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A Child's Gansey Sweater

Knitting Traditions, Winter 2010
Black Water Abbey Yarns
Piecework, Sep/Oct 1994
Knitting
British Breeds Guernsey 5 ply
Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch with largest needles
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 1 - 2.25 mm
735 - 1225 yards (672 - 1120 m)
22.5", 24.5", 26.5", 28.5", 30.5", 32.5"

This gansey is knitted in Guernsey or sport weight yarn at a more relaxed gauge than is traditional. It includes horizontal patterning and simple shoulder extensions, seam stitches, bisected underarm gussets, and ribbed cuff, neckband, bottom edge.

Featured Techniques:

  • Multi-strand Cast-on
  • Rig ‘n’ Furrow Shoulder Extensions,
  • Kitchener Stitch.

This gansey, also known as Jerod’s Gansey, has a worsted weight version. See http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jerods-gansey for details.