item details
NameKowhai Knitwear Pattern Archive
ProductionMrs Janice Hopper; fashion designer; 1960-70s; New Zealand
Kowhai Knitwear Limited; creating agency
Kowhai Knitwear Limited; creating agency
Classificationgraphs, albums, patterns
Materialspaper, ink, plastic
Materials SummaryFolder of paper patterns
Registration NumberCA001177
Credit lineGift of Janice Hopper, 2014
Overview
Janice Hopper founded Kowhai Knitwear as a limited company in 1966. She ran the business from her house in Wellington until the late 1980s. Jan designed the knitwear and plotted the designs on graphs for her knitters. This folder features a range of hand-drawn patterns on graph paper.