Broken rib pattern

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Broken rib pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.8

Description

From the book: "This is a very popular pattern for sport sweaters and jackets. It resembles ribbing but does not have the elasticity of a true ribbin. When a Broken Rib forms the fabric of a sweater, it should be used as a continuation of Knit-One Purl-One Ribbing — the knit stitches of the pattern falling directly above the knit stitches of the ribbing. Both Broken Rib and Double Broken Rib show an interesting texture on the wrong side, for anyone in search of a rough, nubby fabric that is easy to work."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 2 : Simple Knit-Purl Combinations

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Chris Gaiman

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Los Angeles

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitting (needlework), knitting (process), knitters

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, typed letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library

General Notes

Note

Typed letter included.