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Worn as a source of pride and often knitted by prospective wives "to show the industrious nature of the woman he was about to marry", the "finer" guernsey was more elaborately patterned than its working cousin. [8] With the advent of the machine-knitted guernsey and the decline in the knitting industry, this guernsey is a much rarer sight.
Aran knitting patterns are heavily textured knitting patterns which are named after the Aran Islands, which are located off the west coast of Ireland from County Galway and County Clare. The patterns are knitted into socks, hats, vests, scarves, mittens, afghans, pillow covers, [ 1 ] and, most commonly, sweaters.
The best quality hand-loomed jumpers are almost indistinguishable from hand knit. Hand knitted jumpers tend to be more tightly knitted, to have more complex stitch patterns and to be longer-lasting and they attract a significant price premium. By holding them up to light, the difference between the machine knit and hand knit is evident.
Gansey may refer to:- MV Gansey, an Empire F type coaster in service with C M & D M Watterson, Isle of Man, 1954–1964; Guernsey (clothing), seaman's knitted woolen sweater also called a "Gansey" Steve Gansey, American former basketball player and head coach for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League
Cornwall – Sou'wester hat, fisherman's smock, gansey, bal-maiden clothing, Cornish kilts and tartans; London – Pearly kings and queens; Northern Ireland – Similar to the rest of Ireland; Scotland – Highland dress: Kilt or trews, tam o'shanter or Balmoral bonnet, doublet, Aboyne dress, and brogues or ghillies. Scottish Lowlands – Maud ...
Madonna Knitting, by Bertram of Minden 1400-1410 1855 sketch of a shepherd knitting, while watching his flock The Knitting Woman by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1869. Knitting is the process of using two or more needles to pull and loop yarn into a series of interconnected loops in order to create a finished garment or some other type of fabric.
Gansey played for the Los Angeles Clippers on their 2007 NBA Vegas Summer League team. [11] After the summer league was over, he signed a contract for the 2007–08 season with the Italian team Indesit Fabriano. On September 24, 2008, Gansey was selected by the Erie BayHawks with the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA D-League expansion draft. [12]