Vintage Knitted Shells and Sleeveless Top Patterns

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Alice Brooks

Laura Wheeler

Coats & Clarks

American Thread Co

Anne Cabot

Columbia Minerva

Bernat

Lily Mills

Spinnerin

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Alice Brooks

Laura Wheeler

Coats & Clarks

American Thread Co

Anne Cabot

Columbia Minerva

Bernat

Lily Mills

Spinnerin

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American Weekly

Bear Brand

Chadwicks

Botany

Needlework Bureau

Misc Brands

Martha Madison

Workbasket Magazine

Reynolds

Ungers

Royal Society

Fleisher's Worsted Yarns

Peggy Roberts

Hiawatha

Bucilla

Dritz

Kentucky Mills

National Needlecraft

Diamond

Raphael Brand

Carol Curtis

Patons

Wyco

Nomotta

Bishop Mills

Mail Order Design

Ellen Bruce

Penguin

D-M-C

Parade

Fairknit

Lorraine

Brunswick

Doreen

Ruth Orr

Laines de Pingouin

Home Crafters

Holland Windmill

Kings Ransom

Hilde

Lion Brand

Merino

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Although not (Yet) hundreds, Shells / Sleeveless tops have not reached enough to warrant a category of their own. Here's you'll find a variety of designs for the various thread companies of the time. You'll also find a tabbard or two and anything else that might represent itself as sleeveless. If a pattern has both sleeveless and long sleeve variations, it will appear in both categories.

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American Thread Co

Set of Four Shells, Crochet and Knit

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Columbia Minerva

Aran Vest Knitting Pattern, Size 10 to 18

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Reynolds

Knitted Color Block Top Pattern

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Fleisher's Worsted Yarns

Scoop Neck Knitted Shell Blouse Pattern

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Cabled Vest Westkit Knitting Pattern

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U-Neck Vest Knitting Pattern with Sash

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American Thread Co

Beginners Knitted Shell Top Pattern, Color Block Big Needle

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Dritz

Smocked Necklace Knitted Blouse Pattern

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Bishop Mills

Striped Sleeveless Pullover Knitting Pattern

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Penguin

Net Trimmed Sleeveless Blouse Knitting Pattern

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Bear Brand

Checked Weskit Vest Knitting Pattern

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American Thread Co

Misses Knit Popover Tabbard or Vest Pattern S-M-L

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Nomotta

Lace Cardigan, Ribbed Sheath Knitting Pattern

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American Thread Co

Womens Knitted Sweater Set Pattern, Cardigan Slipon

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Coats & Clarks

Knitted Sleeveless Chanel Type Cardigan Pattern Leaflet P.C. 2801

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Coats & Clarks

Striped Shell Top Knitting Pattern

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Bear Brand

Sleeveless Long Shell or Tunic Knitting Pattern

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Brunswick

Plaid Shell Top Knitting Pattern Sleeveless

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Coats & Clarks

Knit Rib Shell PDF Pattern Size 10 to 16 Poor Girls Shirt

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Misc Brands

Womens Evening Blouse Knitting Pattern, Size 12 to 20

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Coats & Clarks

Easy Vest Knitting Pattern No 1267

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Coats & Clarks

Argyle Knitted Shell Pattern

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Botany

Knitted Halter and Ruffled Bucket Bag Pattern

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Hiawatha

Misses Knitted Lace Shell Pattern

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Hiawatha

U-Neck Sleeveless Pullover Knitting Pattern

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Reynolds

Knitted Sleeveless Top Pattern., Linen Trimmed

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Botany

Knitted Vest Pattern, Westkit

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Columbia Minerva

Sleeveless Top Knitting Pattern Cowl Neck

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Columbia Minerva

Knitting Pattern Scoop Neck Sleeveless Blouse

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Coats & Clarks

Knit Tabbard Blouse Pattern, Striped

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Columbia Minerva

Sleeveless Pullover Shell Knitting Pattern

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Bear Brand

Womens Sleeveless Cardigan Vest Knitting Pattern, Plus Size

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American Thread Co

Set of Four Shells, Crochet and Knit

Shells: This pattern contains directions to make four different shells as shown in the pictures. The first three shells are crocheted. There is the Buff Shell, with rounded neckline with popcorns, the looped stripped topper and the block motif...

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Columbia Minerva

Aran Vest Knitting Pattern, Size 10 to 18

Aran Vest: This pattern contains directions to knit the vest shown. This is a lovely vest, Irish Fisherman, Aran styled, in three different pattern stitches - just like you would expect of an Aran design. The vest has a 5 button closure...

