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Stromness Gansey by Elizabeth Lovick

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Craft

Knitting

Category

Published

January 2005

Suggested yarn

Yarn weight

Sport (12 wpi) ?

Gauge

26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in Body pattern

Needle size

US 1½ - 2.5 mm

US 2½ - 3.0 mm

Sizes available

34-73 ins actual chest measurement in 9 sizes

Languages

English

This pattern is available from etsy.com for $5.00.

A copy of a gansey in a photo of fishermen at Stromness, Orkney, held by the Orkney Library and Archive. (Source: Elizabeth Lovick).

adult
bottom-up
chart
drop-sleeve
guernsey
gusset
in-the-round
kitchener
written-pattern
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The body is knitted from the bottom up, splitting at the arms. The sleeves are knitted from the body down. Length can be adjusted to suit.

About this pattern

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About this yarn

by Frangipani

Sport

100% Wool

1200 yards / 500 grams

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