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Me-Now-Views; Less Speak More Peek

As I wrestle with mum's rough home-spun wool, clumsy and cross-fingered, I recall a visit to the Sheringham Museum which celebrates associations with the sea.  There was a wonderfully detailed exhibition
which spotlighted the use of differing cable knits for guernseys/jerseys/ganseys - call them what you will.  The most famous is of course the Aran stitch, which has become an alternative generic term for such styles. There are so many more though...










































































































































What have you all been 'spinning' this past week?

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15 comments:

  1. WFT Nobby9 September 2014 at 00:20

    Bertie is of course looking forward to winter weather so he can wear his birthday Gansey.,
    http://bouncingbertie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/fashion-shoot-my-birthday-sweater.html
    Cheers! Gail.

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  2. Yamini MacLean9 September 2014 at 00:36

    Hari OM
    Thanks Bertie and Gail - have pasted the address into the linky so others can come and admire the handsome fellow!

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  3. Merlesworld9 September 2014 at 03:55

    Great jumpers only cold enough for long here to wear much, well you know what I mean.
    Merle...........

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  4. Joanne Noragon9 September 2014 at 05:27

    Both my mother and I knit Arans and Ganseys. They were the reason I learned to spin, so I could knit "real" sweaters. Jumpers, as they are called in the original.

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  5. Jenn Jilks9 September 2014 at 07:00

    I love your puns. Spinning tales. Have to go to bed, though.

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  6. Mascha9 September 2014 at 10:27

    As a child I read books about the life on Aran Islands, by E. Dillon and another German author. And I had sweaters, scratchy wool and very heavy ... So I know the term. Intesetsting to see all the patterns!

    We were on a walk throug the nature and randomly found a swing, outside by a little pond. And so we spun the story about Ophelia ;-)
    Have a nice week

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  7. Diana Mancuso9 September 2014 at 16:11

    I had no idea there were so many different stitches. Such a neat museum. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. stevebethere9 September 2014 at 16:13

    Interesting, they look nice and not long to go before mine come back out although not as nice as these heheh!

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  9. NCSue9 September 2014 at 16:30

    So many wonderful textures!
    Thank you for sharing your photos at the new home for Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2014/09/bzzz-linky.html

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  10. Karren Haller9 September 2014 at 17:56

    Great examples of the textures!!
    Enjoy your day!

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  11. Rhonda Albom9 September 2014 at 18:05

    Fantastic knitting. I can only knit scarves

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  12. Anonymous9 September 2014 at 18:07

    Amazing craftmanship! Those color and texture are nice as well =) #ww

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  13. Anonymous9 September 2014 at 18:30

    That for sure is a talent, great pictures showcasing the beautiful work.
    Happy WW

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  14. An Apel a Day10 September 2014 at 08:49

    They are so pretty! There's not very many people that are learning how to work with yarn.

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  15. Unknown11 September 2014 at 02:19

    What an interesting place to visit - thanks for sharing! :)

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