Mrs. hunter's pattern

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Mrs. hunter's pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.266

Description

From the book: "The 'Mrs. Hunter' who originated this pattern was a member of the famous Hunter family of the Isle of Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands. The Hunters began and developed the art of Shetland lace knitting, and have created lace shawls for the British royal family from the time of Queen Victoria to the present. Not the close kinship between Mrs. Hunter’s pattern and the Yarn-Over Cable, which undoubtedly was derived from it."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 8 : Patterns Made With Yarn-Over Stitches

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Kathleen Dames

Date made

Jul 31, 2018

Notes

Kathleen had seen this stitch many times as she perused Barbara Walker’s Treasury, but had never knit it before. Now that she has knit it, she suspects this stitch will find its way into one of her designs.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten card.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library