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Reynolds

Knitted Color Block Top Pattern

Knitted Shell: This pattern gives directions to knit, crochet edge, the shell pictured. This sleeveless top is an interesting color block variation; staggered large oblong blocks topping smaller blocks. A perfect summer...

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Fleisher's Worsted Yarns

Scoop Neck Knitted Shell Blouse Pattern

Scoop Neck Blouse: This pattern gives directions for knitting the blouse pictured. This is an easy pullover design with a scooped neck lined with a decorative band. It is sleeveless with draping shoulders. This...

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Spinnerin

Cabled Vest Westkit Knitting Pattern

Westkit No 2662 : This pattern contains directions to knit the garment pictured, The vest, officially called a Westkit, features a u-scoop neckline, shaped hemline and front button panel. And, if that's not enough, it's worked in a pattern stitch -...

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Unbranded

U-Neck Vest Knitting Pattern with Sash

Spanish Sash and Vest: This pattern gives directions for knitting, crochet detail, the items pictured. The design, vintage 1951, features a vest with an extra deep u-shaped neckline that ends with button closure and is waist length. Pair up with the...

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American Thread Co

Beginners Knitted Shell Top Pattern, Color Block Big Needle

Quickie Popover : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet edges) the garment pictured. Often called a vest, or a sleeveless sweater; in this case, a Popover. The knitted piece is a quick and easy project, made with size 13 big needle and bulky...

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Dritz

Smocked Necklace Knitted Blouse Pattern

Necklace Blouse: This pattern contains directions to knit the blouse shown. An unusual design, which was called a Necklace Blouse for the intriguing smocked braid that surrounds the rounded neckline, edges of the extended shoulders and multiple rows...

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Bishop Mills

Striped Sleeveless Pullover Knitting Pattern

Striped Sleeveless : This pattern contains directions for knitting the top pictured. The top, worked in a nylon yarn, has an easy striped pattern stitch that has cut-away shoulders and neckband. The neckband is ribbed as is the bottom band. An...

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Penguin

Net Trimmed Sleeveless Blouse Knitting Pattern

Net Trimmed Blouse: This pattern gives direction to knit the blouse pictured. This is an unusual design that takes us back to 1951. The sleeveless blouse, with extended shoulder has knitted bands over a sweetheart type...

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Bear Brand

Checked Weskit Vest Knitting Pattern

Two Tone Weskit No 674 : This pattern gives instructions to knit, crochet edging, the garment pictured. This is a vintage 1957 knitting pattern issued in a time when fitted vests were frequently referred to as weskits. This particular design has a lot of...

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American Thread Co

Misses Knit Popover Tabbard or Vest Pattern S-M-L

Knitted Popover : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet edges, the vest pictured. Some may call this a vest, or a popover or a tabbard, but regardless of name, it's a nice overblouse, or in todays' time, even the blouse itself...

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Nomotta

Lace Cardigan, Ribbed Sheath Knitting Pattern

Evening Duet : This pattern contains instructions to knit the two garments pictured. First their is the sheath, which is ribbed, fitted and strapless. This is paired up with a short cardigan with three quarter length sleeves and seven button front panel...

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American Thread Co

Womens Knitted Sweater Set Pattern, Cardigan Slipon

American Beauty : This pattern gives instructions for knitting the set pictured. This pattern, vintage 1950's from American Thread, includes both the cardigan and the slip-on. The cardigan is a classic standard with long sleeves, front button closure,...

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Coats & Clarks

Knitted Sleeveless Chanel Type Cardigan Pattern Leaflet P.C. 2801

Sleeveless Chanel-Type Cardigan P.C. 2801: This pattern gives directions to knit, crochet edging, the cardigan pictured. The pattern was issued as a Coats and Clark's Leaflet and distributed in pattern shops and mail-order through the New York News. The...

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Coats & Clarks

Striped Shell Top Knitting Pattern

Striped Cotton Shell: This pattern contains instructions to knit, with crochet edges, the striped shell pictured above. This fun piece, along with the stripes, has slightly extended shoulders with neck tabs sporting button (decorative) detail. The...

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Bear Brand

Sleeveless Long Shell or Tunic Knitting Pattern

Long Line Pull-On : This pattern contains instructions to knit the casually fun pull-on pictured above. The long pull-on is touched with military inspired trim. Pocket tabbing and one shoulder are brass-buttoned; sides and shoulders are banded with...

