Pockley, Emmerson etc. My family is from Skye, and I suspect that they wore something knitted when they went fishing, but so far I haven’t found anything. Feb 27, 2019 - Traditional Hand Knitted British Gansey Knitwear. Lovingly knitted and stitched by hand. I noted before that Gladys Thompson and Penny Straker both have published “Staithes” patterns with their notes referencing one in the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, but I haven’t been able to turn up a photo of the one they’ve apparently modeled their patterns on. There are two Gansey patterns associated with, although not exclusive to, Staithes: one in the V&A is a vertical pattern involving cable and moss, very similar to Robin Hoods Bay, about 6 miles south of Whitby; the other, associated with the Verrill family, is DDL’s. Gansey Pattern - Whitby Hand Knitting Pattern from Wayside Flower. Really interesting, A few of those story’s I have heard appropriated to Fair Isle patterns too – a wearer being identified by their Jumper etc and the sharing of patterns by gutters travelling. You’re right; the Seeds & Bars pattern is an easy one; not only to knit but also to adjust to fit the wearer. 8 Jan 21, 2020 - Gansey Knitting Patterns | Gansey Hand Knitting Pattern | written pattern with colour pictures & pattern charts | Heritage Knitting Patterns | Wayside Flower Where can we find the pattern for the gansey Deb is wearing? Arts & Humanities Website. • Gladys Thompson; “Patterns for Jerseys, Guernseys & Arans” And yet there are types with names that are commonly known and used and understood. QUEUE CHECK Ok, so first let’s talk about that: UK and Holland, or country of origin. + Whichaway Mitts In addition to supplying Ganseys such as those above, we also sell Gansey Knitting Kits, to knit your own. It was very rare for a drowned man to be returned to his home; logistically, emotionally and financially it was unfeasible. + Double Basketweave Cowl There is evidence of some Ganseys in Shetland as there was a large Dutch contingent here for a time. I also curate an annual exhibition every September in Robin Hoods Bay. Boat Neck Smock as seen on the front cover of the Yorkshire Post Magazine. She’s passionate about them and is more than willing to pass on information and stories…. Just when you think you’ve nailed it … . See you there…. Gansey Pattern Robin Hoods Bay Hand Knitting Pattern. So interesting to hear more about them. My interest in Ganseys began some years ago when I met a retired trawlerman at a party; he was telling a scurrilous tale and wearing a beautiful old blue patinated Gansey that he’d knitted himself. (This is also a persistent tale with Aran sweaters.) There were definitely some clever tarts around! I can be reached at karen@fringeassociation.com, + Sloper: Basic pattern for a sleeveless sweater, + Improv: Basic pattern for a top-down sweater, + Plait Hat So all these human activities had an impact on what we now think of as ‘traditional’ Arans, Guernseys, etc. One Yorkshire woman married and moved to Cornwall, taking her Betty Martin upper sleeve motif with her — it was seen as very distinctive. Incidentally, Henry Freeman was from Bridlington (these things are important) although he gained fame as Cox’n of the Whitby lifeboat, having been the sole survivor of a disaster where he was wearing the only brand-new cork life jacket. I was hooked. Spacious 1st floor 2 bedroom apartment in this substantial late Victorian villa situated in the upper part of this popular coastal village. Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 7 – 8 June I am, it is probably fair to say, a creature of habit. Surviving photos give a different story with that same ‘Filey’ pattern turning up in Polperro, or Robin Hood’s Bay, or Yarmouth. NEW FAVORITES Thanks so much, Deb! Knit in Aran weight and from sizes 24-37”, this gansey is knitted in the round to the armholes, then the front and back are worked separately back and forth. We also call any kind of jumper a Gansey which is dialect though.. thanks for sharing xx. See more ideas about knitwear, sweaters, knitted. Or even more specifically to Henry Freeman somehow? The Hebridean, or Eriskay Gansey probably originated in the 1930’s & is distinct because it has 2 different pattern areas, ie the belly & the chest. We aim to email out the pdf to you next da… Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 8 – 15 June » Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 9 – 22 June I’d like to share with you a couple of things which, in their different ways, have helped me through 13 weeks of lockdown. . How many different sub-types are there, would you say? By the 19th century fishing communities had developed their own favoured gansey designs according to the region they lived in. The pattern