Yep, we shoreline Scotts sure do have patterns relating to villages & they
go further.
In our village's Gardenstown & Crovie (Id best include crovie since the
other half is born & bred there) there are the village patterns, each being
a different purl motif patterning on the sleeves & lower welt. ALSO
There are 3 main family names here, Watt , West & Wiseman, which gives us 3
more purl patterning sections added usualy to the upper shoulder area, or
knitted out in letters along the lower front welt
Also, because the family names can often include 1 & 2 sometimes 3
generations being involved in the sea & fishing works a mans place in the
family would often be incorporated.
I was lucky enough these past 4 yrs to be taught both the crovie &
gardenstown patterns & also the Wiseman stitching buy a very fine old lady
who was the last remaining link in the village with these patterns & localy
a lot of the old boys who are still with us have told many a tale of persons
going overboard only being identified by the markings on theyre ganseys.
Ganseys are a really intersting subject when you can indulge in local
research & so many peoples are only to happy to divulge therye tales &
story's, but will only divulge the patterns to those whom have a local right
to the pattern & are most likely to continue to use the pattern & hand it
down among siblings.
I have a boat load of alice starmores scottish fleet yarn sitting waiting
its turn to knit into new boat ganseys for the husband & father in law & our
son.
Angela
Scotland
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