Collection item
Stripy Scraps jumper, 2024
This jumper was entirely created from decades of yarn leftover from other projects. Each stripe is both a story and a valuable memory - it is my life captured and embodied in a hand knitted taonga. Each stripe/colour carries a story - I can remember the original project that each yarn was leftover from: garments for whanau, special hand spun yarns for significant family birthdays, and functional garments. There are several rows that I knitted while sitting with my mother in law in hospital who died not long after - those rows are very special.
Details
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Jeni Little.
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
Jeni Little
Garment type:
Hand knitted crew neck jumper
Material:
Stripes created from scrap ends of store bought and hand spun wool yarns.
Features:
Crew neck, dropped shoulders, high-low hemline.
Colour:
Multicoloured
Last published:
September 2025
Date:
2024
