The Knitting Novellas

Exploring life themes through knitting patterns in seven volumes

 

Knitting patterns from bygone times offer us a glimpse into a different era. They are a valuable source for historical research, but also a source of much amusement to the contemporary eye.  The Knitting Novellas take a light-hearted approach, marveling at the weird and wonderful world of knitting, but entertainment does by no means preclude a more serious investigation, if that is what the viewer wants to undertake. Many of the images would be unimaginable in our health-conscious times: fat babies, kids stuffing sweets, adults smoking and drinking – rather than old-fashioned, they seem curiously subversive in unexpected ways.

 

More knitting patterns at http://www.fulltable.com/VTS/f/fashion/menuk.htm

 

For links to knitting websites go to http://thetextilefiles.blogspot.com/

 

Volume 7

Gay way of keeping the tea hot and other homely things

30cm x 21cm x 2cm

 

Not only imagery, but also language has changed in the world of knitting. A phrase like ‘gay way of keeping the tea hot’ is more likely to be heard as a euphemism to be sniggered at on the Graham Norton Show than to be found in a knitting magazine. Yet knitting for the home is experiencing a revival, with knitted hot water bottle covers, tea and egg cozies and cushion covers to be found on the pages of trendy interior design magazines.

 

Everything can be knitted, even an entire wedding...

http://www.castoff.info/album/wedding/index.asp