Hand knitted socks [.1-.2] with a pattern of zig-zags and diamonds in yellow, blue, grey-white and red. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/4/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hand knitted socks [.1-.2] with a pattern of zig-zags and diamonds in yellow, blue, grey-white and red. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/4/2005]
Long description: Hand knitted socks made on 4 needles with rather hard wool, knitted in stocking stitchwork with a ribbed top 3 1/2 cm deep, 3 plain 2 purl. The top is made in 4 stripes yellow blue white and red. the rest in the same colours in complicated patterns. Alternate stripes running round the sock of blue and yellow then red and white divided into, bands and running downwards of alternating zigzags and triangles. At the toe the pattern becomes cheques and white and red stripes just under the heel.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Scotland Shetland Islands Fair Isle
Cultural groups: Scottish
Person: Field collector John Abercromby; PRM source John Abercromby (Abercrombie)
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1901
Date collected: By 1901
Acquisition information: Donated: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Process Knitted, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 380 mm, Length: max 380 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.38.15.1 Accession number: 1901.38.15.2

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