knitting

[sophie_1003]

how and when did the technique for knitting come about?

[B00]

According to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting#History_ and_culture

"The earliest definite examples of knitting date from Europe and Egypt in the 14th century, although some claim that the technology dates back into centuries BCE. The first knitting trade guild was started in Paris in 1527, establishing the occupation as male-dominated for centuries to come. Knitting became a household occupation with the growing popularity of knitted stockings and by the end of the 1600s, one to two million pairs of stockings per year were exported from Britain to other parts of Europe."