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Background imageKnit Collection: Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1

Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1
Knitted Comforts for Men on Land and Sea - front cover of a booklet published by J & J Baldwin s, yarn manufacturers of Halifax

Background imageKnit Collection: Book of patterns: Women & War - How to knit and crochet

Book of patterns: Women & War - How to knit and crochet
Book of patterns: Women & War- How to knit and crochet, articles neccesary to the Health and Comfort of our Soldiers and Sailors. Associated with World War One, Home Front (1914-1918). Date: 1918

Background imageKnit Collection: PIrate knitting pattern

PIrate knitting pattern
A gay, swashbuckling three-piece to knit for teenagers! The 1950s were a more innocent time

Background imageKnit Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit
The Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

Background imageKnit Collection: Mother and four children on the beach

Mother and four children on the beach
A delightful photograph of a Mother and her four children spending the day on the beach at Palm Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent

Background imageKnit Collection: Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting

Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting
Advertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills

Background imageKnit Collection: Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipe

Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipe
Cover of a Robin knitting pattern for a fetching tank top for the dapper gent in your life. Date: c.1955

Background imageKnit Collection: Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby

Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby
Two girl guides sit in a picturesque garden knitting socks and comforters after their exertions gardening

Background imageKnit Collection: Allenburys Nurse

Allenburys Nurse
Advertisement for Allenburys Diet for Invalids featuring a serene looking nurse sitting by a patients bedside knitting

Background imageKnit Collection: Knit a Bit

Knit a Bit Date: (insert)

Background imageKnit Collection: Our boys need sox, knit your bit

Our boys need sox, knit your bit. Date 1918?

Background imageKnit Collection: Tartan Accessories 1902

Tartan Accessories 1902
Tartan accessories including silk handkerchiefs, mufflers, neck ties, scarves, tartan cravats, silk knit motor wraps, drawstring work bags & satchels

Background imageKnit Collection: Three women wearing smart clothes in the New Jersey fabrics. Date: 1935

Three women wearing smart clothes in the New Jersey fabrics. Date: 1935

Background imageKnit Collection: Knitted swim wear 1940

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

Background imageKnit Collection: Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1

Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1
Patterns from a plain helmet or balaclava cap (top) and a sleeping cap taken from a Great War era Baldwins knitting booklet with instructions for knitting various comforts for soldiers at the front

Background imageKnit Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Miss Purl And Plain
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today

Background imageKnit Collection: Wartime P & B Knitting Wools Advert

Wartime P & B Knitting Wools Advert
A wartime advertisement promoting P & B knitting wools, the photograph portrays a young woman showing off her striped cardigan. You can knit it from odd ounces and save precious coupons

Background imageKnit Collection: WW2 - Knitting for the Merchant Seamen

WW2 - Knitting for the Merchant Seamen
WW2 - Home Front - A lovely photograph of 78 year-old Isabella Ottilie Simpkins of Whitstable, Kent - knitting for the Merchant Seamen Date: circa 1941

Background imageKnit Collection: An Embroidered Jumper for Coronation Year

An Embroidered Jumper for Coronation Year
Knitting pattern, An Embroidered Jumper for Coronation Year, with a lion design Date: 1953

Background imageKnit Collection: A canoe-necked knitted top, with a beaded design. Date: 1954

A canoe-necked knitted top, with a beaded design. Date: 1954

Background imageKnit Collection: A crocheted hat and a knitted and crocheted cravat scarf

A crocheted hat and a knitted and crocheted cravat scarf. The images accompanied instructions on how to create the garments yourself. Date: 1932

Background imageKnit Collection: Spanish Civil War poster, For the brothers on the front

Spanish Civil War poster, For the brothers on the front
Spanish Civil War poster in Catalan, For the brothers on the front -- Women! Work. PSU, UGT. Designed by Carles Fontsere. 1936

Background imageKnit Collection: Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring

Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours

Background imageKnit Collection: Knitted womens cardigans 1940

Knitted womens cardigans 1940
Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative

Background imageKnit Collection: Two women wearing two-piece tailored suits made from wool. Date: 1936

Two women wearing two-piece tailored suits made from wool. Date: 1936

Background imageKnit Collection: Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940 Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940

Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940 Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940
Womens clothing in wool with stitch pattern. Date: 1940

Background imageKnit Collection: Holding the Line - WW1 knitting postcard

Holding the Line - WW1 knitting postcard
Humorous postcard showing a British soldier in uniform helping a pretty young female companion wind her khaki wool - a comment on the popularity of knitting as part of the war effort on the home

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 - Knitting during show intermission, Paris

WW1 - Knitting during show intermission, Paris, France in 1916

Background imageKnit Collection: Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book

Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book
Front cover of the Womans Companion Coronation Knitting Book with a dozen delightful designs for all the family

Background imageKnit Collection: WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen

WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen
Front cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services

Background imageKnit Collection: Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers

Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers
Photograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers

Background imageKnit Collection: Letterhead design - McGregor Hosiery Mills, Toronto

Letterhead design - McGregor Hosiery Mills, Toronto
Letterhead design - McGregor Hosiery Mills, manufacturers of finest quality hosiery, Toronto, Canada. 1936

Background imageKnit Collection: Advert for Braemar Scotlands finest knitwear 1935

Advert for Braemar Scotlands finest knitwear 1935
Womens botany, fine lambswool and pure cashmere cardigans. 1935

Background imageKnit Collection: Knitting pattern for vest and knicker set for women 1930s

Knitting pattern for vest and knicker set for women 1930s
Soft and slimming ! Vest and knicker set knitted in petal-soft wool with simple trimming. 1930s

Background imageKnit Collection: Two nuns in Eastbourne, Sussex

Two nuns in Eastbourne, Sussex - one of them is knitting. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageKnit Collection: What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book

What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book
Charming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930

Background imageKnit Collection: WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies

WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies
Front cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed

Background imageKnit Collection: Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops

Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops
Patterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm)

Background imageKnit Collection: Comforts for troops, WW1 knitting from Sunlight yarns

Comforts for troops, WW1 knitting from Sunlight yarns
Page from a booklet published by Sunlight Yarns during the First World War with patterns and instructions to make a variety of garments or comforts for troops at the front

Background imageKnit Collection: Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting

Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting
Pattern from a Baldwins knitting booklet during the First World War for a wool helmet with cape pieces to protect the neck and chest designed by the leading knitting expert

Background imageKnit Collection: Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1

Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1
Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War

Background imageKnit Collection: American Red Cross leaflet, WW1 - knitting socks for soldier

American Red Cross leaflet, WW1 - knitting socks for soldier
A leaflet produced by the American Red Cross giving directions on knitting articles suitable for the Army, Navy and European sufferers

Background imageKnit Collection: American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting booklet

American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting booklet
Front cover of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau instructions for knitting comforts for soldiers

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting booklet patterns, knitted helmets

WW1 knitting booklet patterns, knitted helmets
Inside of a First World War era knitting booklet with various patterns instructing knitters how to make woollen comforts for the troops

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta

WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta
Naughty Nettas Knitting Knickers for the Seat of War. Humorous postcard inspired by the national effort of knitting comforts for soldiers during the First World War

Background imageKnit Collection: Liberty knitting bag, WW1

Liberty knitting bag, WW1
A boat shaped knitting bag in colour printed shantung silk lined with cotton, available from Libertys at a cost of 9s. 11d. Just the ticket for all the enthusiastic knitters of the First World War

Background imageKnit Collection: Companion Pieces

Companion Pieces -- The Friend Who Knits. 1940

Background imageKnit Collection: Pour nos Soldats - French WW1 knitting postcard

Pour nos Soldats - French WW1 knitting postcard
First World War postcard, dated 31 January 1915, showing a woman knitting for our soldiers while in the background, a French soldier writes a letter in a trench on the Western Front. 1915

