Knitting Collection (page 3)

Ginger cat with knitting on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Farmer Pigs and the Cat Family. 1897

Elderly ladt seated
Grandmother sitting in wing chair knitting. Illustration from Delineator magazine December 1928. Artist anon. Date: 1928

Many Folk Misfitz - Wales - Welsh Girl. early 20th century

Womans Fashion Knitwear in yellow and black
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Jumper, Hat and Gloves in yellow and black. 1973

Womans Fashion Knitwear, Top, Trousers and Waistcoat
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Top, Trousers and Waistcoat. 1973

Womans Fashion Knitwear Top and Trousers
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear Top and Trousers. 1973

Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Sweater. 1970

Knitting pattern cover, Shirt Style Unisex Knitwear. 1960s

Knitting pattern cover, Womans Fashion Blue Bird Jumper, Bestway 3-ply. 1940s

Knitting pattern cover, Mens Tennis Pullover in cable stitch. 1940s

Family Fun on Patio Date: 1948

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

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

JAPANESE WOMAN KNITTING
A young Japanese housewife contentedly sits on a cushion and knits a dress for her youngest child. Date: 1930s

KNITTING BOFFIN
A bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, without much success! Date: 1930s

WOMAN KNITTING 1929
A woman sits in an armchair, knitting. Date: 1929

READING ALOUD FROM BOOK
Reading aloud from a book Date: 19th Century

WW1 - Knitting during show intermission, Paris, France in 1916. Women and nurse use the 15 minute interval during a show for noble and positive ends by knitting for troops

Miss Ellaline Terriss as Cinderella
Miss Ellaline Terriss (1872-1971) - popular English actress and singer, as Cinderella - promotional card for Ivelcon Date: circa 1909

A drawing room with two seated women
Two women seated in a drawing room, watercolour by an unknown artist, c.1850, in a gilt frame with black and gold edging and applied scrolling foliate motif at the corners

How to kiss your Rich Aunt ! A rather foolish and foppish young man (with an eye on the prize!) greets his Elderly (and very rich) Auntie with extreme enthusiasm. Date: 1908

Two women sitting on a beach
Two middle aged women sitting on a pebbly beach, one knitting, the other reading. Date: circa 1920s

Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book
Front cover of the Womans Companion Coronation Knitting Book with a dozen delightful designs for all the family. Patterns featured include a jumper for a little boy with a soldier on the front

1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by Twiggy
Front cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966

Man in Khaki - instructions for knitting socks, WW1
Instruction sheet contained within the Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, which also came with a sock measure to ensure uniformity from knitters who were making socks for soldiers during the First World

Her Excellencys Knitting Book, WW1
Front cover of Her Excellencys Knitting Book, a book of patterns for knitting comforts for troops during the First World War

Queen Victoria, c. 1890
Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, pictured knitting c.1890

Old English Sheepdog turned into wool, Cornwall
An Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owners, who spin its longhaired coat into balls of wool for knitting, at home in Mullion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Girl and boy in knitted cardigans. The price of the pattern is shown in both old and new currencies (one shilling equalling five pence). circa 1971

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

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

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

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

Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops
Patterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published

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

Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1
Be useful in this time of war. Front cover of a Weldons booklet with instructions on how to make a variety of garments for soldiers and hospital comforts for wounded men

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

Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers
Photograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World

Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions
The Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, designed to make the knitting of socks for troops as simple and efficient as possible

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

Checked knitted chess board vest, WW1
A British soldier proudly displaying a knitted vest under his jacket which, as well as eeping him warm, doubles as a portable chess and draughts board

Susi - with knitting on a needle, some of it unravelling. 1950s

Woman knitting with six foot needles and very thick wool. Date: circa 1980s

Companion Pieces -- The Friend Who Knits. 1940

Babies knitted hood 1864
Victorian babies knitted hood. Date: 1864

Babies sock 1864
Victorian babies woolen sock. Date: 1864

Advert for Frederick Gorringe winter comforts 1915
Winter comforts... for our troops. Advertisement for Frederick Gorringe, winter woollies, khaki cardigans and service scarfs for British soldiers during World War I. 1915

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