Knitting swatch (brioche and stockinette stitch)

Knitted Textile

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Name/Title

Knitting swatch (brioche and stockinette stitch)

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.52

Description

Knit swatch made with variegated grey wool yarn. Swatch has brioche stitch, stockinette stitch, and an unidentified stitch that may be a purl-faced brioche stitch. Some of the stockinette stitches are "twisted."

Collection

Milton Sonday Collection

Category

Knitting, Cloth

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitting (needlework)

Dimensions

Width

11 cm

Depth

0.5 cm

Length

22.5 cm

Material

Wool

Color

Grey

Research Notes

Notes

"A Treasury of Knitting Patterns" by Barbara Walker, p. 45