6 Irish Family Knitting Patterns – 1960s & 70s

sunbeam-aran

sunbeam-aran sunbeam-woman-aran tivoli-spinners bainin No dates on any of these, but all but the bottom 2 scans are from the 60s.
Tivoli Spiiners were based in Tivoli, Cork and a member of the Youghal Group of Companies. Sunbeam Kitting Wools based in Millfield, Cork.
All scanned by Brand New Retro

1968 / 60s / 70s / Booklets / Cork / Fashion

Tags: aran, patterns, sunbeam, tivoli

This Post Has 8 Comments

marycigarettes
23 Jan 2014

no one wore wool like the gorgeous clancy brothers http://media.npr.org/assets/music/news/2009/12/clancybrothers-69f4f00c28153c727ebc81b71bb971424989c7dd-s6-c30.jpg
marycigarettes
23 Jan 2014

liam is my favourite.by the way.
jaykay
29 Jan 2014

Those two boys on pattern no. 5 had dangerously long hair for 1968. Just sayin’…
1. dubdoug
  30 Jan 2014
  
  JayKay, that & the bottom one are from the 70s. Sometime after 1971 (decimilsation). Look closely and spot the 25p price in biro!
jaykay
30 Jan 2014

Of course. As if the title hadn’t already mentioned the 70s! Wonder what the 45 they’re examining is.

The bloke in the bottom picture looks not unlike Peter Purves of Blue Peter.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ipm/2008/02/times_they_are_achanginon_tues.shtml
jacintha Ward
28 Nov 2015

Hi are these patterns still available and are they for sale thanks
Michael Perryment
21 Sep 2017

The top picture Irishwoman’s Journal/Sunbeam features the MacLean’s advert girl. I have always wondered who she was and have never been able to find out..She must be in her 60s now (like me)..I will continue to search..
David.
23 Jun 2018

Girl in the first ad is very cute.