Peruvian Style Wool Hat by Grace Murray
Item Number: 182
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Size: Medium. Main body: 11" high, with ear flaps 14" high. 100% wool. Label "From the Knitting Needles of Grace Murray"
Each of Grace's hats is an original. No two hats are alike. Each is knit in the style of the hats of the Andes. Lovingly crafted by Grace Murray, a long time resident of Annisquam, an active member of the community and member of the AVC choir. It is not unheard of to get a shout-out when you are seen wearing a Grace Murray Hat. It will be a rare day if you wear this hat and you do not get a compliment from a stranger!
A bit of history:
Grace keeps track of where her hats go and keeps a binder of photographs with each new owner wearing the hat. She was inspired by the patterns in "Andean Folk Knitting: Traditions and Techniques from Peru and Bolivia", by Cynthia Gravelle Lecount.
"The Andean regions of Peru and Bolivia may be the most forbidding areas on earth--cold, wind-swept, and desolate. One would hardly expect textile arts to flourish on these plains. Yet here the Quechua and Aymara peoples have for centuries produced museum-quality woven and knitted garments, not only out of necessity but as a vehicle for self-expression and local pride. .... The Andean knitter reserves the most breathtaking of his creations for private use, knitting caps (often on needles fashioned of bicycle spokes) in fine gauges of up to 21 stitches to the inch, and working out intricate patterns without benefit of graph paper." From Library Journal
Each of Grace's hats is an original. No two hats are alike. Each is knit in the style of the hats of the Andes. Lovingly crafted by Grace Murray, a long time resident of Annisquam, an active member of the community and member of the AVC choir. It is not unheard of to get a shout-out when you are seen wearing a Grace Murray Hat. It will be a rare day if you wear this hat and you do not get a compliment from a stranger!
A bit of history:
Grace keeps track of where her hats go and keeps a binder of photographs with each new owner wearing the hat. She was inspired by the patterns in "Andean Folk Knitting: Traditions and Techniques from Peru and Bolivia", by Cynthia Gravelle Lecount.
"The Andean regions of Peru and Bolivia may be the most forbidding areas on earth--cold, wind-swept, and desolate. One would hardly expect textile arts to flourish on these plains. Yet here the Quechua and Aymara peoples have for centuries produced museum-quality woven and knitted garments, not only out of necessity but as a vehicle for self-expression and local pride. .... The Andean knitter reserves the most breathtaking of his creations for private use, knitting caps (often on needles fashioned of bicycle spokes) in fine gauges of up to 21 stitches to the inch, and working out intricate patterns without benefit of graph paper." From Library Journal
Special Instructions
The item may be picked up at the church*.
Pick up information:
Beginning Tuesday, July 28 during office hours: Tues 1-4, Wed-Fri 9-5.
Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA. 978-281-0376
*If you would like the item shipped, please email us at avconlineauction@gmail.com. USPS shipping charge to be determined & added to your final credit card charge. We will use the most cost-effective shipping possible.
Donated by
Grace Murray