Knitted Collection (page 5)

Children on doorstep in a Balham street, SW London
Four children on a doorstep in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Little girl looking glum
A little girl looking glum. Date: circa 1960s

Studio portrait, little boy on the phone
Studio portrait of a little boy on the phone. Date: circa 1960s

After a meal in a British trench 1915
A peaceful pipe before another spell of duty. 1915

Man with a dog in front of a garden shed
Man with a dog on his lap in front of a garden shed. The dog has the mans pipe in its mouth. Date: circa 1930s

Queens Work for Women Fund, making socks for soldiers, WW1
The Queens Work for Women Fund, whose headquarters were based in a mansion in Piccadilly, pictured with just some of the seventy machines which had been installed in the drawing room to work on some

Using socks to keep rifles in working order, WW1
A winters fighting expedient. A sock with the toe cut off and soaked in oil, used to cover the muzzle and keep a British soldiers rifle in good working order

Group of children on pavement, Balham, SW London
Group of children on a pavement in Balham, SW London, camping out under a wooden plank and a piece of corrugated iron sheeting. One girl is writing on a pre-printed form. Date: circa 1961

Boys drawing in chalk, Balham, SW London
Boys drawing chalk figures on the ground in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

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

Two boys with jam jar on a Balham street, SW London
Two little boys with a jam jar on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Group of children on a Balham street, SW London
Group of children standing in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Little boy with puppy, Balham, SW London
A little boy leaning against a lamp post, holding a cute puppy, Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys with toy gun, Balham, SW London
Two boys on a Balham street, SW London. The younger boy has a plastic bottle in his mouth, while the older one holds a toy gun. Date: circa 1961

Two children walking in a Balham street, SW London
Two young children walking hand-in-hand in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Advert for Shoolbreds service clothing 1915
Warm and durable khaki service winter clothing for World War One. 1915

Little girl being carried, Balham, SW London -- she appears to be crying. Date: circa 1961

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

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

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

American Red Cross Knitting song sheet music, WW1
Theres a Girl Who Is Knitting for You - words by George Hopkins, music by Florence Mills Nixson. Knitting song published in aid of the American Red Cross during the First World War. Date: c.1917

Sunlight Yarn Knitting book - vintage tennis fashion
Front cover of a Sunlight Yarn Knitting book featuring a young woman in a fine knitted jumper readying herself to take a smash during a tennis match. Date: 1914-1918

Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1, winter at the front
Field & Hospital Comforts in Knitting and Crochet. Great War knitting booklet published by J & J Baldwins of Halifax featuring two British soldiers in a snowy trench on the Western Front

The Needle Worker, WW1 knitting & sewing booklet
Front cover of monthly magazine, The Needle Worker, from the Great War period featuring a photograph of a Belgian kepi cap - the knitting pattern for which was inside. Date: c.1915

Leachs knitting booklet - garments for scouts, WW1
Front cover of a Leachs knitting booklet from the Great War period. This issue focuses on making clothing for scouts who were an important part of the war effort at home. Date: c.1915

French WW1 knitting pattern
Reproduction of the front cover of a French WW1 period knitting booklet, with examples of tricotons (otherwise known as comforts ) available to knit for soldiers at the front. Date: 1914-1918

Leachs WW1 knitting booklet - Comforts for Men
Front cover of a Leachs Comforts for Men booklet, part of their Home Needlework Series, featuring a number of woollen comforts including a helmet or balaclava, fingerless gloves and socks

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

Basket stitch mens cardigan, circa 1941
A sketch of a knitted cardigan, featuring simply but effective use of basket stitch. Date: c. 1941

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

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

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

Knitted muffler American Red Cross booklet, WW1 knitting
Page from a page of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau leaflet of knitting instructions for producing comforts for soldiers

American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting booklet
Front cover of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau instructions for knitting comforts for soldiers. Photograph features a very handsome young man dressed in a knitted balaclava with extended chest

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

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

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

V-neck sweater, circa 1941
This dapper chap obligingly models a classic V-neck sweater in cable stitch, ideal for sports wear. Date: c. 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

Polo neck sweater, circa 1941
" Aren t they a fine pair of winners?For outside jobs or for sports wear, the polo-neck sweater is ideal. It;s built for endurance and warmth, and knitted in double yarn." Date: c. 1941

Sweaters for Troops postcards, WW1 knitting
A printed postcard with words of thanks from Mr John Penoyre who organised large-scale donations of knitted sweaters for solders and sailors during the First World War

Countess Zia and Nada Torby packing mittens for troops, WW1
Countess Zia Torby (later Lady Zia Wernher) and Countess Nada Torby (later Mountbatten), daughters of Grand Duke Michael and prominent figures in society organised this group of society ladies who

Mens Wear during WW1, August and February by J. H. Thorpe
The contrast in clothing worn by British soldiers in the trenches in August and in February. The soldier on the left wears the familiar khaki tunic, breeches and puttees

The fascinating Fez, circa 1941
A woman models a knitted swathed fez, decorated with a bunch of flowers, circa 1941. Date: c. 1941

Three cornered knitted hat, circa 1941
A lady models a three cornered knitted hat, worn at a rakish angle. She also wears a herringbone tweed coat, with pearl earrings. Date: c. 1941

Two-colour turban, circa 1941
A lady models a knitted two-colour turban, circa 1941. Date: c. 1941

Knitted sleeveless waistcoat, circa 1941
A lady models a knitted sleeveless waistcoat, circa 1941. She holds what looks like a budding chesnut branch in her hands-perhaps shes doing a spot of gardening. Date: c. 1941

Plaited cable pullover, circa 1941
A slim lady models a knitted plaited cable pullover. Date: c. 1941

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