This is a great gansey. I have been searching high and low for a Humber keel knitting pattern so I can recreate one of these myself. So far all I can find is a full fit that included the pattern but for me that is unecessary. How did you get hold of the pattern?
Hi Lindsey – oops, you’ve just reminded me that I haven’t credited my source on this one!
It’s from Michael Pearson’s Traditional Knitting book (details in the Gansey Books section), page 102 – he’s got a small chapter snappily titled “The Patterns of the keel and sloop men of the Humber Estuary and the waterways of Yorkshire, Lincoln and Nottingham”. The pattern in question is Mrs Jackson’s.
I charted the pattern out, which you can see in week 10 of the blog describing it being knitted – http://www.ganseys.com/?p=3493
The border stitches will be charted in one of the earlier weeks.
I live in central Indiana, USA, and knitted by first Gansey a few years ago. I am now knitting a gansey using your Humber charts, modified for my smaller frame.
The yarn I am using is Finullgarn Rauma which I bought at Wall of Yarn in Freeport in Illinois.
Can you tell me how you block your finished sweater?
This is a great gansey. I have been searching high and low for a Humber keel knitting pattern so I can recreate one of these myself. So far all I can find is a full fit that included the pattern but for me that is unecessary. How did you get hold of the pattern?
Hi Lindsey – oops, you’ve just reminded me that I haven’t credited my source on this one!
It’s from Michael Pearson’s Traditional Knitting book (details in the Gansey Books section), page 102 – he’s got a small chapter snappily titled “The Patterns of the keel and sloop men of the Humber Estuary and the waterways of Yorkshire, Lincoln and Nottingham”. The pattern in question is Mrs Jackson’s.
I charted the pattern out, which you can see in week 10 of the blog describing it being knitted – http://www.ganseys.com/?p=3493
The border stitches will be charted in one of the earlier weeks.
All the best,
Gordon
brill site im trying to knit a gansy for the first time.some thing to do before I hit 60.
Hi Sue, it all depends what 60 things you want to hit!
I discovered your wonderful website in August!
I live in central Indiana, USA, and knitted by first Gansey a few years ago. I am now knitting a gansey using your Humber charts, modified for my smaller frame.
The yarn I am using is Finullgarn Rauma which I bought at Wall of Yarn in Freeport in Illinois.
Can you tell me how you block your finished sweater?
Thanks for all your posts! Ellen
Hello Ellen,
Glad you found us! You can find information about all aspects of how I approach ganseys in the Knitting Ganseys section from the top menu (select Techniques For Knitting in the drop-down menu. The page on blocking can be found at http://www.ganseys.com/how-to-knit-a-gansey/techniques-for-knitting/blocking/
Hope this helps! Cheers,
Gordon
Hi Gordon, hope you are well and still writing this blog and site.
I see that the last entry was a decade ago, but Im hopeful