5 Ply Guernsey from Frangipani

5 Ply Guernsey

from Frangipani
Sport (12 wpi) ?
1200 yards
(1097 meters)
500 grams
(17.64 ounces)
24.0 to 26.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 1 - 4 or 2.25 - 3.5mm
100% Wool
plied
Care: Hand Wash
Color: Solid color
Drafting method: Worsted spun
Dye: Machine dyed
Milled: United Kingdom

A traditional 5-ply gansey yarn in a wide range of colours. It is available in 500g and 250g cones from Frangipani, and from some retailers in 100g balls or 100g cones. Please adjust yardage at stash level.

The traditional gansey tension is achieved with 2.25 or 2.5 mm needles, but the yarn also works well with larger needles to give a more forgiving fabric.

“For knitting traditional ganseys you will be knitting to a gauge of 32 stitches and 36 rows of 4 inches; this is usually achieved on size 2.25mm (US size 1) needles but everyone is different so experiment to find what is most comfortable for you.”

Request a colour card to be sent to you free anywhere in the world by emailing your name and address to:

jan@guernseywool.co.uk

popular colorways

Amethyst

18 stashed

20 projects

Aran

48 stashed

55 projects

Black

17 stashed

31 projects

Bottle

6 stashed

14 projects

Bottle Green

12 stashed

17 projects

Breton

26 stashed

52 projects

Cedar

32 stashed

61 projects

Cinder

22 stashed

32 projects

Claret

35 stashed

64 projects

Clover

15 stashed

19 projects

Cordova

30 stashed

57 projects

Cornish Fudge

15 stashed

29 projects

Cornish Gold

33 stashed

55 projects

Crushed Raspberry

28 stashed

47 projects

Damson

36 stashed

52 projects

Dark Navy

52 stashed

116 projects

Deep Violet

14 stashed

13 projects

Denim

40 stashed

50 projects

Falmouth Navy

78 stashed

142 projects

Greystone

22 stashed

32 projects

Heather

26 stashed

43 projects

Helford Blue

28 stashed

44 projects

Herring Girl Pink

17 stashed

21 projects

Moonlight

30 stashed

51 projects

Natural

17 stashed

31 projects

Navy

59 stashed

132 projects

Ocean Deep

73 stashed

122 projects

Olive

22 stashed

28 projects

Pewter

18 stashed

26 projects

Pistachio

21 stashed

28 projects

Red

10 stashed

15 projects

Sea Spray

44 stashed

72 projects