Bell rib pattern

Name/Title

Bell rib pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.469

Description

From the book: "This pattern tends to draw together quite strongly when being worked, and in blocking it must be well stretched laterally. The texture is quite pretty. After it is stretched, the little indented "bells" in purl stitches can be seen."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 12 : Cable Stitch Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Rachel Cohen

Date made

May 2019

Place

City

Bend

State/Province

Oregon

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Rachel was taught to knit by her favorite aunt when she was eight. She didn’t knit again for about 50 years and only took up knitting again in the last five or six years. Rachel enjoys knitting again and the community it provides!

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten note.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library