Authentic Fisherman’s
Ganseys :
Hand-knitted in one piece in the
traditional way, using 5-ply worsted wool.
We usually hold a stock of navy Ganseys in
Flamborough and Filey patterns available for
immediate dispatch; however, for special
orders, other patterns or colours, please
allow 4 to 6 weeks for knitting. We are
capable of producing a Gansey from any
recorded pattern. Please note that for
special orders we require payment in
advance.
The wool used for knitting Ganseys is not
specially oiled, but relies on a combination
of close knitting and a tight spinning twist
for its weatherproof qualities.
The Gansey was
originally a working garment so they are
worn fairly close-fitting but should not be
uncomfortable. The patterning on them means
that they can never be “baggy” and, in fact,
they have a tendency to “close-up”. In
general, for the more heavily patterned
Ganseys, such as Flamborough or Filey, we
recommend taking your ordinary, unexpanded,
chest measurement and adding four inches. So
if your normal chest measurement is 42
inches you would require a size 46.
The other dimensions (overall length and
sleeve length) can be adjusted to suit your
requirements but, as a guide, on average, a
size 46 Gansey would have an overall length
(from the neck to the bottom, but not
counting the raised neck portion) of 28 to
29 inches, with a sleeve length of 22 to 23
inches. The Ganseys are straight-sided, as
the body is knitted as one piece, then the
stitches for the sleeve are picked up and
the sleeve is knitted downward. There is a
slight taper but the upper and lower arm
measurement for the sleeves should be
virtually identical (with the measurement
above referring to the average, being a
measurement taken from the centre of the
sleeve edge where it joins the body, to the
end of the cuff).
To reiterate,
please bear in mind the propensity of the
Ganseys to "close up" to the body, with the
heavily-patterned Ganseys, especially those
with a number of cables, closing up further,
so that the finished product gives the
impression of being smaller than they are :
when placing a special order with a knitter
we instruct them to cast on a requisite
number of stitches, based on a knitting
tension of eight stitches to the inch.
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