Open star stitch

Name/Title

Open star stitch

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.276

Description

From the book: "This is another of those lovely, soft, lacy knitting patterns that resemble crochet. The Open Star Stitch stretches very readily, and should be stretched in order to show to best advantage."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 8 : Patterns Made With Yarn-Over Stitches

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Susan Billy

Date made

Dec 2019

Place

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Susan has been knitting since she was a child - for more than 60 years. As a child, she would knit clothing for her dolls. She loves all forms of handwork, including needlepoint, embroidery, crochet, quilting, rug making, etc.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

4

Parts

Swatch, handwritten tag, handwritten note, envelope.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library