Her autobiographical "Digressions" in the book Knitting Around reprinted many of her original artworks alongside the text. Zimmermann attended boarding school in England and art schools in Switzerland and Germany. Elizabeth Zimmermann helped to re-introduce continental style knitting to the United States.īorn Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones in London, England, Zimmermann was the daughter of a British naval officer her mother invented Meals by Motor, one of the earliest businesses delivering meals to peoples homes. Many English-language books on knitting are in the English or American style. During World War II, German or continental knitting fell out of favor in the UK and US due to its association with Germany. She also advocated the Continental knitting method, claiming that it is the most efficient and quickest way to knit. Though knitting back and forth on rigid straight needles was the norm, she advocated knitting in the round using flexible circular needles to produce seamless garments and to make it easier to knit intricate patterns. She revolutionized the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television. Elizabeth Zimmermann (9 August 1910 – 30 November 1999) was a British-born hand knitting teacher and designer.
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