Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell are knitwear designers and teachers based in Scotland. Di has worked for numerous yarn companies including Rowan for whom she created the Rowan Scottish Tweed yarn, and collaborated with lots of designers including Cabbages & Roses; Topshop Unique and Nike and Wolsey. Di and Sheila run a hand knitting design studio where they run regular knitting workshops. Together they joined Tom Daley as the judges on the reality TV show to find Britain's Best Knitter, The Game of Wool.

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• INTRODUCTION 6A SHORT HISTORY OF GANSEYS 8‘Herring quines’: the herringtrade and ‘fisher lassies’ 9Undiscovered gems 11Isabella Stewart - Ganseyknitter and herring quine 11“My Granny - A Gansey Knitter” by Anji Hancock 12Pattern origins 14Ganseys through time 16TOOLS AND MATERIALS 18Yarn 18Needles 19Other supplies 20GANSEY TECHNIQUES AND CONSTRUCTION 22Gussets 22Working a sample underarm gusset 23Working right- and left-leaningincreases in the gusset 24Working right- and left-leaningdecreases in the gusset 25Gansey neck gussets 26Other uses for gussets 27Shoulder straps 28Shoulder saddles 29PATTERN DIRECTORY 30Diamonds 32Cables 48Tree of Life 56Herringbones 62Zigzags 68Flags and Anchors 74Trellises 80Seeding 88Heapies 98Hearts and Stars 102PROJECTS 108Buchan Child’s Gansey 110Hudson Sleeveless Slip Over 116Caledonia Fingerless Gloves 124Nancy Gansey Cowl 128North Sea Yoke Sweater 132Findhorn Gansey Boot Socks 138The Minch Fisherfolk’s Kep 142Cardium Gansey Shawl 146Sea Biscuit Cardigan 150The Calypso Summer Vest 156GENERAL TECHNIQUES 160ABBREVIATIONS 163ABOUT THE AUTHORS 164ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 164BIBLIOGRAPHY 165INDEX 166

Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell are knitwear designers and teachers based in Scotland. Di has worked for numerous yarn companies including Rowan for whom she created the Rowan Scottish Tweed yarn, and collaborated with lots of designers including Cabbages & Roses; Topshop Unique and Nike and Wolsey. Di and Sheila run a hand knitting design studio where they run regular knitting workshops. Together they joined Tom Daley as the judges on the reality TV show to find Britain's Best Knitter, The Game of Wool.

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• INTRODUCTION 6A SHORT HISTORY OF GANSEYS 8‘Herring quines’: the herringtrade and ‘fisher lassies’ 9Undiscovered gems 11Isabella Stewart - Ganseyknitter and herring quine 11“My Granny - A Gansey Knitter” by Anji Hancock 12Pattern origins 14Ganseys through time 16TOOLS AND MATERIALS 18Yarn 18Needles 19Other supplies 20GANSEY TECHNIQUES AND CONSTRUCTION 22Gussets 22Working a sample underarm gusset 23Working right- and left-leaningincreases in the gusset 24Working right- and left-leaningdecreases in the gusset 25Gansey neck gussets 26Other uses for gussets 27Shoulder straps 28Shoulder saddles 29PATTERN DIRECTORY 30Diamonds 32Cables 48Tree of Life 56Herringbones 62Zigzags 68Flags and Anchors 74Trellises 80Seeding 88Heapies 98Hearts and Stars 102PROJECTS 108Buchan Child’s Gansey 110Hudson Sleeveless Slip Over 116Caledonia Fingerless Gloves 124Nancy Gansey Cowl 128North Sea Yoke Sweater 132Findhorn Gansey Boot Socks 138The Minch Fisherfolk’s Kep 142Cardium Gansey Shawl 146Sea Biscuit Cardigan 150The Calypso Summer Vest 156GENERAL TECHNIQUES 160ABBREVIATIONS 163ABOUT THE AUTHORS 164ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 164BIBLIOGRAPHY 165INDEX 166

Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell are knitwear designers and teachers based in Scotland. Di has worked for numerous yarn companies including Rowan for whom she created the Rowan Scottish Tweed yarn, and collaborated with lots of designers including Cabbages & Roses; Topshop Unique and Nike and Wolsey. Di and Sheila run a hand knitting design studio where they run regular knitting workshops. Together they joined Tom Daley as the judges on the reality TV show to find Britain's Best Knitter, The Game of Wool.

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• INTRODUCTION 6A SHORT HISTORY OF GANSEYS 8‘Herring quines’: the herringtrade and ‘fisher lassies’ 9Undiscovered gems 11Isabella Stewart - Ganseyknitter and herring quine 11“My Granny - A Gansey Knitter” by Anji Hancock 12Pattern origins 14Ganseys through time 16TOOLS AND MATERIALS 18Yarn 18Needles 19Other supplies 20GANSEY TECHNIQUES AND CONSTRUCTION 22Gussets 22Working a sample underarm gusset 23Working right- and left-leaningincreases in the gusset 24Working right- and left-leaningdecreases in the gusset 25Gansey neck gussets 26Other uses for gussets 27Shoulder straps 28Shoulder saddles 29PATTERN DIRECTORY 30Diamonds 32Cables 48Tree of Life 56Herringbones 62Zigzags 68Flags and Anchors 74Trellises 80Seeding 88Heapies 98Hearts and Stars 102PROJECTS 108Buchan Child’s Gansey 110Hudson Sleeveless Slip Over 116Caledonia Fingerless Gloves 124Nancy Gansey Cowl 128North Sea Yoke Sweater 132Findhorn Gansey Boot Socks 138The Minch Fisherfolk’s Kep 142Cardium Gansey Shawl 146Sea Biscuit Cardigan 150The Calypso Summer Vest 156GENERAL TECHNIQUES 160ABBREVIATIONS 163ABOUT THE AUTHORS 164ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 164BIBLIOGRAPHY 165INDEX 166