was unique to the village they came from so when lost at sea or had too many shandys they could be identified and returned home to their loved ones. Inspired by a garment in the collection of the Shetland Textile Museum, this jumper is a great introduction to Gansey style knitting. However, I do believe that many Gansey knitters were operating when Ganseys were a part of life and you’d pick up the basics with your daily breath, just as kids today are at home with their various devices. Joining sweater parts at the underarm: Here comes the fun! Hence Propagansey — I love the yarns, and how by actually spending time with them, you can get what the knitter was doing, even if was over 100 years ago. FREE PATTERNS Traditional ganseys in Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby and Staithes local patterns, fishermen's smocks and works jackets are a selection of our heritage clothing styles … For those wanting to know more about Gansey history and patterns, in addition to your Propgansey website, what books or other resources do you recommend? Cromer Museum’s Gansey collection is fascinating. I don’t imagine it was knitted from a pattern, but all of the books noted include wide varieties of patterns, and there’s also lots listed at Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#pc=pullover&query=gansey&view=captioned_thumbs&sort=recently-popular. Hand knitting on 2 needles and in the round on set of 5 x 2.5mm needles. All the patterns and charts are saved as an easy to read 24 page pdf file. Gillanders, who lives in Whitby (near Staithes) and curates an annual gansey exhibit in the nearby village of Robin Hood’s Bay, also loaned three ganseys to the costume department of “Phantom Thread,” and says you can see him wearing one of them in the scene where he decides not to go dancing for New Year’s. That Verril gansey! Currently holiday letting accommodation with the benefit of modern fixtures and fittings and delightful garden to the rear. Each Kit contains 5-ply worsted Guernsey wool, a set of five double-ended 2.5 mm steel needles, individual body and sleeve charts, and full instructions for the pattern of your choice. The warmest and sunniest since—well, since the age of the dinosaurs, probably. It’s strange though that it didn’t become as infamous as Fair Isle/Lace but the strength of those traditions was maybe too ingrained already. Thank you Karen, for this wonderful series. Q FOR YOU Take my daily exercise: for the last eleven weeks, since lockdown began, every day at noon, come rain or shine, I’ve gone for a walk. There is a type of Double Moss motif made up of 2 rows of knit then 2 rows of p2k2 to end, which is known as Betty Martin and was widely used in Filey and Flamborough, but none knows if Betty Martin actually existed. They’re not just a UK thing — you mentioned Holland as well. + Audrey Hat Such rich history to tap into here in the world of gansey-lore. Berties Of Bay | Gansey Fishermen Jumpers | Heritage Clothing I also sell wool, needles, etc. I’ve attached a photo of James Verrill (see photo above) modelling his Gansey rather successfully outside Old St. Stephen’s Church, where Propagansey 2015 was held. This upper body Seeds & Bars is also frequently associated with Polperro in Cornwall. And of course visitors to Whitby are always welcome to come & do some Gansey-handling in Whitby Wholefoods. + Stadium Mitts. Hand knitting on 2 needles and in the round on set of 5 x 2.5mm needles. I just love history combined with patterns. Many early, working Ganseys were very plain; Ganseys were often contract knitted and bought in chandlers’ around the UK; even local patterns were fluid. Having said that, there are regional styles — I can recognise a Gansey from Fife, Sheringham or Eriskay, for example; but I can also spot individual knitters, not only in their favourite patterns/variations but also by the construction details, and it’s when you get to this level that you begin to see the cleverness in little changes. THE DETAILS This is Alf Hildred’s Whitby pattern & you won’t find it written down anywhere. Feb 2, 2019 - Gansey Pattern Robin Hoods Bay Hand Knitting Pattern. Does anyone know what they wore on the west coast of Scotland? As always you spark inspiration and brain cells! It has been in place since 1886 and believed to be the smallest listed structure in the UK. More recent developments have been more date-able; there was a revival of the Aran before WW2 and around the same time the Eriskay Gansey appeared; this seems to have been the brainchild of a local lady who designed a Gansey with the upper and lower body bearing different patterns. As for geographical areas, Arans are still associated with the Aran Islands; the Channel Island cod fishermen took their word Jersey across the Atlantic with them and it now denotes a sweater that differs from Guernsey/Gansey in construction and use of more than one colour; and as fishermen from around the North Sea converged on the annually migrating shoals of herring it’s no surprise to find both Dutch and British fishermen wearing blue garments, patterned and knitted in the round. SLOW FASHION In particular, there are several patterns and references to “a Staithes” as the sub-type of gansey DDL is wearing. The Dutch word is Visserstruien. KAL. Spring has come to Caithness—by which I mean that it snowed last week, a light pithering on the wind, soft white flakes swirling out of a dark grey sky. