Go now fishermen of olden days, slip away into the blues and greys of dawn.
Find me, cast away, and draw me back in your nets of knotted flaxen twine, for I long to be caught and reeled back in to the world. O’ to be born into the day once again!
St Andrews Harbour in Scotland, is an historic fishing harbor inspiring this classic ensemble of fisherman gansey style socks, mitts, and tam.
Historic St Andrews Harbour, Fife, Scotland
Remember my series of fishermen neck gansey posts from last year?
Well, I’ve returned, with a fishermens gansey for your feet !
And for hands….
There’s an option for kilt-hose style turned cuffs ~~ adorned with kilt flashes or ribbons tied beneath cuff and folded down, this variation resonates the Scottish Highlands!
Option for legwarmers, anklewarmers, & boot cuffs….
boot cuffs ~ ankle warmers
Alive O’ !!
A bonus gift included of “Petra’s St Andrews Harbour Tam” !
Because nearing the end of my pattern writing for the socks, my good & dear friend Petra had been busy test-knitting the socks, but was also (secretly) adapting the sock pattern to a proper sea-worthy tam…
Thank you so much Petra for your tam contribution! ~ xx
So beautiful, easy to knit, and a Must Have! I am knitting one straight away ~~ but more on the tam knitting later. For now I am working like a team of knitting fisher lassies to get all this pattern submitted and sorted out.
Happy Spring everyone!
I have pushed to have this ready on the Vernal Equinox and and shared in short series of fishermen posts, and at last here it is ~~ done & dusted!
Pattern found on Ravelry HERE.
Ooh, lovely, I can’t wait to get started 🙂
Thanks so much! I will be knitting these along with you, to finish up my full fishermens sock, mitts & tam wardrobe! xx
… plus another neck gansey or two ( all those others lost in the fire ) xx
❤
These are marvelous, Jen. I’m doing the socks straightaway! The matching tam to follow. Tytyty.
Thanks Morrie, I am joining in too, knitting more, and more to the pile! I desperately need the distraction through this because the county folk are being monsters and trying to not give us a permit to rebuild because of our road…( more tears ) ttfn
Oh that’s not fair. As if you haven’t been through enough already…
I will be sending positive thoughts and prayers for a quick resolution ❤
Have to admit, it’s really rough on us right now. But maybe your prayers will make a difference, thank you! xx
I love them all. Well done, you and Petra!
Great, thanks Gretchen!
I LOVE the socks. Beautiful, yummy, delicious…and Petra’s tam is lovely. Somebody please model of it by the sea!
That my dear, is an excellent request!!! xx
Yes! excellent idea!!! – LOL – I have such a longing to the seaside! hoping for a walk at easter, with maybe a nice photo…….
That would be great!
Always love your designs and artistry, Jen! So glad to see you moving forward as best you can after so much destruction a nd sadness from the loss of your beautiful home in the October fires. A group of our Sonoma knitting gals are purchasing this pattern to knit. Maybe a KAL. 🤗
Thank you Debbie! I thought I recognized a few of the names with the purchases ~~ thank everybody! xx