Openwork hourglass

Name/Title

Openwork hourglass

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.288

Description

From the book: "There are two ways of working this pattern. The first, with all knit stitches showing on the right side, is smoother and more lace-like; the second, with purl stitches to set off the hourglass shapes of the decreases, has a rougher texture and greater depth."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 8 : Patterns Made With Yarn-Over Stitches

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Fran Freimarck

Date made

Dec 2018

Place

City

Manquin

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten tag.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library