Knitted Collection (page 6)

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

Ladies knitted cable pullover and jerkin, circa 1941
Two cheerful looking outdoors-types model a cable pullover and a sleeveless jerkin, made from the same knitting pattern. They hold on to a knotted woollen rope. Date: c. 1941

Everyday knitted underwear, circa 1941
A vacant-looking young woman holds a hair brush and models a trim yet sensible vest and panty set with knitted shoulders. Date: c. 1941

Repeated design featuring knitted clothing, c. 1940s
A 1940s repeated pattern featuring knitted garments, needles and wool. c. 1941

WW1 knitting - patriotic postcard
" We Must All Do Something for Our Country!" Two children sit on a doorstep knitting comforts for soldiers out of khaki wool

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

Ladies fashion, circa 1941
Two stylish women meet for afternoon tea, both wearing a smart knitted two piece. Date: c. 1941

Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comforts
Text only advertisement for Wilkinson Manufacturing Co of Accrington Road Mills, Burnley and their special knitting wools that passed all War Office regulations

WW1 badge - knitting garments for the Royal Navy
A badge from the First World War period recognising those who knitted comforts for men of the Royal Navy. Date: c.1915

Khaki puttee footless stockings, WW1
Pattern for some khaki puttee hand knitted stockings to make for soldiers during the First World War to replace shop-bought puttees. Date: c.1915

WW1 knitting postcard - Absent yet Near
A young wife sits at home knitting comforts for the troops with her soldier husband very much in her thoughts, subliminally sending her a loving, but rather bad poem. Date: c.1915

WW1 knitting postcard
A small girl presents a pair of mis-shapen hand knitted khaki socks to a soldier and expresses the hope that they fit. He doesn t look convinced

Making mittens from socks, WW1
Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C

Knitting humour, WW1
The Sentimentalist (who has received socks from England). " She loves me; she loves me not. A British soldier, on receiving a pair of badly made socks from a sweetheart in England proceeds to

Darn It by Edmund Blampied
A pretty sketch of a young woman darning a stocking - a fine example of war economy. 1916

Woman drinking water
Woman drinking from a glass of water

Royal childrens fashion - Nursery woollies knitting booklet
Front cover of a knitting booket, with patterns based on fashions worn by children in the royal family and featuring portraits of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II)

Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War One
Humorous cartoon showing how an enterprising soldier, having received an enormous scarf knitted by a kindly mother or aunt back at home, converts it into a comfortable hammock across his trench

Shetland Wool Cardigan for soldiers, World War One
A shetland wool cardigan, with balaclava, available from Scott Adies of Regent Street and an ideal present to send to fighting men on the Western Front during Christmas 1915. Date: 1915

Secrets by Muriel Dawson. One little girl whispers to another. Date: 1926

Toddler in pink and white by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Toddler in yellow and white by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Knitting pattern 1943
Warm wool lies... Vest and pants for the long winter evenings. A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a womans vest and pants

Knitting pattern 1945
A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a step in slip. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing

Ballantyne pullover and skirt, - sixties woman
A chic young woman models an Intarsia pullover with a chequered pattern, worn with a cashmere knitted skirt. Date: 1964

Ballantyne cardigan and skirt - sixties woman
An elegant woman models a cardigan with rever collar and knitted cashmere skirt to match by Scottish knitwear firm, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne sweater and skirt - sixties woman
A striped cashmere sweater with matching cashmere skirt by Scottish knitwear firm, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne golfer sweater and skirt - sixties woman
A bow-tie cashmere golfer pullover finished with picot edging and a knitted cashmere skirt to match from Scottish fashion knitwear specialist, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

Ballantyne knitted suit - sixties woman
A three-piece cashmere suit with sleeveless checked undersweater by Scottish knitwear house, Ballantyne. Date: 1964

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