the bottomless basket....

Knit Bib 1131.2020.23

Next out of the basket is a knit bib~ above I have it directly over the hollie point one we just peeked at~ it is nearly the same exact shape and size of the hollie point bib.   

  Knit items are more rare to survive, as just by the nature of the stitch, if it gets a break in the thread or a snag in its hundreds of years of existence, it will unravel.  Folks who don't knit, will throw out a garment if it gets a hole because they don't know how to mend it. Lucky for us, this little gem is complete. The body is knit is a pleasing fan pattern with scallop front edge, and the whole thing is edged in what look to me to be crochet.

 Do enlarge the pictures~ the threads are very fine, my photos are highly magnified.  

 Looking at the stitches individually, I like to imagine the hands who so expertly placed each and every one of them. 

The back side....