Aug 13, 2023 · Enter the traditional gansey stitches – a symphony of design and heritage, an emblem of the resilient spirit of Yorkshire, UK. From the bustling harbours to the tranquil hamlets, one can almost hear the whispers of the past echoing through every stitch.

Dec 31, 2024 · Showcasing a couple of gansey pieces from the collection of Bella Stewart, who appears in The Gansey Knitting Sourcebook, Di & Sheila talk through the engineering, structure, modifications and...

Aug 7, 2023 · The Gansey is a unique type of jumper traditionally worn by fishermen. They are knitted with 5 ply worsted wool in one piece with no seams. Five small double ended needles or wires are used to knit in the round creating a really tight knit (or close knit) which creates a wind and somewhat waterproof protection against the elements.

A Gansey is a distinctive woollen sweater, originally designed to provide protection for fishermen from wind and water but which is ideal for all outdoor activity. Using a tightly spun 5-ply worsted wool (popularly known as "Seamen's Iron") the intricately patterned Gansey is knitted in one piece on five steel needles.

Mar 7, 2007 · New years Day, I cast on for a Cornish Fisherman's Gansey as described by Mary Wright in book. This gansey was pattern was selected because swatch testing indicated that the "Lizard Lattice" was the warmest stitch pattern, and it was a common stitch pattern for contract knit fishermen's ganseys.

A guernsey, or gansey, is a seaman's knitted woollen sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated in the Channel Island of the same name, sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall, especially Polperro.

Apr 17, 2018 · There are two Gansey patterns associated with, although not exclusive to, Staithes: one in the V&A is a vertical pattern involving cable and moss, very similar to Robin Hoods Bay, about 6 miles south of Whitby; the other, associated with the Verrill family, is DDL’s.

Mar 1, 2012 · Ganseys or guernseys are being knitted, worn and enjoyed, by a whole new generation. Ganseys are jumpers knitted from 5 ply, unoiled, worsted-spun wool. Traditionally, they were often navy blue, cream or grey; occasionally red.

Ganseys are incredibly special. They are knitted seamlessly, traditionally on long steel 5 double pointed needles in the round using a 5ply worsted spun gansey wool. This creates an incredibly dense fabric with a tension of up to 54 stitches to 10cm/4ins. Lovat green to ballet pink.

Mar 26, 2012 · A gansey, being constructed in one piece, distributes the weight of itself far more evenly across a far greater number of stitches, and the gusset removed the weak point at the underarm entirely.