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Brunswick

Plaid Shell Top Knitting Pattern Sleeveless

Pastel Check Shell : This pattern contains instructions to knit the shell pictured above. This classic style top is slightly shaped for a closer-to-the-body silhouette, with square armholes. Facing at the neck and arms and hemming at bottom gives the...

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Coats & Clarks

Knit Rib Shell PDF Pattern Size 10 to 16 Poor Girls Shirt

St Tropez Shirt : This pattern contains instructions to knit, crochet edges, the shell pictured above. This top is the classic Poor Girls Shirt with the round neckline, cut in sleeves and allover rib pattern. It is sized 10 to 16. The instructions are...

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Misc Brands

Womens Evening Blouse Knitting Pattern, Size 12 to 20

Dinner Blouse : This pattern contains directions to knit the blouse shown. Knit with a combination of yarn that includes tinsel, gives this lovely blouse a touch of sparkle, perfect for dinner or evening wear. The blouse, slightly below waist, extended...

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Coats & Clarks

Easy Vest Knitting Pattern No 1267

Sleeveless Pullover : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet detail, the vest pictured. This is a very easy pattern, perfect for beginners with both knit and crochet basic skills. The vest with small v-neckline and below waist length. The neck...

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Coats & Clarks

Argyle Knitted Shell Pattern

Argyle Shell: This pattern contains instructions for knitting the shell pictured. Whether you call this design a shell, or a sleeveless pullover, the design is great. Knitted to included full page chart, it is worked in a primary and three colors of...

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Botany

Knitted Halter and Ruffled Bucket Bag Pattern

Ruffled Halter and Bag : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet detail, the set pictured above. This design, vintage 1952 from Botany Brand, is for both a halter top and matching handbag. The halter is quite low cut with thin straps the...

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Hiawatha

Misses Knitted Lace Shell Pattern

Lace Suit Blouse : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet detail, the blouse pictured. This attractive shell is worked in a lacy yarn in two tones for a striped effect The blouse is shell styled; sleeveless with high neckline, hip length and...

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Hiawatha

U-Neck Sleeveless Pullover Knitting Pattern

Jumper Blouse : This pattern has instructions to knit the blouse pictured. A bit blouse, a bit pullover, a bit shell ... call it whatever you like. It's a relatively easy knit, sleeveless with u-neckline and wide bottom band ribbing. The design, vintage...

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Reynolds

Knitted Sleeveless Top Pattern., Linen Trimmed

Linen Trimmed Shell: This knitting pattern, with crochet, pattern creates the lovely shell pictured above. This shell is semi-fitted, with sewn linen bands around the armhole and well as a front slit neckline that closes with snapped bands. The pattern,...

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Botany

Knitted Vest Pattern, Westkit

Knitted Westkit: This pattern gives directions to knit the vest pictured. Officially named a westkit (waistcoat), this 1949 a small v-neckline, front button panel and a shaped hemline. Knit in Sport Yarn, finish edges in sc. The...

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Columbia Minerva

Sleeveless Top Knitting Pattern Cowl Neck

Sleeveless Top: This pattern gives direction to knit the top pictured. This attractive pullover top is a sleeveless shell with simple cowl neck. It's knit entirely in garter stitch and is sized for misses 10, 12, 14 and 16...

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Columbia Minerva

Knitting Pattern Scoop Neck Sleeveless Blouse

Figured Dinner Blouse: This pattern gives directions to knit, crochet detail, the blouse pictured. This 1951 pattern is billed as an evening blouse, textured in appearance (worked to 3/4 page chart). The pullover blouse is...

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Coats & Clarks

Knit Tabbard Blouse Pattern, Striped

Bright Outlook: This pattern contains directions to knit the blouse pictured. The design is a tabbard styled blouse; made in to pieces, each 18 x 23 inches and bound together with ribbon and stitched at lower side seams. It...

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Columbia Minerva

Sleeveless Pullover Shell Knitting Pattern

Sleeveless Classic : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet detail, the pullover pictured. This pattern, vintage 1952 from Columbia, is knit in Sports Yarn. The semi-fitted hip length design has slightly extended shoulders and a high round...

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Bear Brand

Womens Sleeveless Cardigan Vest Knitting Pattern, Plus Size

Sleeveless Cardigan : This pattern contains directions to knit, crochet edges, the vest shown. The design, referred to as a Sleeveless Cardigan in the 1949 Smart Knitting Periodical, it has an attractive pattern stitch, the expect v-neckline and 5 button...

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