Once, only manly-men (and guild members) could knit. But then the ladies took over. Many of the glamour queens of Hollywood were avid knitters, and no wonder; it's the perfect pastime for waiting around on the set, which as we all know is what most film actors spend most of their time doing.
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| Joan Crawford knitting on the set of Above Suspicion (1943) |
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| Irene Dunne kniting |
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| Joan Blondell knitting with Mary Asto |
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| Shirley Temple knitting |
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| Ingrid Bergman knitting |
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| Gene Tierney knitting |
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| Carole Lombard knitting |
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| Mary Pickford knitting |
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| Rosilind Russell knitting |
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| Ingrid Bergman knitting |
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| Greer Garson knitting |
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| Marilyn knitting |
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| Jean Haralow knitting |
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| Bette Davis knitting |
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| Elizabeth Taylor knitting |
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| Susan Hayward knitting |
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| Grace Kelly knitting as Clarrk Gable looks on |
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| Joan Crawford helps Ann Blyth with her knitting |
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| Gloria Stuart knitting |
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| Doris Day knitting |
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| Angela Landsbury knitting |
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| Rita Hayworth knitting |
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| Katharine Hepburn knitting |