Swedish block pattern

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Swedish block pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.24

Description

From the book: "This Scandinavian version of Block Stitch enlarges some of the squares and reduces others, to produce a sort of cross-rib which is very attractive for sports wear — and so easy to knit!"

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 2 : Simple Knit-Purl Combinations

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Lisa Fromm

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Notes

Lisa taught herself to knit over 15 years ago and uses the Portuguese method of knitting. She knit this swatch while watching the television show EastEnders.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitting (needlework), knitting (process), knitters

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten letter

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library