What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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stilldreaming Jan 2021 4:02pm, 4 Jan 2021 472 posts	0 stilldreaming [GH - Remember that being on Countryfile once. Very sobering].
DeeGee Jan 2021 4:20pm, 4 Jan 2021 20,326 posts	0 DeeGee I like a pullover, so I thought I'd have a look at the Humber Keel Gansey, do a little bit of cultural appropriation from my wife's ancestry. £350!
Velociraptor Jan 2021 4:26pm, 4 Jan 2021 50,830 posts	0 Velociraptor Time to learn to knit, DeeGee (I suspect if most folk tried to knit a gansey they'd realise that £350 is cheap for the time and work involved.)
Sharkie Jan 2021 4:31pm, 4 Jan 2021 17,170 posts	0 Sharkie That two blogs (mine yesterday and JR Ritchies today mention ganseys....
Sharkie Jan 2021 4:31pm, 4 Jan 2021 17,171 posts	0 Sharkie What are the chances, eh!
DeeGee Jan 2021 4:33pm, 4 Jan 2021 20,327 posts	0 DeeGee [Oh, I know, having watched my wife knit a blanket, I can appreciate the effort that goes into it. 123 hours apparently goes into this gansey. I imagine it's a fantastic garment.]
The Great Raemondo Jan 2021 4:48pm, 4 Jan 2021 7,068 posts	0 The Great Raemondo (they're meant to be practically second skin, so even harder to knit than a standard pullover. I'm not sure I'd want to try my hand at one)
GordonG Jan 2021 4:53pm, 4 Jan 2021 8,418 posts	0 GordonG [I'm sure they must be warm but do they not get heavy when wet, and therefore not conducive to falling in the water?]
Velociraptor Jan 2021 4:56pm, 4 Jan 2021 50,831 posts	0 Velociraptor [Wool retains heat when wet so it's better than most materials that might be used for garments to be worn out at sea in all weathers. And I think it's traditional to knit them very tightly with wool that still has its lanolin.]
WA Jan 2021 6:10pm, 4 Jan 2021 8,078 posts	0 WA [Before reading Sharkie's blog today, I had no idea what a gansey was, now I know where to shop for one and what to consider when buying wool should I ever want to knit one]