From The Australian Women’s Weekly, 25 March 1939: “A jumper that looks as right above a typewriter as it does above a luncheon table because it’s trim and feminine.”

Materials: 13oz “Netta” knitting wool; two No 9 and two No 11 “Beehive” knitting needles; a “Beehive” stitch holder; a zip-fastener (7 inches long)

Measurements: Length from top of shoulder: 19in., width all round at underarm: 37in., length of sleeve from underarm: 17in.