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Knitting Ganseys
Ganseys are sweaters that developed in 19th-century England as hard-wearing garments for hard-working fishermen. Characterized by their dense, dark yarns, rich pattern combinations, and dropped shoulders, these simple square garments provide the modern knitter with a template for a wide variety of classic designs. Detailed, step-by-step line drawings and photographs, sideb...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
December 1st 1993
by Interweave Press, LLC
(first published August 1st 1993)
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I checked this out from the library to see if I could or would ever want to knit a Gansey sweater. The technique is quite involved, and this book has you knit a sample sweater to get the idea of it before tackling a full size one. While I don't feel I have time now to try this, it is definitely on my someday maybe list of things I want to do.
I guess I am a traditionalist because I found this book of knitting very fun. I am making the sample sweater and feel that I will make at least a few of the patterns in the back. I love knowing I am using a method perfected over hundreds of years.
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Having taken a weekend class with Beth Brown-Reinsel, I am particularly enjoying this book. I am hoping to begin knitting my sampler later this week. Having said the above...I did purchase this book several years ago!
A bit overrated; cast on technique is unduly laborious.
A true classic.
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