Collection item
Picture knit sweater, 1980s
Like most of her generation my mother, Mary Parrish, learnt to knit as a child but taught herself to prepare fleece and spin in the 1970s after ending up with an Ashford spinning wheel. Mother crafted everything in her own very 'hand spun' style - it was just luck if the item she made you happened to fit. These are items made for our family, and Mother knitted many picture knitted jumpers - I discovered this one, unworn, after she died.
Details
Photographer:
Nathalie Gregory
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Diana Fletcher
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
Mary Parrish
Garment type:
Knitted pullover sweater
Material:
homespun 100% wool
Features:
Funnel neckline with button on side, colour work knitted scene, dropped shoulders, longer length
Colour:
light blue, cream, black, brown
Exhibition:
KNIT: Original fashion created from yarn
Last published:
2026
Date:
1980s
