Guernsey Diamonds by Janine Le Cras

Guernsey Diamonds

Knitting
November 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8.5 stitches and 10.5 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 0 - 2.0 mm
385 - 486 yards (352 - 444 m)
Women's medium, women's large, men's medium
English
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This title came from the opening lines of the national anthem of my island home, “Sarnia Cherie, gem of the sea” On a lovely summers day, the sea shines like it is made of diamonds, so I married together diamond gansey patterns with baby cables as a nod to our maritime heritage.
The diamond shapes down the sides of the sock are reminiscent of the “clocks” found on
fancy stockings in the Georgian era.
Top down with a heel flap and a rounded toe closed with Kitchener’s stitch.