When Knitting Was a Manly Art

Finally… Something finished

Completed the little gansey sweater sampler this afternoon. I’m beginning to think I really need to do a sweater again. I’ve only done two, but both were learning experiences and as slow as this was to complete, I really enjoyed it.

Gansey Sampler

6 inches across at the waist. 15 inches from cuff to cuff. 8 inches from collar to waist. Don’t know *what* I’m going to do with it. Anybody have a use for a tiny sweater?

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 at 7:12 PM and filed under Knitting.
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Comments (9) to “Finally… Something finished”

Chery wrote:

It’s beautiful, Jerry. Find a naked teddy bear to dress. Then give it to a shelter or the police for a distressed child.

Posted on 27-Mar-07 at 9:14 pm | Permalink
Heather wrote:

That’s so cool! What a great idea for learning the techniques. And yours looks very cozy. Chery’s idea is a good one.

Posted on 28-Mar-07 at 2:40 am | Permalink
Molly Bee wrote:

Gorgeous sweater! You’ve got cats! Make one of them model it! Do you recommend any books for the first time gansey knitter?

Posted on 28-Mar-07 at 10:35 am | Permalink
Jerry wrote:

Molly.. The best book - IMNSHO - is Beth Brown-Reinsel’s Knitting Ganseys. Clear explanations and multiple patterns to choose from.

Posted on 28-Mar-07 at 6:46 pm | Permalink
Orchid wrote:

Ohhhh I love it! Too bad I’m having a nephew instead of a neice!!!

Posted on 29-Mar-07 at 8:06 pm | Permalink
susan wrote:

i’m on a diet, send it to me!

Posted on 30-Mar-07 at 10:01 am | Permalink
Kathy wrote:

I really love your sampler sweater. I was wondering if you designed it yourself or if you followed a pattern. I am so inspired now to start out first with a sampler. There is a fantastic pattern for a men’s Gansey in beautiful Finnish fingering weight wool in the book Latvian Dreams from Schoolhouse Press in case you haven’t seen that one yet.

Posted on 02-Apr-07 at 12:13 pm | Permalink
Beth wrote:

How about gifting it to the intended recipient of the full-size version? Sounds like it might fight a Barbie-size doll. If it were me, I’d head to the thrift store and see if there’s a doll it would fit.

Or you could knit a doll to wear it!

Posted on 04-Apr-07 at 11:11 am | Permalink
Bets wrote:

So cute! Makes me want to knit a gansey — at least a little one, I also have this book!

Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 1:54 pm | Permalink