From the V&A Museum, here’s a 90-minute video of someone knitting a pair of gloves using a knitting pattern from the 1940s from the museum’s archive.Featuring soft-spoken moments, natural yarn sounds, needles gently tapping, and the soothing rhythm of slow, careful making, this video is designed for deep relaxation, calm focus, and background ambience, perfect for studying, crafting, or winding down at the end of the day.And from the knitting patterns page, some history:Hand-knitting was at a peak in Britain in the 1940s. During the Second World War, women on the home front were encouraged to contribute to the war effort by knitting for the troops, which was promoted as public duty. Advertising at the time stated: ‘England expects – knit your bit’.Many knitting patterns were given away free, while wool was also sent to schools so that children could knit gloves, scarves and balaclava helmets for the forces. Wool was also supplied to organisations such as the Women’s Institutes of England and Wales, who made over 22 million knitted garments for the Red Cross (an average of 67 garments per member). Parcels of their knitwear were sent to prisoners of war, as well as to troops.I know we’ve got some knitters in the group…have you ever tried any of these patterns? If not, report back if you give them a try. Tags: ASMR · fashion · knitting · museums · V&A Museum · video · war · World War II 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →