Dotted diamond pattern

Name/Title

Dotted diamond pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.163

Description

From the book: "This is a really beautiful example of slip-stitch color knitting, a pattern that can make the simplest knitted garment wonderfully striking. A plain sweater, for instance, worked in this pattern, could surely be worn with pride."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 4 : Color-Change Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Alice Thompson Vaughan

Date made

Jun 2018

Place

City

Urbana

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Alice learned to knit at age 8 and has been knitting ever since! She loves knitting with wool and other natural fibers. She believes that knitting is an art and a craft that deserves the best materials one can afford. She enjoys making scarves and the occasional sweater.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

4

Parts

Swatch, handwritten card, notecard, label.

Materials

Material Notes

Swatch knit with alpaca (blue) and sheep's wool (white).

Color

Blue, White

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library