Little check

Name/Title

Little check

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.31

Description

From the book: "This is a very old pattern, possibly dating back to the earliest Arabic knitting. It is formed of small squares of stockinette stitch (knit stitches) on a ground of reverse stockinette (purl stitches)."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 2 : Simple Knit-Purl Combinations

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Melissa Amler

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Melissa has been knitting since 2016 and is most inspired by nature. She enjoys knitting in cafes, outside, and libraries, and her knitting goals include making a knitted blazer and fisherman sweater.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitting (needlework), knitting (process), knitters

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library