
Dorothy Porter Wesley: Changing How Books About Black History are Cataloged
Beaded Drawstring Purse with Peacock Design, Early 20th Century. Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution. From the personal collection of Dorothy Porter Wesley, (1905-1995). Maker unknown. Photo: Smithsonian Institution. No Copyright.
Each…

Sonic Youth and Crocheted Toys
At the intersection of knitting, crochet, and music, find some crocheted creatures, and a music competition (deadline March 15, 2023).


World Leprosy Day 2022
By Suzann Thompson and the CKC Board of Directors
Leprosy patients receive gifts of knitted sweaters and scarves, ca.1948, Chogoria, Kenya. Photo: International Mission Photography Archive, ca. 1860 - ca. 1960, National Library of Scotland,…


Knitting/Not Knitting Can Be Beautiful
Why would a coroner's inquest or the Census of the United States appear in CKC's digital Library and Museum Collection? Turns out, they list people whose family names were Crochet, Knittel, Knitterscheid, and Knith; and a person whose first…

Reflecting on Sojourner Truth in Honor of Black History Month 2021

Archive Your Knitmas
Tis the Season for gift giving and all things wooly!
From the University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections: Woman Knitting Clothes for Soldiers (USA), 1942,UNTA_U0458-100-829-03 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc270899/ Found…
