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  2. Aran jumper - Wikipedia

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    An Aran cardigan in the traditional white báinín colour. The Aran jumper (Irish: Geansaí Árann), also called a fisherman's jumper or a gansey, is a style of jumper [1] that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. [2] [3] A traditional Aran Jumper usually is off-white in colour, with cable patterns on the

  3. Aran knitting patterns - Wikipedia

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    The first known example of Aran knitting appeared in the 1930s. [3] The stitches that create the Aran knitting patterns are complex and the knitted goods are time-consuming to create. For example, a typical Aran sweater will have over 100,000 stitches, and may take several months to finish. The three dimensional effect of the twisted stitches ...

  4. Cable knitting - Wikipedia

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    This is a large motif, often used as a centerpiece of an Aran sweater or along the neckline and hemlines. The seven-cable braid is rarely used, possibly because it is very wide. A cable pattern is like a set of serpentine or wave-like cables, each one meandering around its own center line.

  5. Elizabeth Zimmermann - Wikipedia

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    The pattern for which Zimmermann knitted the model was published in Vogue Pattern Book in 1958, while a collection of patterns for men's and women's Aran sweaters with matching socks and mittens, entitled "Hand Knits from the Aran Islands," was published in a 1956 issue of Woman's Day.

  6. Herringbone stitch - Wikipedia

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    The herringbone stitch is used as one of the symbolic motifs in the traditional knitted Aran jumper, or "fisherman's sweater"; specifically, the tradition as it exists in the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Filey. The herringbone pattern represents the "fisherman's catch and thus for success in one's career". [3]

  7. List of knitting stitches - Wikipedia

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    Linen stitch is a pattern that creates a tightly knit fabric that resembles woven linen. Tailored garments are especially suited for the linen stitch. It is a durable stitch, and is often used to reinforce the heels of hand-knitted socks. It includes knit and purl stitches, as well as slipped stitches. [7] Loop stitch [8]

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