down collar, wrist-length sleeves and placket front worked in a seeded rib pattern with drawstring ribbons at the ankle.
8. long or short legged bootees knitted in garter stitch with patterned tops and drawstring ribbons at the ankle.
9. round-necked jumper with wrist-length sleeves, worked in stocking stitch with ribbed neck, cuffs and welt.
10. knickers worked in stocking stitch with a drawstring waist, for wear with either (9) or (11)
11. short dress with a squared neck and short sleeves, the skirt worked in stocking stitch, with the bodice, sleeves and hem in blackberry stitch.
12. crocheted matinée coat
13. crocheted dress
14. knitted pram cover
15. dressing gown worked in moss stitch
Age: Birth-1 Year
16-page knitting booklet for baby clothes:
1. jumper with rounded drawstring neck, wrist-length sleeves, and ribbed cuffs and welt; matching closed-foot leggings with ribbed waist and ankles, fastening with a drawstring at the waist.
2. wrapover vest, with wrist-length sleeves and drawstring neck.
3. square shawl knitted in an eyelet pattern with a lacy border.
4. mittens (referred to as gloves) with ribbed cuffs and drawstring ribbons at the wrist.
5. matinée coat, with round neck and wrist-length sleeves, knitted in stocking stitch with textured panels, and drawstring ribbons at neck and waist.
6. short-sleeved vest worked in stocking stitch, with a drawstring ribbon at the neck.
7. all-in-one suit with turn down collar, wrist-length sleeves and placket front worked in a seeded rib pattern with drawstring ribbons at the ankle.
8. long or short legged bootees knitted in garter stitch with patterned tops and drawstring ribbons at the ankle.
9. round-necked jumper with wrist-length sleeves, worked in stocking stitch with ribbed neck, cuffs and welt.
10. knickers worked in stocking stitch with a drawstring waist, for wear with either (9) or (11)
11. short dress with a squared neck and short sleeves, the skirt worked in stocking stitch, with the bodice, sleeves and hem in blackberry stitch.
12. crocheted matinée coat
13. crocheted dress
14. knitted pram cover
15. dressing gown worked in moss stitch
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Woollies for Your Baby (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper with photographic illustrations |
| Brief description | Knitting pattern Booklet; English, 1935-40 |
| Physical description | Pattern type: Knitting & Crochet Age: Birth-1 Year 16-page knitting booklet for baby clothes: 1. jumper with rounded drawstring neck, wrist-length sleeves, and ribbed cuffs and welt; matching closed-foot leggings with ribbed waist and ankles, fastening with a drawstring at the waist. 2. wrapover vest, with wrist-length sleeves and drawstring neck. 3. square shawl knitted in an eyelet pattern with a lacy border. 4. mittens (referred to as gloves) with ribbed cuffs and drawstring ribbons at the wrist. 5. matinée coat, with round neck and wrist-length sleeves, knitted in stocking stitch with textured panels, and drawstring ribbons at neck and waist. 6. short-sleeved vest worked in stocking stitch, with a drawstring ribbon at the neck. 7. all-in-one suit with turn down collar, wrist-length sleeves and placket front worked in a seeded rib pattern with drawstring ribbons at the ankle. 8. long or short legged bootees knitted in garter stitch with patterned tops and drawstring ribbons at the ankle. 9. round-necked jumper with wrist-length sleeves, worked in stocking stitch with ribbed neck, cuffs and welt. 10. knickers worked in stocking stitch with a drawstring waist, for wear with either (9) or (11) 11. short dress with a squared neck and short sleeves, the skirt worked in stocking stitch, with the bodice, sleeves and hem in blackberry stitch. 12. crocheted matinée coat 13. crocheted dress 14. knitted pram cover 15. dressing gown worked in moss stitch |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Presented to Every member of WELDON'S "MOTHER & HOME" MOTHER CIRCLE
WELDONS, LTD., 30-32 Southampton Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 |
| Production | Made by: Weldons |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.518-1997 |
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