This study aimed to understand the educational conditions and the educational and social significance of knitting schools established in the late 1950s in Japan, with a focus on Kochi Prefecture. We examined two schools there, Yoei and Fuji. We found that knitting schools were most popular in Kochi in the late 1950s, about 10 years later than the heyday of dressmaking schools. The popularity of knitting schools came as a result of the spread of home knitting machines. The earlier established knitting schools played a role in training teachers to teach at knitting schools which would open later. These schools in turn contributed to the progress of knitting culture in the region. Yoei Knitting School offered a correspondence course. Fuji Knitting School responded to the social needs by offering various educational courses. These schools fulfilled the needs of hobbyists, homemakers and people looking to make some extra money on the side.