The quote below is the earliest dating that I have heard for knitting and
crochet in Northern Europe. Can anyone confirm or deny using other
archaeological sources? There is, of course, the possibility of translation
error in the article and that they are referring to naalbinding or some
other technique.
Beth Matney
"That knitting has an old tradition in the Baltic states is evident from
archaeological data of Latvia and Estonia (Peets 1987, 105-16; Zarina,
Caune 1980, 60-9). In cultural layers of Riga, dated to the 12th-15th
centuries, woollen gloves and mittens were found. Some of them were knitted
and others were crochetted with a small bone needle."
( from pg 283, "Holiday Clothing of Lithuanian Country Women in the
15th-16th centuries" by Saule Urbanaviciene in NESAT 6)
This references:
Peets J., 1987: 'Totenhandschuhe im Bestattungsbrauchtum de Esten und
anderen Ostseefinnen'. Fenoscandia Archaeologica. IV. Helsinki. 105-16
Caune A., Zarina A., 1980: 'Rigas 13.-15. gs. vilnas cimdi'. Latvijas PSR
zinatnu akademijas vestis, Nr.1 (39), 60-9.
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