Shell cross stitch

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Shell cross stitch

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.280

Description

From the book: "This is a pretty texture pattern of Italian origin. It makes use of what might be called the 'temporary yarn-over' -- that is, a yarn-over made only in order to elongate a stitch, and dropped on the return row. The same kind of yarn-over can be found, for example, in the English Diamond Quilting Pattern."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 8 : Patterns Made With Yarn-Over Stitches

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Freydis Aradéttir

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

Country

Iceland

Continent

Europe

Notes

Freydis learned to knit from her grandmother when she was 5 or 6 years old. She likes to knit warm clothes for the cold Iceland winter.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten note.

Color

Blue, Purple

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library