Made my brother this gansey, I'm so incredibly proud
Made my brother this gansey, I'm so incredibly proud
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It's based on a gansey that our dad had commissioned; my brother wanted one too so I copied what I saw, modding for his size. I've learnt a lot from it, mainly that I never want to knit such a tight knit ever again. I'm so incredibly proud of it though, it just shows what perseverance can do
Wow. That is incredible. What a labor of love.
3 0 ReplyThank you. He'd better bloody appreciate it!
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Oh, that's lovely! I especially like the colour :)
mainly that I never want to knit such a tight knit ever again.
lmao - at least it's done! There's a theory that every American weaver has an old, partially-finished Navajo blanket hidden in a cupboard somewhere.
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I wouldn't be surprised if there were some truth to that theory
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It looks fantastic. And so tight knit, he'll be as warm as toast.
2 0 ReplyThank you. I hope so!
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This is a true work of love. This piece is gorgeous, I hope your brother understands its full value.
2 0 ReplyThank you. He definitely appreciates it :)
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Wow that's an amazing gift, and you made it just from looking at the original? Wow some more.
Curious how long something like this took to make?
2 0 ReplyThanks.
It took me a year, but that's mostly because I took a sabatical from it. Definitely 100+ hours
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My hands hurt just looking at that tight knit, but this is gorgeous - well done!
1 0 ReplyThank you. You can see towards the end that my tension was losing some consistency but the whole experience was worth it
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