Background imageKnit Collection: Dog Collects for Wool

Dog Collects for Wool
Southville Beau, a Yorkshire Terrier, has collected three thousand pennies for the Wool Fund to knit socks and balaclava helmets for our boys in the trenches. Date: 1914 - 1918 war

Background imageKnit Collection: A Knitting Lesson 1886

A Knitting Lesson 1886
A little girl is given a knitting lesson by her grandmother. Date: 1886

Background imageKnit Collection: Advert for Jays jersey knitwear for women 1937

Advert for Jays jersey knitwear for women 1937
Selection of jersey knitwear for women, including lace wool jumper with collar and jabot, smart twin set and knitted dress with long and contrasting cardigan and sash. Date: 1937

Background imageKnit Collection: Man and Boy, Lavenda Hand Knit jumpers

Man and Boy, Lavenda Hand Knit jumpers
Man and Boy in Lavenda Hand Knit jumpers. 1960s

Background imageKnit Collection: Advert for Braemar Scotlands knitwear 1933

Advert for Braemar Scotlands knitwear 1933
Two women wearing same style different colour Botany woollen cardigans and flared skirts. Date: 1933

Background imageKnit Collection: Models wearing fashionable jerseys 1933

Models wearing fashionable jerseys 1933
Three models wearing fashionable jerseys for the summer; (top left) green and yellow striped with collar sleeves and waist band in former shade

Background imageKnit Collection: Fashion hood photograph, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1939

Fashion hood photograph, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1939
A woman smiling with a hand-knitted hood on. Date: 1939

Background imageKnit Collection: Late 1930s knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1939

Late 1930s knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1939
Page from Britannia and Eve, August 1939 instructing on how to knit an evening woollen sweater

Background imageKnit Collection: Nursery Viyella advertisement, 1939

Nursery Viyella advertisement, 1939
An advertisement showing a baby and a knitted vest to promote the qualities of Nursery Viyella knitting yarn

Background imageKnit Collection: Woman of Naples knitting

Woman of Naples knitting. Date: 1904

Background imageKnit Collection: Wartime knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1940

Wartime knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1940
A double-page knitting section with a man wearing a top tank pullover in the first page, a woman with a plain sweater and another with a crochet snood, hat and mittens in the second. Date: 1940

Background imageKnit Collection: Sixties winter fashions

Sixties winter fashions
Winter fashions from the 1960s

Background imageKnit Collection: French WW1 knitting postcard - Patrie Famille

French WW1 knitting postcard - Patrie Famille
Patriotic French postcard showing a wife at home with her children and a huge pile of knitted comforts, thinking of her soldier husband, who is writing a letter home. Date: c.1915

Background imageKnit Collection: 2 Plain, 1 Purl, WW1 knitting cartoon

2 Plain, 1 Purl, WW1 knitting cartoon
Cartoon by Stan Terry in The Tatler showing two plain old ladies and one pretty purl of a young woman all sat knitting comforts for troops at the Front. Date: 1917

Background imageKnit Collection: Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1

Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1
Cartoon, French classroom scene, with girls knitting socks for soldiers at the Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageKnit Collection: L Amour Tricote, WW1 knitting

L Amour Tricote, WW1 knitting
An elegant French lady absorbed in her knitting ignores a playful cherub who is tumbling about with her ball of wool

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting song music sheet - I m Knitting a Rosary

WW1 knitting song music sheet - I m Knitting a Rosary
Front cover of a music sheet for a knitting-themed song - I m Knitting a Rosary, - words by Robert Levenson and music by Vincent Plunkett

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 American knitting song cover

WW1 American knitting song cover
Every Girl is Knitting for Some Mothers Son in France. Front cover of a patriotic knitting-themed song sheet music from the Great War written by Hawley and Bellaire. Date: c.1917

