Classic Heritage sweater hand-knitted in one piece Ideal for sailing, boating, fishing, walking, riding, golf, shooting or any outdoor activity (or indoors if you want to turn the heating down) Home of the GANSEY

For authentic hand-knitted Ganseys, Gansey Knitting Kits, Armor Lux striped cotton Breton shirts and a range of traditional wool knitwear from Le Tricoteur (the original Guernseys) and Armor Lux of France

Flamborough Marine Limited : Traditional Knitwear & Hand-Knitted Ganseys The Manor House, Flamborough, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. YO15 1PD Telephone: 01262 850943 [International: +44 1262 850943] E-mail: gm@flamboroughmarine.co.uk

Authentic hand-knitted Ganseys, Gansey Knitting Kits, striped cotton Breton shirts, traditional wool knitwear from Le Tricoteur (Guernseys) and Armor Lux of France

Photographic Gallery of different patterns and colours

Seahouses (Tree of Life) pattern in Dark Navy

Flamborough pattern in Crushed Raspberry

Beautiful patterns in an array of colours

Flamborough Gansey in Ocean Deep colour 5-ply wool

Flamborough Gansey in Denim colour 5-ply wool

Ganseys shown on this page

Whitby pattern in Navy Flamborough pattern in Cedar Green Flamborough Gansey in Ocean Deep Filey pattern in Olive Green Robin Hood's Bay pattern in Dark Navy Filey pattern in Damson Humber Keel pattern in Navy Scarborough pattern in Claret wool (side view)

Seahouses (Tree of Life) pattern in Dark Navy Scarborough pattern in Dark Navy Flamborough pattern in Bottle Green A Scottish Fleet pattern Flamborough pattern in Crushed Raspberry Staithes variant pattern, with a roll-neck Flamborough Gansey in Denim colour 5-ply wool Scarborough pattern in Claret wool

These Ganseys were ordered specially at a premium over the usual price Special Commissions

Whitby pattern in Navy

Seahouses (Tree of Life) pattern in Dark Navy

Flamborough pattern in Cedar Green

Scarborough pattern in Dark Navy

Flamborough Gansey in Ocean Deep colour 5-ply wool

Flamborough pattern in Bottle Green

Filey pattern in Olive Green

A Scottish Fleet pattern

Robin Hood's Bay pattern in Dark Navy

Flamborough pattern in Crushed Raspberry

Filey pattern in Damson

Whitby pattern in Ocean Deep

Humber Keel pattern in Navy

Flamborough Gansey in Denim colour 5-ply wool

Shown above are two views of a Scarborough pattern with straight (split) welt instead of the usual ribbed welt. Note also the “false seam” which runs up the side of the Gansey (actually just a purl stitch), which gives an indication of back and front. But rest assured that the Ganseys are all knitted entirely in one piece.

Flamborough Head

Shown below is Mike Brenchley in his Scarborough Gansey, both ashore and on the Humber Lifeboat

Henry Freeman (29 April 1835 – 13 December 1904) was a Whitby fisherman and lifeboatman. Born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, Henry worked in his youth as a brickmaker, but with the decline of the brick trade Henry turned to the sea and fishing. He moved to Whitby and became a fisherman and a lifeboatman. He was the sole survivor of the 1861 Whitby lifeboat disaster when a freak wave drowned all his companions. It was his first mission and he was the only member of the crew wearing the newly-developed cork flotation jacket. Henry was a Lifeboatman for more than forty years, twenty-two years as coxswain. He participated in numerous rescues and saved many lives.

A satisfied customer, descended from Henry Freeman (opposite), tries on his Whitby Gansey, knitted in denim colour 5-ply wool, in our shop at Flamborough.

Supremely comfortable due to the seamless construction

Flamborough “Hearts” pattern

Mike Brenchley in his Scarborough Gansey

Special Commissions

We were approached by Canadian film and television actor, artist and musician, Rajiv Surendra with a commission for a Gansey based on little more than an old photograph in a reference book. Using the expert knowledge of our longest-serving knitter, Marion, we were able to produce the exquisite garment shown above left, worn (and loved) by Rajiv. This stunning Gansey demonstrates what our knitters are capable of; but, as a special commission, this particular pattern cannot be repeated. So successful was this first commission, that it led to a second, and then a third. Please note that, due to their complexity, these Specially Commissioned Ganseys cannot be supplied as Knitting Kits.

Flamborough Marine : The Manor House : Flamborough : Bridlington : East Riding of Yorkshire Telephone 01262 850943

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Shown below are another two stunning special commissions

PLEASE NOTE These are authentic hand-knitted Ganseys and NOT machine-knitted imitations

We occasionally have Ganseys available for immediate dispatch. Please see the "Links & Contact" page for details.

Home of the GANSEY Traditional sweater hand-knitted in one piece

Gallery of different patterns and colours

Seahouses (Tree of Life) pattern in Dark Navy

Scarborough pattern in Dark Navy

Flamborough Gansey in Ocean Deep colour 5-ply wool

Flamborough pattern in Bottle Green

Filey pattern in Olive Green

A Scottish Fleet pattern

Flamborough pattern in Crushed Raspberry

Flamborough Gansey in Denim colour 5-ply wool

Scarborough pattern with straight (split) welt instead of the usual ribbed welt.

Flamborough Marine The Manor House Flamborough Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire Telephone 01262 850943

Flamborough pattern in Cedar Green

Whitby pattern in Navy

Robin Hood's Bay pattern in Dark Navy

Flamborough Marine Limited The Manor House Flamborough Bridlington East Riding of Yorkshire YO15 1PD United Kingdom Telephone: 01262 850943 International: +44 1262 850943 E-mail: gm@flamboroughmarine.co.uk

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