Double cable or horseshoe cable

Name/Title

Double cable or horseshoe cable

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.408

Description

From the book: "Just as in Simple Cables, many alterations in the appearance of a Double Cable may be made by varying the number of rows between cabling rows and the number of stitches composing the cable. The only limitation is that each cable must be made up of a number of stitches divisible by four, so that even crossings can be made on either side. There are two ways of cabling: (1) a back cross first and a front cross second, which opens the cable outward from the center; and (2) a front cross first and a back cross second, which closes the cable toward the center (Reverse Double Cable)."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 11 : Cables

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Katherine Ellison

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Somerset

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Katherine learned to knit from her aunt over 50 years ago. She knits almost everyday, everywhere.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library