Kerma Beaker - National Archaeology Week 2022 by E Rehn

Kerma Beaker - National Archaeology Week 2022

by E Rehn
Crochet
May 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
4.0 mm (G)
US
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This is a written pattern (with photographs) of a 3-dimensional Kerma Beaker archaeological artefact created and shared as a free resource for National Archaeology Week (NAW) 2022.

The bell-shaped Kerma beaker is a classic type of ceramic ware from the Kerma civilisation, a Nile Valley state of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The beakers were thin-walled, requiring strict control of temperature during firing, and made by hand. For more: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545772 (Thanks to user Zelda888 for suggesting some background on what a Kerma beaker is!)

This pattern is worked in rounds, in a spiral

This pattern uses US terminology and uses the following stitch types:
Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
SC – single crochet
INC – single crochet increase