North Sea

With this rather special design I wanted to use another form of seamless knitting to create a Gansey with a difference! I have used the Fair Isle yoked sweater construction with grafted underarm sections and knitted bottom up in the round. The patterns are of particular interest and include reverse stitch diamonds and ‘heapies’ along with a Scottish Tree design. In some records the ‘heapies’ are triangles, often elongated and almost like the flag design. I played with the reverse stocking stitch diamonds and ‘heapies’ until I found that it created the look of choppy waters and reflected the look of the North Sea on a windy day.

Tensions:
On 3.25mm needles and in st. st. and gansey pattern 24sts and 38rows to 10cms square
Measurements: Small Medium Large X Large

Body length to underarm: 35cm/14in 40cm/16in 42cm/16.5in 46cm/18in
Sleeve length to underarm: 44cm/17in 46cm/18in 48cm/19in 52cm/21in
Overall length: 55cm/21.5in 60cm/23.5in 62cm/24.5in 66cm/26in
Bust circumference
at underarm: 100cm/40in 105cm/42in 110cm/44in 115cm/46in
Yoke Pattern Depth: 20cm/8in 20cm/8in 22cm/9in 22cm//9in
Yoke Circumference: 147cm/58in 155cm/61in 165cm/65in 175cm/69in
Cuff Circumference: 24cm/9.5in 24cm/9.5in 29cm/11.5in 29cm/11.5in

Needles:
1 set of 3.25mm short double pointed needles or short circular 3.25mm needle for cuffs.
1 set of 3.75mm short double pointed needles or short circular 3.75mm needle for cuffs.
1 set of 3.25mm long double pointed needles or long circular 3.75mm needle.
1 set of 3.75mm long double pointed needles or long circular 3.75mm needle
Single 4.5mm needle for cast off.

Notes: I like to start with the sleeves so that I can double check my tensions on a smaller section before I start the main body.