Swiss check

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Swiss check

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.168

Description

From the book: "This is an extremely pretty pattern, simple to work, yet having some unusual features. Unlike most other slip-stitch color patterns, Swiss Check works different groups of stitches on the return row of the same color. The result is a very dainty check arranged diagonally in a lattice-like pattern. Be sure to keep yarn stranded loosely behind each group of three slipped stitches in Rows 2 and 6."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 4 : Color-Change Patterns

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Roberta Couchman

Date made

Jun 2018

Place

City

Edmonton, London

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Notes

Roberta's mother taught her to knit at a young age. She is a member of a local knitting group and one that meets at the parcel yard at King's Cross Station. She loves sharing knitting with friends and by teaching at craft shows. She always has a pair of socks on her needles!

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library