What is a Yorkshire gansey?

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. While the majority of Gansey patterns are to be found in Yorkshire and the North-East of England, other patterns originate from Cornwall and East Anglia.

What does gansey style mean?

The Gansey (or Guernsey) sweater is a hard-wearing, seamless sweater worn by Fishermen who spent their days at sea. It originates from the Island of Guernsey, where it was developed over 400 years ago. Many of the fishing communities lived in isolated areas, meaning that they had no choice but to be self-sufficient.

How long does it take to knit a gansey?

It takes around six weeks to knit a gansey by hand. They were usually made by mothers, wives and sweethearts and the patterns were passed down the generations via word of mouth – they weren’t written down.

What is the alternative name for a Guernsey sweater?

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.

What is a fisherman’s sweater?

It is a style of sweater, also known as a fisherman’s sweater, which originated in the Aran Islands in Connemara, off the west coast of Ireland. These sweaters were traditionally knit in the natural colour of sheep’s wool, an off-white or cream colour.

What is a Fishermans jumper?

Traditionally, fishermen wore hand-knitted jumpers made from untreated wool that retained natural oils – also known as Aran or Guernsey jumpers – to keep warm and dry(ish) whilst out on the Atlantic.

Does blue end up with gansey?

At some point, Gansey met Noah Czerny and befriended him. Eventually Noah moved into Monmouth with Gansey and Ronan, though neither can remember exactly when that happened. Gansey becomes sick of hiding their relationship and tells Adam and Ronan that he and Blue are together.

What is a gansey style Afghan?

This pretty afghan mimics the seaman’s thick knitted sweaters made of wool. This design is made using 2,255 yds of worsted-weight yarn, but the different special stitches make for a thick and textured piece. Stitches include bean, bobble and split front post treble crochet.

Which is best Guernsey or Jersey?

Jersey is the bigger island, with a wider range of accommodation and attractions, however Guernsey’s picturesque capital St Peter’s Port is popular with tourists, with the added advantage of visiting nearby islands Sark & Herm.

What is a Fair Isle sweater?

Fair Isle has since been adopted as a general term for multicoloured knitwear, but there are still small numbers of garments produced on the island from patterns which have been handed down through generations. Each design contains an average of four colours, with only two colours used in each row.

Where does the name Gansey sweater come from?

The Gansey (or Guernsey) sweater is a hard-wearing, seamless sweater worn by Fishermen who spent their days at sea. It originates from the Island of Guernsey, where it was developed over 400 years ago. Many of the fishing communities lived in isolated areas, meaning that they had no choice but to be self-sufficient.

What kind of yarn do you need for a gansey?

But rest assured that the Ganseys are all knitted entirely in one piece. Each Gansey or Guernsey Knitting Kit contains the appropriate quantity of 5-ply worsted Guernsey wool, a set of five double-ended 2.5 mm steel needles, individual body and sleeve charts, and full instructions for the pattern of your choice.

Who was the original knitter of the guernsey sweater?

The guernsey was traditionally knitted by the fishermen’s wives and the pattern passed down from mother to daughter through the generations. While commercially available sweaters are machine knit, the final finishing of these machine-knit parts is completed by hand. Through trade links established in the 17th century,…

Who was the first person to knit a gansey?

We contacted long-time resident of Flamborough, Nora Woodhouse, who knitted our first Ganseys (from memory) in several different North-East Coast patterns. She had originally been taught to knit Ganseys before the war by her fisherman father after her mother had been drowned at Robin Hood’s Bay.