Interlocking Stripe Cardigan (T25)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Title

Interlocking Stripe Cardigan

Made in

London

Date

1979

Description

Cardigan made of knitted silk, wool, mohair, chenille, cotton, and man-made fibres, with horizontal stripes in brown, blue and purple and shell buttons.

Materials and techniques

Hand-knitted in stocking stitch with ribbed edges on circular needles.

Dimensions

length:  137cm
width:  61cm

Object number

T25

Category

  • Interlocking Stripe Cardigan, Kaffe Fassett, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T25. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.

Maker's statement

This is the first time that my pastel palet in colors has come together with this interlocking stripe (till now I've done this strip in very deep rich color - The idea for it came from an Islamic stone arch).

Kaffe Fassett, 6 October 1979