Knitting Now and Then

Mostly about knitting history. Sometimes about what I'm knitting. Sometimes about other things too.

Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts

Monday, 9 February 2026

Wonder Socks

Wonder Series leaflet No. 1 There are three knitting pattern leaflets in the Knitting & Crochet Guild collection for 'Wonder-Socks...

Saturday, 24 January 2026

Wolsey Knitting Wools

Wolsey leaflet 943 I was aware of Wolsey as a long established brand name of ready-made knitwear and hosiery, and I can just about remembe...

Thursday, 18 September 2025

Marriner's Knitting Patterns

Marriner's leaflet No. 163 I have been compiling a catalogue of Marriner's leaflets in the Knitting & Crochet Guild collection f...

Thursday, 4 September 2025

A 1949 Sports Jersey

The sweater shown in the photo was donated to the Knitting & Crochet Guild collection more than 30 years ago, in 1994. We have the m...

Saturday, 23 March 2024

An (Almost) A to Z of Knitting Needles, Part 2

In the last post, I showed knitting needle brands with names beginning A to M - here I'll show the second half of the alphabet. You migh...

Monday, 25 November 2019

Bridget's Blunder

Last year, I posted a rhyme, Anna's Adventure , published by Patons & Baldwins about 1946, to advise knitters on how to wash wool. ...

Monday, 29 July 2019

Crochet Gloves

On Saturday, I went to Lincoln with a suitcase of some of my favourite pieces from the Knitting & Crochet Guild collection, to show them...

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About me

Barbara: I'm retired and live in West Yorkshire (in England). I returned to knitting at the end of 2009, after a long gap. I'm fascinated by old knitting patterns and women's magazines. Since 2011, I have been sorting and cataloguing the collection of publications held by the U.K. Knitting and Crochet Guild - magazines, pattern booklets, pattern leaflets and other publications. It is a wonderful resource for researching the history of knitting and crochet in the 20th century. With the centenary of the First World War in mind, I have been investigating the knitting and crochet activity at that time - the vast quantities of knitted comforts for the troops, but also what women made for their families and their homes.

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