Knit Wear Collection

Knitted Bows 1936
A machine-knitted jumper with narrow pleat detail on the shoulders & body. Wool lace bows add a decorative touch

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941
The children must have Chilprufe. Our difficulty is to make the small ration of wool we are allowed go round. We have, therefore decided as a wartime policy to suspend production of womens

Knitting pattern for a baby 1941
A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a knitted dress for a baby. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing

Knitting pattern 1941
A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a v-neck cardigan. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing

Advertisement for Andre Gillier knitwear
Advertisement for knitwear by Andre Gillier of Troyes and Paris, France, featuring elegant ladies in patterned scarves. 1924

Chevron Stripe Jumper
Jumper & scarf set in a chevron design, possibly machine-knitted, with short, puff sleeves fitting tightly above the elbow. Worn here with a white skirt. Date: 1934

Short-Sleeved Cardy 30S
Young platinum blonde wearing a Peter-pan collar & a short- sleeved hand-knitted cardigan with cuffs, deep angular revers & fastened with 3 rows of knitted buttons. Date: 1930s

The Dolly Sisters in ski-gear

Wolsey knitwear advertisement
Advertisement for Wolsey clothing, showcasing their sleek vest and pantie sets

Pringle advertisement
Pringle of Scotland is one of the oldest luxury good labels in the world and was founded by Robert Pringle in 1815. Here they are advertising their sweater collection

Hand knitteds conserve coupons
Instructions on how to make a ribbed sweater with peep bo front, and a green jerkin with full pink sleeves and detachable dicky-collar

MENs KNITWEAR 1950S
A dashingly sporty man with a chiselled profile poses with ski poles in his light coloured ribbed round necked jumper

Children with Pram
A little boy in a red bobble hat and red wellington boots pushes his young brother (or sister) in a pram

Knitting with Mother
A little boy watches his mother knitting. Clothing was rationed during World War Two the ability to knit for the whole family and make-do and mend was crucial

Knitwear 1948
An elegant young woman in a rust coloured cardigan and white gloves leans against a shooting stick while out in the countryside

Knitted Dressing Gown
Elegant, loose fitting, wrap- over dressing gown with funnel shaped sleeves in powder blue lace stitch Shetland wool edged with swansdown

Deco Jumper & Hat 1935
Hand-knitted Chessboard jumper with short sleeves & the new demure little collar is composed of large different coloured squares. Worn with a belt & matching brimless hat

Knitted Paletot 1924
Shapeless knitted jacket with raglan sleeves, wrap-over front, long roll collar & cuffs in a contrasting shade, & single button at hip level

Knitted Casaque
A short sleeved knitted CASAQUE or blouse in a diamond pattern

Girl with Gloves & Hoop
A young girl ready to bowl her hoop, wrapped up warm in gloves and a very chic hat

Diaogonal Jumper 1936
A sports jumper hand-knitted in graduated horizontal stripes over which are diagonal lines of fancy open stitch following the diagonal button fastening on the back

Diamond Pattern Jumper
A short sleeved jumper in a fancy stitch with a diamond pattern worked in 3 colours. It opens to the welt & fastens with 3 buttons

Epaulette Jumper 1934
A hand-knitted jumper in a lacy stitch with round neck line & 3 button fastening. An unusual touch is the triangular shaped epaulettes attached with knitted buttons

Huzzar Jumper 1933
Unusual hand-knitted pullover modelled on a Huzzars uniform incorporates a bold geometric pattern of light coloured bands of diminishing length on bodice & sleeves

JUMPER WITH V YOKE
Long sleeved jumper in tiny, two colour, geometric pattern with plan welt, cuffs & V shaped yoke ornamented with 3 silver buttons. Worn with a jazzy patterned skirt

Cable Stitch Pullover
A hand-knitted jumper in a cable stitch with cuffs & a roll collar. Here it is worn with a woollen skirt

Jumper & Flower Brooch
A hand-knitted jumper in a lacy ribbed stitch without a collar or welt is worn with a broad belt & a knitted flower brooch

Sailing Ship Jumper
A ski-jacket worn over a long length, hand-knitted jumper with a v neck & bold sailing ship design. A small brimless cap or hat completes the outfit

Female Motor Cyclists
Two jolly young women motor cyclists, dressed rather impractically in knitwear and sensible skirts and without helmets are off for a round of golf with their clubs

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