Dutch Traditional Ganseys: Sweaters From 40 Villages

This is a great reference book for guernsey/gansey knitting! My biggest objection is that most of the samples were knit with a dark yarn, which makes it more difficult to see. I realize that was one of the traditional colors (probably the main one), but a light colored yarn would have made the design MUCH more visible.

This is a wonderful detailed collection of history and craft. It details the richness of local traditional craftsmanship and the inevitable mixture of cultures brought on by the nature of the fishing industry. When one uses one of these patterns, you are truly living history.

This is a fine book and I can recommend it to everybody interested in traditional knitting of fishermen's ganseys.

Very thorough treatment of both the search for examples of these sweaters and the context in which they were knitted and worn.The writing is slightly marred by word substitutions (see for sea, course for coarse) that should have been caught by an editor. There is a very short section on "how to knit these sweaters" - not enough for a beginner, probably unnecessary for an advanced knitter.The stitch patterns are charted with non standard symbols (V for knit rather that the more common blank or |) and are done in white type on medium and dark blue backgrounds. I think this might make them difficult to scan for use with an electronic device and might make them problematic for knitters with vision issues.The patterns themselves are attractive and I think it was a brilliant idea to show them in several weights of yarn. We don't all feel like knitting a size 48 sweater on 2.5 mm needles at 8 stitches or to the inch.

I'm a huge fan of ganseys and this book is a terrific addition to my library!

Must have book add it to your knitting library

Good historical patterns. For advanced knitters. Lots of info and pattern choices.

I was looking forward to this book, but I had read some middling reviews of it, and I am forced to agree with them. The translation to English from Dutch was poor, apparently done in the Netherlands when it would probably have been better done by someone whose first language was English. Some sentence structure was awkward, contradictions – in some places the writer seemed to buy the myth that fishermen’s home towns could be identified by the stitch patterns in their sweaters, then elsewhere said it wasn't true; inappropriate use of commas – too many where they weren't needed and not used where they should have been – and so on. There were a lot of old photos from the late 1800’s up thru the 1920’s, which were interesting to look at, although a lot of them weren't really clear enough to see sweater details. There were also some excellent modern photos of some of the fishing towns and of models wearing some new sweaters based on the old patterns. Unfortunately not all of the sweaters were shown that way. Some shots were of the sweater laid flat and of such a small scale that you could hardly tell what the stitch patterns were, let alone any fine details. There were charts of all the stitch patterns, but with blue backgrounds and the symbols in white. Maybe the author thought it appropriate since most of the sweaters would have been in dark blue, but it’s kind of hard on the eyes. I’d have to re-chart anything before I attempted to use it.

Modern book beautiful photos excellent content

Wirklich tolles Buch und - meiner Meinung nach - eine wirkliche Bereicherung für jene, die sich für die Historie und für das Nachstricken von "Fischerpullovern" interessieren. Die Farbe dunkelblau ist traditionell vorherrschend und so auch nachgestrickte Modelle, deren abgebildete Fotos hier und da evtl. etwas heller sein könnten, um die Muster noch etwas besser zu erkennen, doch gibt es zudem Strickschriften - tut der Qualität des Buches also keinen Abbruch. Werde mir alle 3 Bände besorgen.

This book is an excellent and comprehensive overview of Dutch fishermen, the ganseys they wore and the areas they fished in; the seas of the North. The ganseys are intriguing and while one will notice similarities with English Ganseys you will also come to appreciate why that is. The waters are international and so are their friendships. Stella Ruhe has written a best seller for certain.

un livre magnifique,qui vous plonge dans un tres beau voyage un peu nostalgique a la rencontre de tricoteuses qui nous livrent ici l'héritage de leur art. L'auteur ne nous livre que les diagrammes des 60 modèles photographiés - les explications restent sommes toutes très très partielles et répètitives; elles conviennent donc particulièrement aux tricoteuses experimentées qui maitrisent déjà l'art du gansey. Les modèles sont authentiques meme s'ils sont tricotés avec une gauge qui me semble plus large (6 ou 7 mailles par pouce) que celle des modèles d'origine. Dans tous les cas un très beau livre pratique, authentique,utilisable, aux modèles modulables a souhait. Bon amusement.

un beau livre pour celles qui aiment tricoter du Gansey. Conforme à ce que j'attendais. Je recommande l'achat