Arran McBride Gansey by Lynn Gray Ross

Arran McBride Gansey

Knitting
http://www.shetland-wool-brokers.zetnet.co.uk/
Shetland Soft Spun 2-Ply
Aran (8 wpi) ?
4 stitches = 1 inch
in Stocking Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
42-44 inches
English
This pattern is available from patterns.on-arran.com for $9.99.

Traditional Fishing Gansey with a Contemporary Twist from the Isle of Arran, Scotland designed by Lynn Gray Ross.

Black and white photo shows Lawrence McBride an Arran fisherman who “followed the herring” from the age of 14.

Pattern includes a history sheet about Lawrence and fishing traditions associated with ganseys.