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Engage: Knitting as an Espionage Tool

  • Huntingdon Library and Archives Princes Street Huntingdon, England, PE29 3PA United Kingdom (map)

Far from the cosy image of grey-haired grannies knitting endless socks or charity squares, come and hear how knitting played an important part in wartime espionage. Discover how the simple binary system of just 2 stitches, Knit and Purl, could be used to pass on information to resistance groups and others involved in clandestine warfare.

Speaker Linda Parkhouse has spent over 40 years as a freelance hand-knitting pattern designer and writer for all the major women's general interest national magazines, as well as many specialist knitting publications, with a special interest in the history of knitting.

FREE talk (donations welcome). Adults only.

Advance booking essential. Please ask staff at Huntingdon Library, call 0345 045 5225,

or email Huntingdon.Library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

 

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