A charming vintage 1940s knitting pattern for a striped jumper in true wartime style. This 

design can be worked with either short or long sleeves, making it a versatile and stylish 

project for lovers of retro knitwear.

✨ Pattern Details:

• Design: Striped Jumper (short or long sleeve option)
• Yarn: Originally knitted in vintage 3-ply fingering yarn (Sun-Glo Shrink Proof or Sunbeam Super – now discontinued). Modern fingering weight yarns can be used as a substitute.
• Needles: Old UK sizes 10 & 12 (approx. 3.25mm & 2.75mm). Larger size worked on UK size 9 (approx. 3.75mm).
• Tension/Gauge: 7 stitches = 1 inch, 9 rows = 1 inch
• Yarn Quantities (approximate):
  • Short Sleeve – 7 skeins (vintage skeins were around 1oz each – please check your yarn yardage)
  • Long Sleeve – 9 skeins

• Measurements: To fit 32–34" or 36" bust
  • Length from shoulder to hem: approx. 20"
  • Short sleeve seam: approx. 5"

The needles mentioned are old UK sizes. To make things easy, I’ve included a conversion chart to help 

with modern equivalents.

What You’ll Receive:

• A quality laminated copy of the original vintage pattern shown.
• This is not the original and not a finished item – it is a reproduction pattern for you to knit from.

Shipping & Terms:

• Posted within 2 days of purchase.
• Please note there are no returns on knitting patterns.
• If you have any questions about the pattern, feel free to ask – I’m always happy to help!

Thanks so much for looking!!