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting song sheet music

WW1 knitting song sheet music
Front cover of sheet music for Knitting Song, published during the First World War when national patriotism was manifested by knitting comforts for troops. Date: c.1917

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 Canadian knitting song, music sheet cover

WW1 Canadian knitting song, music sheet cover
Knitting Socks for Daddys Men, a patriotic song with words and music by Jean Munro Mulloy, wife of Trooper Mulloy of South African fame

Background imageKnit Collection: Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1, winter at the front

Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1, winter at the front
Field & Hospital Comforts in Knitting and Crochet

Background imageKnit Collection: The Knitting Club Meets - WW1 American knitting play

The Knitting Club Meets - WW1 American knitting play
Front cover of a short play, The Knitting Club Meets in which a group of American women knit comforts for the troops during the First World War. Date: c.1917

Background imageKnit Collection: The Modern Knitting Book, WW1

The Modern Knitting Book, WW1
Page from The Modern Knitting Book, a standard text for knitters edited by the appropriately named Flora Klickmann. Date: c.1916

Background imageKnit Collection: A Revolution in Sock Knitting, WW1 Australian leaflet

A Revolution in Sock Knitting, WW1 Australian leaflet
Front cover of a leaflet issued by Parmer & Company of Sydney, Australia, instructing knitters on how to knit two socks at the same time on a single set of knitting needles

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting, woollen belts - gift to the troops from Queen

WW1 knitting, woollen belts - gift to the troops from Queen
Gift to the Troops at the Front from the Queen and the Women of the Empire. Leaflet giving instructions on how to knit woollen belts for troops during the First World War

Background imageKnit Collection: American WW1 knitting booklet

American WW1 knitting booklet
Front and back cover of a knitting booklet produced by the C. T. Sherer Company of Worcester, Massachussetts, with patterns inside for the boys of the U. S. Army & Navy. Date: 1917

Background imageKnit Collection: Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1

Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Patons Khaki knitting wools during the First World War, specifically for knitting comforts for troops at the front

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting booklet, The Higbee Company

WW1 knitting booklet, The Higbee Company
The Knitting Needle has again come into its own. Front cover of a small booklet published by the Higbee Company (USA) containing patterns for knitting comforts for troops during the First World War

Background imageKnit Collection: Knitted bedtime clothes, circa 1941

Knitted bedtime clothes, circa 1941
Three women pose in their knitted night attire: one models a brassiere and knicker set, the next a white, lace knit bed jacket with long knitted bishop sleeves and close fitting front

Background imageKnit Collection: Cast of The Country Girl at Dalys knitting, WW1

Cast of The Country Girl at Dalys knitting, WW1
Girls rehearsing " The Country Girl" at Dalys Theatre, pose for a publicity photograph during an interval engaged in making mittens and mufflers for soldiers. Date: 1914

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting - patriotic postcard

WW1 knitting - patriotic postcard
" We Must All Do Something for Our Country

Background imageKnit Collection: German school girls knitting socks for soldiers, WW1

German school girls knitting socks for soldiers, WW1
German school girls knitting socks for soldiers in 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageKnit Collection: French women knitting for soldiers, WW1

French women knitting for soldiers, WW1
Front cover of L Illustration showing three generations of French women knitting comforts for troops in the early months of the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageKnit Collection: Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comforts

Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comforts
Text only advertisement for Wilkinson Manufacturing Co of Accrington Road Mills

Background imageKnit Collection: WW1 knitting and the end of the war, cartoon

WW1 knitting and the end of the war, cartoon
" Granny, I AM glad we ve lived to see peace!" A little girl expresses her relief at surviving the war

Background imageKnit Collection: Mother knitting during WW1, cartoon

Mother knitting during WW1, cartoon
Oh, yes, Mater, we had a posh time of it down there



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