The Fisherrow Gansey is a modern interpretation of the traditional gansey, which was a working garment handknitted for fishermen, particularly those along the North and East Coasts of the British Isles. The pattern is written for 17 sizes , from 28 inch to 60 inch chest.

Many traditional aspects of the gansey have been maintained e.g. the construction - it is knitted in the round up to the armholes and then the front and back are knitted separately back and forth. It is also adorned with stitch patterns seen commonly on ganseys of old, the herringbone, nets and Eye of God. However, a short, boxy shape, a boat neck, positive ease and the reversal of the main design from the welt to the bottom of the garment updates this gansey to a more modern aesthetic.

To fit bust 28 (30, 32, 34, 36) {38, 40, 42, 44} (46, 48, 50, 52) {54, 56, 58, 60} inches
71 (76, 81.5, 86.5, 91.5) {96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112} (117, 122, 127, 132) {137, 142, 147.5, 152.5} cms
The Fisherrow Gansey is intended to be worn with approx. 3 – 5 inches of positive ease. If your actual bust measurement falls between two sizes, choose to knit the larger of the sizes.
Model has actual bust size of 41in and is shown wearing size 42in (actual finished chest circumference of garment is 45¾in)

Yarn required
5 (6, 6, 6, 7) {7, 7, 7, 7} (8, 8, 8, 8) {8, 9, 9, 9} skeins of Lifelong Yarns’ 100% Jacobs Aran/(US)worsted (166m per 100g) or equivalent.
840 (870, 900, 950, 1000) {1000, 1040, 1070, 1110} (1180, 1210, 1250, 1290) {1290, 1330, 1360, 1400} metres.
920 (950, 980, 1040, 1090) {1090, 1140, 1170, 1210} (1290, 1320, 1370, 1410) {1410, 1460, 1490, 1530} yards.

(When using any hand-dyed yarn such as Lifelong 100% Jacobs, I recommend buying an even number of skeins and alternating skeins every two rounds of the pattern. This will avoid colour pooling.)