Stromness Gansey by Elizabeth Lovick

Stromness Gansey

Knitting
January 2005
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in Body pattern
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
34-73 ins actual chest measurement in 9 sizes
English
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A copy of a gansey in a photo of fishermen at Stromness, Orkney, held by the Orkney Library and Archive. (Source: Elizabeth Lovick).

The body is knitted from the bottom up, splitting at the arms. The sleeves are knitted from the body down. Length can be adjusted to suit.