Happy International Women's Day

In honor of International Women's Day, thought you might like to see some images of women around the world knitting, in real life and art.


Iran


Western Australia knitting factory, 1954


Congolese refugees in Rwanda


Artist's Wife Knitting, William Glackens


Chinese-Canadian women knitting for the war effort, WWII


Bosnian knitters


Little Knitters, Albert Samuel Anker


Knitters in Bali


Knitting Girl, W.A. Bouguereau


Knitting in Greece


Hmong women knitting pandu


The Knitting Lesson, Jean-Francois Millet