The Beautiful Sweater from Hell

The Beautiful Sweater from Hell

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i rlly should be doing my homework

scrolling Norwegian knitstagrams and I’m once again forcibly reminded that Gansey’s name literally means ‘sweater’ Maggie what the hell.

Feeling like Absolute Hell- so I lit some candles, made some tea, and picked this sweater knit back up.

Johnstons of Elgin | This traditional fishermen’s guernsey stitch yoke sweater offers a contemporary take on a true classic.

Gansey or Guernsey Fisherman

Traditional Sweater, Guernsey, Circa 1880

Coco Chanel frequently gets credited with popularizing the sweater, but the truth is they were becoming popular long before she added them to her ensembles. The lady’s suit became popular in the 1890s, which brought the concept of separates into mainstream fashion. Instead of just wearing a dress, women could mix and match a skirt, blouse, vest, jacket, or coat with whatever other accessories they might like. “Knitted coats and jackets” quickly became a part of that.

(The Met Museum)

Knit sweaters as we know them were originally worn by the fishermen on the isles of Jersey and Guernsey. As rugged outdoor sports grew in popularity, players began wearing sweaters as comfortable athletic wear. From there, they started being adopted into regular day wear.

1917 books of knitting patterns

The Guernsey Wool Sweater | rag & bone

Traditional fisherman sweater, 1880 - Guernsey, UK.

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Pescadoras y tejedoras // Fisherwomen and knitters

SPA: Las mujeres de la industria pesquera del arenque en Escocia trabajaban desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer destripando, salando y empaquetando pescado.

Además, en ratos libres tejían los tradicionales ganseys o guernsey, jerseys tejidos en cinco agujas sin un patrón típicos entre los pescadores de la zona.

No solo colaboraban en la economía familiar sino que también proveían de jerseys calentitos y resistentes al agua a sus maridos, hermanos, hijos y novios.

No participaban en política ni en guerras, pero su aportación a la economía y la sociedad es indudable.

ENG: Women in the herring fishing industry in Scotland worked from dawn to dusk gutting, salting and packaging fish.

Additionally, in their free time they knitted the traditional ganseys or guernsey, sweaters woven on five needles without a pattern, typical among the fishermen of the area.

Not only did they contribute to the family economy, but they also provided warm, water-resistant sweaters to their husbands, brothers, children, and boyfriends.

They did not participate in politics or wars, but their contribution to the economy and society is undoubted.

I finished my (untraditional) guernsey sweater! This is a pattern and design that I created, but based heavily on designs from Gwyn Morgan, Traditional Knitting Patterns of Ireland, Scotland, and England; Mary Wright, Cornish Guernseys and Knit Frocks; and Gladys Thompson, Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys & Arans. I decided to use a larger gauge than what is usual. I made this for my partner and he is not a fisherman so he doesn't need a super super tight textile and this made it a much quicker knit for me. I did keep the seamless construction with arm gussets as I wanted it to be very comfortable to wear. I did have to break the body apart to extend it as I initially knit it too short:

I think the grafting worked out well! you can definitely see where the graft is but when the sweater is worn it's not noticeable unless you're looking for it. I managed to knit this in 25 days which is very fast for my standards, but DK yarn is magic that way.

Saw a video on ganseys/Guernseys which are beautiful traditional knit sweaters and asked the bf for a pdf of a book mentioned.... randomly decided to l look up patterns on the library website, turns out there is also a Dutch equivalent of the "fisherman sweaters" and I'm sooo curious, I'll look at them tomorrow. Love love love. I hope I can knit one at some point, both are really pretty. Will probably make an evil yarn choice but I hope the knitting gods will forgive me for choosing a yarn I'll enjoy wearing rather than one that makes me itchy and never wearing the sweater to be.

I saw your pictures knitting a crème sweater (gorgeous!! btw). What's the pattern? It looks really cute

It's the guernsey genser from the Sandnes Garn 2202 catalog myke til dame (soft for women) :) unfortunately it's kind of a whole production to get your hands on the magazine, a lot of places want you to purchase a whole sweaters quantity of yarn at the same time you buy the book, so it took me a bit to find it! Eventually I was able to buy it from the website wool&co :)

X-men but it’s also cottagecore

Orphans with unique abilities living in a big Victorian style house on an island with an unorthodox but caring headmaster; shares island with secret society that reads & bakes pies & harbors good intentioned fugitives; ambiguous time period — is it 1890 or 1945??; no one knows but everyone loves tea and wearing sweaters; orphanage under inspection by a uptight but ultimately sympathetic character; all the children have unique abilities but also distinct hobbies and interests (inventing, biting, gardening, aspirations to be a bellhop etc)

Potential Portrayals: Rosamund Pike; Ben Whishaw; Jude Law; Jenna Louise Coleman; Michael Huisman; Thomas Brodie-Sangater, Saoirse Ronan, Georgie Henley, Sam Claflin, Emma Watson etc.

Inspo: Lemony Snicket, X-Men, House in the Cerulean Sea, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children; Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Thank you for the tag @robyntheredhead (awesome icon!!)

pumpkin spice or gingerbread // horror or supernatural // hocus pocus or halloweentown // painting pumpkins or carving jack-o-lanterns // vampires or zombies // beanies or scarves // oversized sweaters or favorite sweatshirt // orange or black // apple pie or sweet potato pie // corn maze or haunted house // apple picking or bobbing for apples // trick or treating or staying in // diy costume or store bought costume // cinnamon or nutmeg // hot cocoa or apple cider

tagging: @guernsey-island @agentkalgibbs @justadoodler @reblog-things-i-just-like-uwu @steambend

original thread I was tagged in: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/robyntheredhead/693705312372424704?source=share

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