Knitting, crocheting and general craftery
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Feb 2023
11:53am, 1 Feb 2023
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Groundhog
I mentioned to my mum at Christmas that if she wanted a knitting challenge then a fisherman's sweater (Guernsey/Gansey) in a Whitby pattern would be my favourite. It's a bit complicated but she wanted to take on the challenge. I'm not at all familiar with knitting, but it looks really hard. Anyway I bought a kit of all the wool, needles and detailed instructions and she has made a start from the bottom up. The whole sweater is knitted in one go with no seams, which surprised me. Here's a link to Flamborough Marine. flamboroughmanor.co.uk Here's Daniel Day Lewis thinking how handsome I'll look in my new gansey. |
Feb 2023
12:34pm, 1 Feb 2023
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icemaiden
I love knitting ganseys if anyone wants one doing.
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Feb 2023
1:37pm, 1 Feb 2023
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Garfield
Very nice Groundhog. I want to make one for myself sometime.
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Feb 2023
2:10pm, 1 Feb 2023
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Sharkie
My brilliant upstairs neighbour knitted me a Gansey from that very site, Ground HogFather She claimed it was something to do during lockdowns but she how fabulously generous. I posted here at the time ... but am reporting in to say I have been LIVING in it this cold winter. So cosy. Here it is last year (had just done a track session wearing it) |
Feb 2023
2:20pm, 1 Feb 2023
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jelly
It’s a great sweater Sharky, and it will be lovely groundhog! I’m currently knitting my husband an Aran sweater! It’s almost finished I may take a photo later! |
Feb 2023
2:22pm, 1 Feb 2023
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EvilPixie
fantastic
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Feb 2023
2:24pm, 1 Feb 2023
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Velociraptor
Those ganseys are magnificent. I made a gansey type jumper last year, but it was a lazy imitation rather than a proper gansey.
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Feb 2023
2:25pm, 1 Feb 2023
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EvilPixie
are these difficult or just time consuming?
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Feb 2023
2:28pm, 1 Feb 2023
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Velociraptor
Mostly time consuming, and as I recall they're knitted at a tight gauge to make them more weather resistant than ordinary jumpers so knitting them is quite hard on your hands and wrists.
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Feb 2023
2:28pm, 1 Feb 2023
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Garfield
More time consuming - keeping track of where you are in the pattern...and not messing it up! 
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