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A Useful Knitting Case, WW1A useful knitting case from J. C. Vickery fitted with excellent bone and steel needles, crochet and wool hooks - the ideal gift for Christmas 1914
A Revolution in Sock Knitting, WW1 Australian leafletFront 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 soldierA 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 QueenGift 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
WW1 crocheted cap and scarf combined for soldiersPattern and photograph taken from a Baldwins Wool Great War era knitting booklet for a crocheted cap and scarf combined. Date: c.1915
Knitted muffler American Red Cross booklet, WW1 knittingPage 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 bookletFront 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 helmetsInside of a First World War era knitting booklet with various patterns instructing knitters how to make woollen comforts for the troops
American WW1 knitting bookletFront 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
Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Patons Khaki knitting wools during the First World War, specifically for knitting comforts for troops at the front
WW1 knitting booklet, The Higbee CompanyThe 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
Sweaters for Troops postcards, WW1 knittingA 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, WW1Countess 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
Cast of The Country Girl at Dalys knitting, WW1Girls rehearsing " The Country Girl" at Dalys Theatre, pose for a publicity photograph during an interval engaged in making mittens and mufflers for soldiers. Date: 1914
Repeated design featuring knitted clothing, c. 1940sA 1940s repeated pattern featuring knitted garments, needles and wool. c. 1941
Knitting for all Illustrated - front cover, c. 1940sThe front cover of " Knitting for all Illustrated" by Margaret Murray and Jane Koster, featuring knitting needles and a ball of wool. Date: c. 1941
Alloa knitting wools by John Patons, 1899Advertisement for Alloa knitting wools by John Paton and Son, dated 1899. Though the company merged with J.P Coates in the 1960s, the Patons trademark continues in use today. Date: 1899
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, WW1German school girls knitting socks for soldiers in 1914. Date: 1914
Woolcraft guide advertisementAdvertisement for the Woolcraft Practical Guide to Knitting and Crochet with an accompanying illustration showing a lady knitting a sock. Date: c.1915
French women knitting for soldiers, WW1Front cover of L Illustration showing three generations of French women knitting comforts for troops in the early months of the First World War. Date: 1914
Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comfortsText 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 NavyA 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, WW1Pattern 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 NearA 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 postcardA 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
WW1 knitting and the end of the war, cartoon" Granny, I AM glad we ve lived to see peace!" A little girl expresses her relief at surviving the war. It did rather go on longer than anyone expected
Mother knitting during WW1, cartoonOh, yes, Mater, we had a posh time of it down there. Whatever do you mean by " posh, " Gerald? Don t you know? Its slang for " swish"
WW1 cartoon - Family KnittingGreat-Grandmama (ferociously to the family circle). " When I think of all the trouble that that Kaiser has brought into Europe, I could box his ears
Making mittens from socks, WW1Instructions 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, WW1The 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
WW1 cartoon - The Super-Patriot - knittingA biddable gentleman is disturbed from his armchair nap and used by two ladies of the house to wind wool. Knitting comforts for troops was a nationwide activity during the First World War
WW1 cartoon - woman knittingNephew: I m reading a very interesting book, Aunt, called, Germany and the Next War. Aunt, Well, my dear, I should have thought they had their hands full enough with the present one
The Vision FeminineAn ilustration showing a woman knitting during WW1 and using a specific technique with a ball of wool. Date: 1916
Chinese mother-in-law knitting and taking tea. Date: circa 1902
Liberty knitting bag, WW1A boat shaped knitting bag in colour printed shantung silk lined with cotton, available from Libertys at a cost of 9s. 11d. Just the ticket for all the enthusiastic knitters of the First World War
Billeting soldiers, WW1 humourMaid to mistress: If yer please, mem, theres a hofficer at the door, and e wants to know if you can FILLET two sojers. A maid rather misunderstands the request of a billeting officer at a house
Darn It by Edmund BlampiedA pretty sketch of a young woman darning a stocking - a fine example of war economy. 1916
Phyllis Dare knitting, WW1Phyllis Dare (1890-1975), the English actress, who was born Phyllis Haddie Dones, c.1910. Together with her sister, Zena, she was one of the great
Loves Labour - Not Lost by Barribal, WW1 knittingA pretty young woman engrossed in her knitting, a popular and patriotic pastime during the First World War, making comforts for troops. Date: 1915
Knitting postcard, WW1Humorous postcard from the First World War drawing on the theme of knitting. A soldier on leave is used to help a young girl wind her wool (no doubt used to knit comforts for troops)
Knitting comforts for the troops, WW1Three ladies, knee deep in khaki wool knit furiously and engage the help of a civilian male to wind their yarn. Date: 1914
Women knitting silhouette, WW1Silhouette showing a long line of women, all knitting comforts for the troops from a huge ball of wool. 1915
Knitting cartoon, WW1A cartoon from the First World War, turning the tables on the activity of knitting comforts for the troops. Instead, soldiers in the trenches are pictured busy knitting warm clothing for society
Knitting women, WW1A pair of women wind some wool during the First World War. Date: 1915
Cockatoo knitting wools advertisement, 1917Advertisement for Cockatoo knitting wools from the Cockatoo Company based in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire, ideal for soldiers comforts
Royal childrens fashion - Nursery woollies knitting bookletFront 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)
Knitting pattern 1949Knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a sweater with button front, short sleeve, high neck and small collar. 1949
