Here's a link to Tom Ashbrook's "On Point" radio show website where you can hear him talking with several guests and callers about knitting. As you might imagine, the comment section for the interview segment is as interesting as the show itself. The website also has vintage knitting pictures (with links to pattern sites in the comments).
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/02/15/knitting-resurgence
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/02/15/knitting-resurgence