Knit Your Own Gansey: Complete Self-Paced Course

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Whether you’ve dreamed of wearing a custom-fit gansey or want to create meaningful gifts for loved ones, this course guides you every step of the way.

You won’t just follow a pattern. You’ll gain the skills to:

• create your own pattern

• understand the construction

• review and adjust as you knit

• finishing techniques

ultimately creating a garment that is uniquely yours.

Learn traditional techniques, master the design, and create a heirloom you’ll wear for years.

Inside the Course:

The modules in the course each contain detailed explanations and demonstration of the techniques. You will also get your own gansey calculations spreadsheet.

• Module 1: Gansey foundations – History and myths

• Module 2: Swatching and measuring – Why and what do you need to swatch

• Module 3: Calculating the numbers - Learn how to calculate all the stitch counts you need and how to measure and adjust as you go

• Module 4: Welt to gusset - Casting on and creating the main body

• Module 5: Bringing in the pattern - How to move between the lower body and patterned upper body

• Module 6: Knitting the gusset - Create the first half of the underarm gusset

• Module 7: Back and front - Knitting in the round to knitting flat; tips and tricks

• Module 8: Shoulder straps - Options and how to knit them

• Module 9: Necks - Picking up the stitches and completing

• Module 10: Sleeves - Picking up the sleeve stitches, decreasing the gusset and calculating the sleeve decreases

• Module 11: Construction & finishing – Professional finishing touches.

Hi, I’m Audrey. As the owner of The Wrinkled Thistle and a Technical Editor for knitting, I’ve spent years perfecting the art of the gansey.

While I still undertake commission work, I've decided to also start teaching because I believe these traditional skills should be accessible to everyone.

I’ll be your guide, helping you navigate the challenges and celebrate the victories of your knitting journey.

Questions?

What level of knitting skills do I need?

You do not need to be an expert and have knitted for years and years, but similarly, this course is not suitable for absolute beginners. The course involves knitting an adult sized jumper/sweater, so some experience of this will be useful. It also involves a bit of maths, but don't be put off by the latter - I have a downloadable spreadsheet which will help take the pain out of this!

What knitting techniques do I need to be able to do?

• swatching (sorry, this is unavoidable if you want a garment that fits!)

• knitting in the round

• knitting flat

• picking up stitches

• following a chart

If you have any questions, just...