Drooping elm leaf

Name/Title

Drooping elm leaf

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.376

Description

From the book: "This pattern represents an adaptation of the well-known Beech Leaf, in which the leaves are staggered instead of being twinned. Note that in Rows 3 and 4 there is one stitch less for each pattern repeat, and in Row 5 the original number of stitches is restored."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 10 : Lace

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Karen Kühlke

Date made

Sep 2018

Place

City

Stade

State/Province

Lower Saxony

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Notes

Karen is a surgical pathologist who uses knitting to relax after stressful days at the hospital. She shares a love of knitting with her mother and grandmother, and is currently working to master Scandinavian colorwork.

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