Title: More traditional Dutch ganseys
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.
Subjects: Patterns, Knitting, Fishers, Clothing, Sweaters, History, Knitting, patterns, Costume, netherlands
Places: Netherlands
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century