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More Famous Knitters (and Crocheters)

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Famous ingrid bergman

Ingrid Bergman again, looking very summery.

Famous loretta young

Loretta Young, perhaps not quite managing that heel turn?

Famous mc

Cass Elliot.

Famous meryl bridges of madison county

Meryl Streep, either in "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995) or on the set of it.  I've heard, by the way, that later she knit the shawl she wore as Sister Aloysius in "Doubt" (2008), so there's a bonus for this post, a bit of "Knitting in the Movies"! —

Doubt 2
Doubt 2
Doubt 2

Famous nw

A very young Natalie Wood.

Famous queen victoria

Queen Victoria, of course.  Presumably she learned to knit as a girl, but certainly she's far more often seen crocheting.

Famous shirley

Shirley Temple.

Famous tt

Tasha Tudor.

Famous greer garson

Greer Garson, apparently with great sang froid knitting straight from the skein.

Famous veronica lake

Veronica Lake.

Anne frank ca1941

Anne Frank, ca.1941.  I don't see any needles at all, so possibly she is crocheting, but in her diary she mentions knitting.

Famous dd

And Doris Day again, twice, early-ish in her career and later-ish —

Doris day

7 responses to “More Famous Knitters (and Crocheters)”

  1. Paula Fletcher Avatar
    Paula Fletcher

    Anne Frank has the yarn in her right hand. How do you crochet that way? She’s likely using a short double pointed sock needles. My thoughts any way 🙂

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  2. Jeanne Avatar
    Jeanne

    Well, I did say “possibly”! Apparently she mentions knitting socks now and then in her diary, and that certainly could be a toe, but when did people start knitting socks toe-up?? The more I looked at it, the more ambiguous it seemed to me, without seeing any needles – if there were four there, surely we’d see at least part of one – though I did go and look at a lot of photos of her, to know whether she was right or left-handed!
    (It’s touching to see her with yarn in her hands, though, either way.)

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  3. Toffeeapple Avatar
    Toffeeapple

    Who is/was Tasha Tudor? A name that I have never heard!
    Must get my knitting out too.

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  4. Jeanne Avatar
    Jeanne

    T, Tasha Tudor was probably best known for being a children’s book illustrator, watercolors in a gentle, realistic, old-fashioned style. I confess that I was not particularly interested in her books as a child or as a young adult (which working in the children’s section of the public library was actually my heyday for picture books), possibly because I preferred a bit more tartness in my picture books. Perhaps too simplistically, she was the Kate Greenaway of the second half of the 20th century. There is not much that isn’t idyllic in her books, though as an adult I appreciate this more than I did as a child. She was also known for her 1830s New England lifestyle, raising goats and chickens (and Corgis!), growing produce and flowers, and hand-sewing her clothes in the 1830s country styles. Her garden in Vermont is justly famous for its beauty and nostalgic simplicity, and she also collected period clothing, and inspired a wonderful dollhouse in the folk art museum at Williamsburg. The idyll came at a price, of course – such rigorous adherence to a personal dream can (and did, in her case) cause ripples of dissension in the people around you – but in the broader view, she was a true eccentric in the best sense of the word.

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  5. Paula Fletcher Avatar
    Paula Fletcher

    Jeanne, I was thinking she was just using the short needles to knit with, not necessarily making socks. I thought maybe that’s why we don’t see the needles?

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  6. juliet brown Avatar
    juliet brown

    How wonderful they all look – I am not sure my knitting style is quite so photogenic (the tongue has been known to stick out the corner of my mouth at moments of high knitting drama)

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  7. Tony Avatar
    Tony

    Natalie Woods: I was living on Yacht Mustang X at Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach, when RW & Natalie brought down Yacht Splendor for the Summer 1981 (yr tragically drown). RW didn’t have a car down yet & Dockmaster asked me if RW could use my NEW Car to pick up prescriptions!
    Heck No! ..but I’ll drive him so I can meet him. When we got back he asked if he and Natalie could get a Tour of Mustang X. I said yes and after he brought me a very good bottle of wine. Anyway… Splendor was in prime location dock slip in front of ramp up to BBC Bar & Restaurant.
    Natalie loved to sit on Captain’s Chair on Bridge, read, knit or crotchet. Watch Davern with girls over on BBC Beach and always had a smile when I’d nod to her as I walked by! Interesting that she learned this so young!

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