More traditional Dutch ganseys
Subtitle: 65 classic sweaters to knit from 55 fishing villages
By: Stella Ruhe
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781782215080
Subjects: Patterns; Knitting; Fishers; Clothing; Sweaters; History
Work titles: Vissers truien 2.
Description: Between approximately 1875 and 1950, Dutch fishermen wore sweaters with characteristic knit and purl stitch patterns, sometimes cable. These jerseys, known as ganseys, became and intrinsic part of the identity of the Dutchmen who wore them, and their daily lives as fishermen.
Notes: Translation of: Vissers truien 2.

Translated from the Dutch.
Table of contents: title: Historic overview; title: Fishing culture around 1900; title: Knitting; title: North Sea coast; title: Major rivers; title: Wadden Sea coast; title: Zuiderzee coast; title: Modern interpretations.