Figure 1.--This and similar sweater patterns were published by the Mary Maxim company in Manitoba, Canada. There were many designs for size 4 to adult. The sweaters were worn by boys and men especially,being most fashionable from the mid 1950s to about 1970 or so. Mums would often knit matching sweaters for dad and all the boys in the family. |
Sweaters have been popular garments for boys around the world. They are most popular of course in the more northerly countries with severe winter weather. Here we are just beginning to collect information and have not yet developed any detailed information on national trends.
Sweaters have been popular garments and can be worn for much of the year. They are
the most popular knit item worn by Canadian boys. Here we have little chronlogical
information. A Candian reader, however, has provided us some information on knit
sweaters styles that were popular in Canada during the mid-20th cenury.
