A selection of vintage balls (and one skein) of knitting wool / yarn, c.1950s-60s, as follows (please note that more have been added to this lot since it was first listed for sale):
3 x 1oz balls of Patons Cameo Crepe Twist ("100% pure wool, knits as 4 ply") - 2 in dark brown, shade 1178, lot 15; 1 in medium grey, shade 612, lot 2
3 x 2oz balls of Patons Big Ben Knitting (chunky, "all wool") - 2 in off-white / cream, shade 51, lot 5532; 1 in dark blue, shade 11, lot 9135
2 x 1oz balls of Patons Double Quick Knitting ("all wool") - 1 in bright green, shade 3171, lot 83/314; 1 in light grey, shade 145, lot 610
1 x 2oz ball of Patons Ariel Triple Knitting (80% wool, 20% man made fibres) - lightish red / magenta with white / clear strands, shade 5127, lot 6[?]9
1 x 1oz ball of Patons Nylox Knitting (3 ply, 80% Botany Wool, 20% nylon) - dark red / maroon, shade 587, lot 607
1 x 1oz ball of Patons Moorland Double Knitting (all wool) - "Tweed" (moss green and black), shade 6525, lot 1
1 x 1oz ball of Patons Rimple Double Knitting (96.7% wool, 3.3% nylon) - beige, shade 204, lot 8
2 x 1oz balls of Bellmans Bambino Quickerknit (50% wool, 50% acrylic) - white, shade 001, lot 916/18/3
1 x 25g ball of Bronte Wool/Nylon 4 ply - "Moorland Haze" (25), dye 128
1 x 1oz ball of Twilley's Bubbly Super Mercerised Cotton - shade 40 (peach), dye 42
1 x unlabelled skein of dark green / black wool or yarn
All of the wool / yarn appears to be in usable condition, although this is not guaranteed; the off-white Big Ben balls have some light grey and other stains to the outside. Most of the labels are tatty, and some are torn; those of the Big Ben balls are made of clear plastic. Please note that the colours may not be exactly as they appear in the photos.
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