Razor shell

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Razor shell

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.359

Description

From the book: "Razor Shell is a simple Shetland pattern forming lace ribs. It can be made in a variety of widths, on multiples of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more stitches; or in a combination of these--for instance, a wide rib alternating with a narrow one, etc. The tiniest version, a multiple of 4, when repeated across a fabric makes a Lace Rib Mesh. The most commonly used traditional forms are the wide 10- or 12-stitch ribs. Odd as it may seem at first glance, Razor Shell is the ancestor of the very popular Fern Lace. The intermediary between them is the Fir Cone pattern (which see); this holds the key to the series and shows how one pattern progresses to the next."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 10 : Lace

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Mary Ann Blankenship

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Richmond

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Mary Ann taught herself to knit when she was 12 by watching her mother. She is a leftie and often creates her own variations of knitting that work better for her. She has often drawn inspiration from Barbara Walker’s pattern book and has been knitting for the last 55 years. Knitting helps her focus and keeps her out of trouble.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, typed note.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library