A History on Knitting Written by Pam Preedy. Oh, how I Longed for a machine-knitted jumper when I was young! Most of my knitted garments were produced by my mother, or more likely my grandmother. They always had some knitting on the go. It is not surprising that I learned to knit when I was young. Knitting saved money in that post-wat era. The Origins of Knitting So, when and where did knitting originate? Since knitted work is fragile and can readily decompose, it is not easily pinpointed in time…