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Busy Bee Basics, exclusive designs for machine knitting

Classified as to standard gauge, garter carriage or chunky (bulky) machine and yarn type

Highlighted books are in the new format with colour photographs and laser sharp stitch diagrams.

Standard gauge - showing how many patterns in each book are knitted in each type of yarn
Book Name finer 3 ply 4 ply DK
1 Drop shoulder sweaters     10  
2 Summer tops in crepe     5  
3 Dolmans   1 2  
4 Suitably basic     2  
5 V neck cardigans     2  
7 Classic quartet in 3 ply   4    
8 Spring classics     4  
9 English rib sweaters     3  
10 Fisherman's rib sweaters     3  
11 Saddle shoulder sweaters     3  
12 Summer collection     4  
13 Schoolwear     4 4
14 Summer collection extra sp.l     4  
15 Lace cardigans     6  
16 Tuck stitch cardigans     5  
17 Lace cardigans extra special     4  
18 Tuck stitch cardigans ext sp.     3  
21 Just for girls     10  
22 Longline sweaters for ladies     5  
23 Lace jumpers     4  
24 Tuck stitch jumpers     3  
25 Classic Jackets     3  
26 Fair Isle sweaters for men     5  
28 Fair Isle designs for ladies     5  
31 Just for boys     8  
32 A Touch of class     5  
33 Longline waistcoats for ladies     2  
34 Cardigans and slipovers for men     4  
35 Summer coolers 1   4  
36 Summer lace     6  
37 Summer coolers extra special 1   2  
38 Summer lace extra special     4  
39 Baby's first year     7  
42 Impressions     5  
44 Modern girls keep warm     5  
46 Modern girls stay cool     7  
47 Modern tuck stitch designs     5  
51 The tops for summer     6  
52 The tops for summer extra special     5  
53 Longline waistcoats vol 2     3  
54 V neck designs for men     5  
56 Modern tuck stitch designs vol 2     5  
60 Bright designs for under 5's     8  
62 Simply chenille     3  
63 Baby warmers     7  
67 Designed for summer   1 3  
68 Designed for summer ex special   1 3  
72 Chenille cushions     3  
77 Baby Today     5  
78 Simply summer     5  
80 Fair Isle Electronic Ensemble Aviemore     5  
81 Fair Isle Ensemble Glenshee     5  
           

 

Garter carriage - showing how many patterns in each book are knitted in each type of yarn
Book Name 4 ply DK
6 GC Garter carriage sweaters 3  
27 GC Classics Skenfrith Castle 5  
30 GC classics vol 2 5  
40 GC Baby carriage 7  
41 GC classics vol 3 5  
43 GC Dual carriageway 4 4
45 GC classics vol 4 2 1
48 GC Modern girls 3 2
49 GC Designs Caerphilly Castle 3 2
55 GC Designs Monmouth Castle 6 1
57 GC Design collection for men 3 2
58 GC Designs Harlech Castle 4 1
59 GC Bright designs for under 5's 7 3
61 GC Summer in panama 6  
64 GC Designs Caernarfon Castle 3  
65 GC Country carriage 5  
66 GC Designs Powis Castle 3 1
69 GC Designs Weobly Castle (Warm and wonderful) 4  
70 GC Electronics Cardiff Castle 4  
71 GC Classic scarves 3  
73 GC Aran-style cushions   3
74 GC Summer splendour 5  
75 GC Designs Cardigan Castle 4  
76 GC Designs Chirk Castle 3  
79 GC Designs Criccieth Castle 2 2
82 GC Electronics Denbigh Castle 2  
83 GC Designs Rhuddlan Castle 3  

 

Chunky gauge - showing how many patterns in each book are knitted in each type of yarn
Book Name DK Aran
19 Chunky designs vol 1, ladies   4
20 Chunky designs vol 2, men   4
29 Chunky designs Vol 3, DK 6  
50 Chunky classics   4
 

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