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
Made my brother this gansey, I'm so incredibly proud
12 Comments
Ginwhisper@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Wow. That is incredible. What a labor of love.
Evia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Thank you. He'd better bloody appreciate it!
athos77@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Oh, that's lovely! I especially like the colour :)
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.
Evia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Thank you
I wouldn't be surprised if there were some truth to that theory
SpermKiller@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
This is a true work of love. This piece is gorgeous, I hope your brother understands its full value.
Evia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Thank you. He definitely appreciates it :)
xuxebiko@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
It looks fantastic. And so tight knit, he'll be as warm as toast.
Evia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Thank you. I hope so!
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
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?
Evia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Thanks.
It took me a year, but that's mostly because I took a sabatical from it. Definitely 100+ hours
proxel@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
My hands hurt just looking at that tight knit, but this is gorgeous - well done!
Evia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Thank you. You can see towards the end that my tension was losing some consistency but the whole experience was worth it