People Knitting

A DigitalNZ Story by kateljordan

Image: Knitting

Knitting

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Knitting demonstration

Knitting demonstration

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sarah Jane Kirk knitting

Sarah Jane Kirk knitting

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Seaside knitting, 1945

Seaside knitting, 1945

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: A Shetland woman knitting

A Shetland woman knitting

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Unidentified Knitting Woman

Unidentified Knitting Woman

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Knitting during a lecture, 1940s

Knitting during a lecture, 1940s

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Maria Williams knitting, early 20th century

Maria Williams knitting, early 20th century

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Spinning & knitting group (3 unidentified women)

Spinning & knitting group (3 unidentified women)

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Knitting for the baby, 1994

Knitting for the baby, 1994

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Schoolgirls knitting for the war, 1917

Schoolgirls knitting for the war, 1917

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: J Inglis Wright Women knitting

J Inglis Wright Women knitting

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Photograph of Nancy Elizabeth Russell knitting

Photograph of Nancy Elizabeth Russell knitting

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Two women working on their embroidery and knitting

Two women working on their embroidery and knitting

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Unidentified woman knitting at Harry Squires Hostel, Wellington

Unidentified woman knitting at Harry Squires Hostel, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mrs Cocks [Cox?] knitting outdoors, with a small dog

Mrs Cocks [Cox?] knitting outdoors, with a small dog

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Nationwide trade knitting contest in store of A.W. Allen

Nationwide trade knitting contest in store of A.W. Allen

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Knitting socks for the troops serving overseas in World War Two (1939-45)

Knitting socks for the troops serving overseas in World War Two (1939-45)

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Qantas Empire Airways, Bird of Paradise Service passenger, Mrs H R Childers knitting

Qantas Empire Airways, Bird of Paradise Service passenger, Mrs H R Childers knitting

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wife of Charles William Clift at home, knitting, Whaui Street, Vogeltown, Wellington

Wife of Charles William Clift at home, knitting, Whaui Street, Vogeltown, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Hibiscus Coast Project, Campers and Lifesavers: Three women knitting in a caravan

The Hibiscus Coast Project, Campers and Lifesavers: Three women knitting in a caravan

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Members of the Spinsters Club knitting socks for World War I soldiers - Photograph taken by Joseph Zachariah

Members of the Spinsters Club knitting socks for World War I soldiers - Photograph taken by Joseph Zachariah

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Studio portrait of unidentified girl dressed as an elderly woman, with glasses, shawl, dark floral hat and knitting a scarf, Christchurch

Studio portrait of unidentified girl dressed as an elderly woman, with glasses, shawl, dark floral hat and knitting a scarf, Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Knitting comforts for the soldiers is practised in. all sorts of places in England, and few women have idle moments. Above, girls in the non-stop revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, utilise their spare moments by knitting scarves, balaclavas, or socks. Right, a girl member of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service trying oh a balaclava which, has been made out of ladies1 silk stockings by a method of interweaving. (Evening Post, 02 March 1940)

Knitting comforts for the soldiers is practised in. all sorts of places in England, and few women have idle moments. Above, girls in the non-stop r...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Group of five unidentified women on the steps of a house, two of the women are doing crochet and one woman knitting, various pot plants can be seen on the steps and in front, probably Christchurch district

Group of five unidentified women on the steps of a house, two of the women are doing crochet and one woman knitting, various pot plants can be seen...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman with a young boy : photograph

Woman with a young boy : photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: An evening in a New Zealand Old Age Pensioners' Home

An evening in a New Zealand Old Age Pensioners' Home

Auckland Libraries

Image: Gibbs, Woman

Gibbs, Woman

Puke Ariki

Image: Gibbs, Woman

Gibbs, Woman

Puke Ariki

Image: Amy Hopkins

Amy Hopkins

Puke Ariki

Image: Amy Hopkins

Amy Hopkins

Puke Ariki

Image: Margaret Butler with the two models - Francoise & Marie

Margaret Butler with the two models - Francoise & Marie

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Georgina and John Groves aboard a ship : photograph

Georgina and John Groves aboard a ship : photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Beijing railway station, China

Beijing railway station, China

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mr Lithgow

Mr Lithgow

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: T.V. shots of knitwear

T.V. shots of knitwear

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Interior of Middle Districts Aero Club club house, Palmerston North

Interior of Middle Districts Aero Club club house, Palmerston North

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [untitled figure] - Settler Kaponga 1881–1914 — A Frontier Fragment of the Western World

[untitled figure] - Settler Kaponga 1881–1914 — A Frontier Fragment of the Western World

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Studio portrait of an unidentified girl sitting on a wooden stool knitting a sock, with three rows of socks hanging behind her, possibly Christchurch district

Studio portrait of an unidentified girl sitting on a wooden stool knitting a sock, with three rows of socks hanging behind her, possibly Christchur...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Deacon, Woman

Deacon, Woman

Puke Ariki

Image: [In the Sparrow Studio]

[In the Sparrow Studio]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Unidentifed women in the garden at Blizzard House

Unidentifed women in the garden at Blizzard House

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mothers' lounge, St Helens Hospital, Wellington, 1970

Mothers' lounge, St Helens Hospital, Wellington, 1970

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Daniels, Lounge Interior

Daniels, Lounge Interior

Puke Ariki

Image: New Zealand - Castlepoint

New Zealand - Castlepoint

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kiwi railway station sit-in

Kiwi railway station sit-in

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer

Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Portrait of Isabella Augusta Eliza Gascoyne

Portrait of Isabella Augusta Eliza Gascoyne

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Portrait of Anna Maria Williams

Portrait of Anna Maria Williams

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: J W Stewart group

J W Stewart group

Auckland Libraries