It’s interesting to me how knitting has changed so much since its popularity during the Civil War. We’ve gone from knitting only being for rich women with time on their hands, to women making sure their families had clothes on their backs. We also saw knitting fell out of popularity in the 1920’s but came running back once WW1 and WW2 started. Women were not seen good enough to be able to handle a man’s job, but many wanted to be able to support the soldiers so they helped knit clothing and military garb so the soldiers would be prepared for battle. During the same time however, if you were a woman apart of WAVES, WACS or WASPS, helping in the war, these women were not worthy for having knitting projects made for them. These women were expected to do their own knitting since it was a waste a time if they were not male. Much of this time led to a large feminist movement in the 1970’s, where knitting regained popularity up until the 1980’s. Knitting and women in knitting again became more popular in the 1990’s as “yarn bombing” or “yarn graffiti became a thing.
Knitting as Dissent
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