A History of Hand Knitting
by Richard Rutt
Rutt's book provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. Giving special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Absorbing reading for knitters and non-knitters alike, this book also defines knitting in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet and nalbinding and offers a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest known English knitting pattern.
Hardcover, 248 pages, new book with some minor shelfware, 1987
