Raindrops

Name/Title

Raindrops

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.301

Description

From the book: "An embossed design of knit stitches on a purled ground, with eyelets setting off the knit-stitch 'drops.' There are many possibilities for this pattern."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 9 : Eyelet Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Mayu Ishida

Date made

2018

Place

City

Vancouver

State/Province

British Columbia

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Notes

This was Mayu’s first time knitting from Barbara Walker’s Treasury. For this swatch, she chose a light blue yarn that was reminiscent of a cardigan knit for her by her grandmother when she was young that she passed on to her niece.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten note.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library