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Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell" Theres a Long, Long Trail A-Winding into the Land of My Dreams." Knitting themed illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell showing a cherubic little girl knitting comforts for the troops
Poster advertising Sunlight Soap -- for rest and leisure. Date: early 20th century
Instruction booklet, Knitting for the RAF, WW2Cover design, instruction booklet, Knitting for the RAF, World War Two, price one shilling. circa 1940
Shetland knitter, Shetland Islands, Scotland. She is knitting as she walks along with a bulky load on her back. Date: late 19th century
Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942The Royal Family at home. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are seen chatting, Princess Elizabeth, just sixteen is knitting (for the troops)
Knitting SweetheartSassy wartime woman lounging in a chair knitting while a portrait of her boyfriend or husband smiles from the canvas
Kitten Tangled in Wool" Didn t you know I could knit?" On this evidence, this kitten is a long way from knitting a woolly jumper
Knitting ExpertA young man in an armchair gets himself in rather a tangle with his knitting!
Dressing Shetland ShawlsWomen from the Shetland Islands dress Shetland wool shawls on large racks Date: 1908
Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1Knitted Comforts for Men on Land and Sea - front cover of a booklet published by J & J Baldwin s, yarn manufacturers of Halifax
Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comfortsAdvertisement for Patons Alloa knitting wools during the First World War featuring a Red Cross nurse busy knitting and the words, Every Woman Can Help. Date: c.1915
Book of patterns: Women & War - How to knit and crochetBook 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
PIrate knitting patternA gay, swashbuckling three-piece to knit for teenagers! The 1950s were a more innocent time
Schoolgirls KnittingA class of young German girls busy with their knitting, aided by fraulein : since the date is 1915, they are probably knitting socks for the soldiers at the front
Woman Knitting 1929A woman sits knitting - the illustration shows the new elongated slender silhouette which was to come into fruition in the 1930s
Characterful old lady with her knittingA characterful old lady sits in a chair, holding a few rows of knitting in front of her as she looks thoughtfully into the distance
WW1 - Home Front - The Queens Work for Women FundAfter the outbreak of WW1, many women in the textile and clothing industry had lost their jobs as export markets closed, posing a direct threat to their job prospects
Patriotism in a British home, WW1A cosy scene in a British home showing a young man (possibly a wounded sailor?) displaying a Union Jack flag to the rest of his family
The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poemPage from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope
Mother and four children on the beachA delightful photograph of a Mother and her four children spending the day on the beach at Palm Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent
Tompkins upright rotary knitting machine 1875Tompkins American family company, showing upright rotary knitting machine. Date: 1875
A Shetland Peat CarrierA Woman of the Shetland Islands carring turves of peat in a wicker back pack basket. She does her knitting whilst she walks (possible some distance). Date: circa 1910s
Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knittingAdvertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills, near Shipley in Yorkshire and ideal for making comforts for soldiers
Robin knitting pattern featuring old chap with pipeCover of a Robin knitting pattern for a fetching tank top for the dapper gent in your life. Date: c.1955
Sewing in the Garden by Millicent SowerbyTwo girl guides sit in a picturesque garden knitting socks and comforters after their exertions gardening
Faroe Islands, Denmark - Women SpinningA woman working at a spinning wheel with two companions - The Faroe Islands, Denmark
Old English Sheepdog turned into woolAn Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owner, who has spun its coat into balls of wool for knitting
Elderly mans secret reading materialAn elderly pipe smoking gent raises an eybrow as he reveals it is not the daily newspaper which is grasping his attention
Herring Fleet Fisher Women, East Coast of Britain, 1913Photographs showing three views of fisher women who worked for the herring fleet on the East coast of Britain in 1913. At top, three women stand at the pickling trough, gutting and pickling herring
A labour of loveDutch boy plaits the hair of his girl friend while she is knitting socks. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911
Prodigal Son ReturnsA ne er-do-well son, obviously the apple of the mothers and sisters eye, returns home. The dog greets him tail wagging, but his stern father doesn t look best pleased
Our boys need sox, knit your bit. Date 1918?
Allenburys NurseAdvertisement for Allenburys Diet for Invalids featuring a serene looking nurse sitting by a patients bedside knitting. A teapot, containing, presumably, some Allenburys concoction
Children Make a WreathThree little girls & their brother sit upon a quilt in the middle of the floor. The eldest girl has abandoned her knitting to make a floral wreath for the youngest. Date: circa 1870
Cartoon by Charles AddamsA group of passengers on the New York subway look in alarm at the growing garment appearing from the knitting needles of one old lady - a sweater with two neck holes. Date: 1955
Client: George Newnes - Shoot for Woman's OwnClient: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20
Knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962Possibly a knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962 Date: circa 1962
George Newnes shoot for Woman's Own - KnittingClient: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20
Knitting Pattern shoot Date: circa 1959
Find the Fault card No. 20 -- woman knitting a sock. circa 1930s
Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1Patterns 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
Art deco advert for Viyella knitting yarn, a silhouette of a lady's hands knitting. Date: 1931
Front cover of Beehive knitting pattern booklet for men's socks, hats, balaclavas etc, for Royal Navy and Merchant Navy sailors and for the Army Date: 1918
Advert for Lister's Knitting Wools Date: 1924
An anthropomorphic cat knitting, Victorian period
Lady in traditional dress in Tan-y-Bwlch, Wales, Victorian period, hand coloured photo
Girl in Shetland knitting as she walks, Scotland
A Shetland Knitter Victorian period