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Wayside Flower | Handmade Store Making Traditional Knitwear & Outerwear (Please note this pattern is saved as a pdf file and not a printed document. FMSutcliffe was a famous Victorian photographer who lived in Whitby & these images are an absolute treasure trove. Saved by Wayside Flower. Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 7 – 8 June » Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 8 – 15 June As a medievalist, I’ve always been interested in relics—I mean the sacred souvenirs, of course, not the 1971 Pink Floyd compilation album of the same name—things like … + Hermaness Worsted Hat When I began, over 10 years ago, I thought I was doing well to show two dozen or so but it’s now probably the biggest display of its kind in the world, with well over 100 Ganseys old and new from around UK and Holland. The out-takes illustrate not only how a thing ‘should’ be done, but how impossible it is to really pin a tradition down. On the coast of North East Yorkshire a lot of ganseys were knit and some of them even can be seen on old pictures. Nov 26, 2020 - Explore Will C's board "Gansey" on Pinterest. His family came from NE Scotland. Wonderful interview and information. Derived from the original Whitby knitting pattern. Hand knitting on 2 needles and in the round on set of 5 x 2.5mm needles. But even though knitters all over knitted it, it’s still commonly known as a Staithes gansey? You can find it here https://wordpress.com/posts/jackofallcraft.wordpress.com, Or in fact here https://jackofallcraft.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/ganseys/. We aim to email out the pdf to you next day. socks, then graduate on to the pattern most commonly knitted in their house, which might be in the local style, with variations added from the knitters’ travels. Also useful if they’d consumed too many shandies… 100% pure British Wool. There are two Gansey patterns associated with, although not exclusive to, Staithes: one in the V&A is a vertical pattern involving cable and moss, very similar to Robin Hoods Bay, about 6 miles south of Whitby; the other, associated with the Verrill family, is DDL’s. Apparently this was a way of identifying any drowned fisherman by the pattern when the ravages of the sea would have made them unrecognisable otherwise. Ganseys in Whitby usually have a 3-button opening on the left side of the neck; this came down with the Scottish herring lassies, and when I met some Polperro knitters a few years ago they hadn’t seen this but thought it was a very good idea. Going back to the geography question, it’s also widely believed that each port (or even each family) had its own distinct design, and you could identify a drowned fisherman by his sweater. This was a place where many women did contract knitting, and as this is a very economical pattern to knit, having no cable, it turns up all over the place. I have heard that there was a connection between Staithes and Cornwall, but I haven’t looked into that. Hand knitting on 2 needles and in the round on set of 5 x 2.5mm needles. OUR TOOLS, OURSELVES I found the Ganseys in the Cromer museum fascinating, and wrote a post about them about this time last year. Haven’t had time to read the rest of the post yet, but THANK YOU for Propagansey! We aim to email out the pdf to you next day. 22 likes. Deb is a fount of knowledge, all things Gansey related. • Beth Brown-Reinsel; “Knitting Ganseys: Techniques and Patterns for Traditional Sweaters” I really want to knit one of those. Staithes is a small, scenic, isolated ex-fishing village 12 miles north of Whitby. SOMEDAY VS. The ones I’ve seen have all been cream & they don’t strike me as workwear (check archival photos of old fishermen). The Storr Original Gansey from Berties of Bay. Keep your ears warm during cold months ahead. • Propagansey 2018; 8-16th September at Fylingthorpe Methodist Chapel, Fylingthorpe, N Yorks, UK; 10-4 daily. All the patterns and charts are saved as an easy to read 24 page pdf file. Ganseys are a rich well in the land of knitting history — tables full of books have been written on the subject — and we’re just scratching the surface here, but be sure to check out the resources at the end, and pattern suggestions here —. Thank you for the research and interview!! And that makes perfect sense about contract knitters sticking to this comparatively simple pattern. This super-simple version almost looks to me like a starter gansey — like maybe you would have learned this and then gone on to knit more elaborate ones. The sky is brilliantly clear, as though God has taken the glass lid off the tableau vivant that is His creation for a better look at how we’re all getting on. All I know about ganseys is that at Flamborough each family had its own distinctive pattern I.e. Pingback: Queue Check — June 2018 | Fringe Association, Pingback: What I Know About: Breed-specific yarn (with Brooke Sinnes) | Fringe Association, Pingback: The Ganseys – Vanessa Pellisa, Pingback: Top posts and highlights of 2018 - Fringe Association. Having been associated for some time with Old St. Stephen’s, an old church in Robin Hoods Bay where the gravestones date back over 200 years, I can say that most drowned men remained buried at sea; the number of purely commemorative inscriptions attest to this. Currently we have all colours and patterns in stock which is very rare! Have we found a pattern for that yet? Hand knitting on 2 needles and in the round on set of 5 x 2.5mm needles. Thank you, Deb and Karen! There’s a horizontal row dividing this from the belly, which is patterned with more vertical elements which may include Scottish Flags, which invests the whole thing with a delightful pleat affect. RIGHT AWAY, Hi there — thanks for coming! And, of course, the proprietor of Fringe Supply Co. They’re all built more or less the same. Bay Gansey Jumper | Berties Of Bay Derived from the traditional Robin Hoods Bay knitting pattern sailors and fishermen wore Ganseys to keep them warm. For example, some areas favoured vertically arranged patterns; some horizontal; some covered everything with ropes (cables), others didn’t…. How to improvise a top-down sweater, Part 1: Casting on and marking raglans. In Robin Hood's Bay we are proud to have the oldest Lifeboat collection box in the world. + Mamoru Mitts I hope to get to your exhibit someday. . BEGINNING TO KNIT Sometimes they forgot to give them back. If you are ever in Whitby go and visit Deb in her shop: a few years ago I got to meet her and she let me handle some lovely old Ganseys. I hope purists will forgive me if, for the sake of brevity, I say that although the origins of the Channel Islands’ Guernsey and the more northern Gansey were possibly different, they evolved into almost identical garments, and the history is probably not worth unpicking. Full written pattern with step by step colour pictures and pattern charts. Full written pattern with step by step colour pictures and pattern charts. See more ideas about knitting, men sweater, fisherman sweater. Also, in the 1930s tuna fishing became extremely popular off the Yorkshire coast with many well-heeled recreational fishermen coming to places like Scarborough for this sport — they saw the local Ganseys, wanted a special version for themselves, and thus was born the white Gansey for ‘Best.’ Around the same time, Channel Island Parishes were being altered, with some deciding to mark the occasion and promote their identity with a new motif for their Guernseys. And I’ve also seen references to a historical figure named Henry Freeman, survivor of multiple disasters, who famously wore such a gansey in famous photos. Then she herself might marry and move to her husband’s village. (Look out for the scene in Phantom Thread with a chapel behind them further up the hill where they’re walking down a street together — yes, that’s Staithes!). Thanks for this; I really enjoyed the interview and now I have ideas about ganseys/guernseys floating about in my head. Full written pattern with step by step colour pictures and pattern charts. Would you like to give the poem an airing here .. ? Compare Gansey patterns to the treatment tartan received when Queen Victoria became so fond of Scotland; every fashionista had a ball, and tartans became officialised beyond their previous form; this never happened with Ganseys, the tribal ID of many fishermen. One Filey pattern is named after a local man called Matt Cammish. Deb … Nora, a long-time resident of Flamborough who died in 2011, had been taught to knit by her fisherman father after her mother had drowned at Robin Hood’s Bay. They also used to wear a gansey for best on Sunday to go to church or chapel and when this started to wear a bit a new one would be knitted and the old one would be used for work. I will call it the “Scurrilous Guernsey”:) It can be a summer project seeing it is size 3 & 5 needles. A ‘Staithes