I love the textures of the the fishermens sweaters, or ganseys as they are also known. A couple of weeks ago I thought to try one in a simple cowl using my favorite traditional motif from Flamborough gansey.
I gave a hint of this direction in a recent post Elemental , and now I have knitted four samples of varying shapes of a neck piece I am aptly naming a ‘neck gansey’ !
Flamborough Head is a beautiful section of the Chalk Coast of British Isles, and I spoke of the colors of chalk, of shore grass, of wet sand, and of stone and storm, all captured in the language of yarn.
I must say, after knitting four simple variations, the repeats are quickly memorized, and are thoroughly pleasant to work, evoking visions from a bygone era of strong courageous fishermen in their striking traditional ganseys.
In the near future, I would like to augment this design with more traditional fishermen gansey motifs, in a series, and the pattern will be updated to include the additions (any who purchases pattern will get those updates), but I wanted to get this pattern up and running as soon as possible so that knitters could make them for the holidays.
You can find Fishermens Neck Gansey Pattern on Ravelry HERE … I hope you try one… and happy holiday knitting!
ps. I thought I would mention that I still need to get the neck ganseys photographed modeled, which I intend to do very soon, so watch this space!
So THAT’s what you’ve been up to!! You are quick! I love those colors and patterns.
Yes, and no sooner that I submitted the pattern, I am working on the second in the series of these Fishermen Neck Ganseys!
I love the soft shades you used for your neck ganseys so perfectly matched to the photo.
Thank you Wen, it has become ‘ a thing’ of mine, to find the photo of inspiration, then let it become the colorway.
Your neck ganseys are lovely. I am going back to Ravelry to purchase the pattern … thank you!
Thanks Catherine, the second in the series is on its way, so you will be getting the update one of these days that will include the pattern soon (don’t worry, you’ll be notified as a buyer).
Yes, and the second in the series is on its way!