Elongated check pattern

Name/Title

Elongated check pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.98

Description

From the book: "This pattern is an elaboration of Simple Vertical Stripes; a good example of how basic patterns may be built into many different designs."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 4 : Color-Change Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Fran Freimarck

Date made

Nov 10, 2018

Place

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Fran has admired Barbara Walker since she met her in the 1970s. She knit this swatch while listening to the opera Fedora with her husband and dogs.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

4

Parts

Swatch, two handwritten tags, handwritten letter.

Materials

Material Notes

Swatch was knit with size 7 needles, Quince & Co.: Phoebe Neptune yarn, and Swans Island: Light Blue yarn.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library