Gansey’ isn’t a subset of the genre, it’s simply from that place patternwise, as is a Sheringham Gansey or a Whitby Gansey. But is that a logical assumption in any way, or is it in fact tied to a specific place, Staithes? Any specific knitting patterns you’d encourage people toward? I’ve spent loads of time since then in conversation with assorted people about their knowledge of these sweaters, fielding recommendations and following leads, reading the informed comments on that and the follow-up post, and most of all exchanging emails with Deb Gillanders, above, of Propagansey, who reached out after the initial post and has been filling me in on so much of what I was wanting to know! Hand crafted in 100% cotton drill, this hard wearing versatile garment is cut wide so it can be worn purely as a fashion piece over the top of our Breton Striped Shirt or over one of our fab Gansey Fisherman’s Jumpers. + 1898 Hat PREVIOUSLY in What I Know About: Rhinebeck (with Kay Gardiner). Gansey Nation. Maybe I’ll just knit a plain one :-), Pingback: Fiber Friday | 4.20.18 | As Kat Knits. The typical Guernsey has a split welt, not normally found in other Ganseys. From Nora’s Ganseys we were able to make charts of the patterns which, beforehand, had not normally been written down … When I first posted that seemingly innocuous photo of Daniel Day-Lewis wearing his splendid gansey, I did not imagine anything like where it has led. Great article. However I can tell you it’s made up of Betty Martin, Scottish Flags & Cable. Feb 16, 2019 - Gansey Pattern Robin Hoods Bay Hand Knitting Pattern. As Propagansey I sell Frangipani wool, attend wool shows and give talks and workshops on Ganseys and their yarns. Incidentally, the Cornish term for Gansey is Knitfrock. Some west coast fishermen used to get jobs on board flash yachts out of Glasgow; they were often issued with Ganseys, plain except for the vessel’s name sewn on. I love having the term Seeds & Bars for describing the Staithes design, thank you. WARDROBE PLANNING What I Know About: Gansey origins (with Deb Gillanders), View fringesupplyco’s profile on Instagram, Daniel Day-Lewis wearing his splendid gansey, Gladys Thompson and Penny Straker both have published “Staithes” patterns, https://fringeassociation.com/2018/04/09/new-favorites-deluxe-the-staithes-gansey-and-how-to-knit-one/, https://wordpress.com/posts/jackofallcraft.wordpress.com, https://jackofallcraft.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/ganseys/, https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#pc=pullover&query=gansey&view=captioned_thumbs&sort=recently-popular, Queue Check — June 2018 | Fringe Association, What I Know About: Breed-specific yarn (with Brooke Sinnes) | Fringe Association, Top posts and highlights of 2018 - Fringe Association, Sloper: Basic pattern for a sleeveless sweater, Improv: Basic pattern for a top-down sweater, Improv: Basic pattern for a top-down seamless sweater. It’s not really true to think of each village having its own pattern. There are ganseys in the health food shop? Full written pattern with step by step colour pictures and pattern charts. Thanks to you and to Deb! So what’s the story on Staithes? More complex patterns can break down into more manageable, bite-sized pieces that are simply repeated ad infinitum, but still require a practised eye to alter sizewise. • Michael Pearson; Traditional Knitting of the British Isles, vol 1: Fisher Gansey Patterns of North East England, and vol 2: Fisher Gansey Patterns of Scotland and the Scottish Fleet (In-print option: “Traditional Knitting: Aran, Fair Isle and Fisher Ganseys”) I hope to catch up with her at Wonderwool Wales later this month where she usually exhibits gansey old and new. All the patterns and charts are saved as an easy to read 24 page pdf file. Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 2 – 4 May » Robin Hood’s Bay Cardigan: Week 3 – 11 May More proof, if any were needed, that my life is being scripted by a writer superannuated from a 1970s sitcom, or possibly one of the minor Carry On films. However, I have heard of a body being recognised by its Gansey. So Deb, how did you first become interested in Ganseys? This seamless construction is not only unlikely to fall apart in heavy-duty working conditions, it’s also very easy to effect repairs. And since my own knowledge of fishermen’s sweaters generally resides a bit further north/east, I thought I’d mention that the Norwegian word for pullover, “genser,” is thought to come from English gansey/guernsey. I find myself sitting amongst all my gansey books, wondering if I need a few more. Where are the geographical boundaries between ganseys and jerseys and aran sweaters, fuzzy though they may be? Thank You! 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