No one person is credited with the invention of knitting, but it is considered an innovation. It started out as nailbinding, which seems to be resulting in a fabric much like that with twisted stitches. See link below for an excellent artic...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_did_knitting_originate
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A good source of information which should be available through your library, is Vogue Knitting, but the editors of Vogue ... This leads to your next question- who invented knitting? Um, no one's really sure, and more than one person probably "invented" it. ... How old is knitting? Where did it come from? Who invented it?
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www.wiseneedle.com/question-detail.asp?id=41
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Period knitting. Needles. Book Reviews. ... NOTE: See also the files: lace-msg, hose-msg, spinning-msg, hose-manu-MA-art, sprang-msg, p-knitting-bib, naalbinding-msg, macrame-msg. ... fabric isn't pulled or stretched whilst knitting. I have been asked whether it...
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www.florilegium.org/files/TEXTILES/knitting-msg.html
www.florilegium.org/files/TEXTILES/knitting-msg.html
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Knitting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting
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Knitting was not invented by any one person, it was a development from other fiber techniques, mainly netting and naalbinding, and developed as a separate technique in the early Middle Ages. Prior to that fabrics were primarily woven and ha...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070728052...
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In 1589, William Lee invented the first knitting machine. William was very well known because of his attempts to impress Queen Elizabeth with a pair of knitted stockings. The queen asked for a pair of silk stockings.
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www.k12.nf.ca/glovertown/folkart/sammy.htm
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I was somewhat disappointed that this "oral history" turned out to essentially be a casual conversation with one of the descendants of the woman who purportedly "invented" Aran knitting.
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knittinghistory.typepad.com/knitting_history/2004/03/kn...
knittinghistory.typepad.com/knitting_history/2004/03/knitting_histor.html
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A woman by the name of Virginia Woods Bellamy invented a type of knitting in the 1940s, which she termed “number knitting”. She published a book on the subject in 1952. ... The technique disclosed in her patent is the method commonly known as modular knitting today, in which a larger knitted piece is created from a...
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www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2005/so-who-in...
www.girlfromauntie.com/journal/index.php/2005/so-who-invented-modular-knitting/
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The history of knitting is shrouded in the swirling mists of antiquity. Tombs of long-deceased people help pinpoint milestones in the development of the craft. This article presents a few highlights in the evolution of knitting throughout t...
http://www.auntdotscrafts.com/page1/page4/page10/page10...
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