Heritage crafting

Designed to protect the wearer from wind, rain, salt spray and sun, chunky gansey jumpers retain a special place in fishermen’s hearts, finds Jane Wheatley

IT WAS a recent knitalong that led me to the gansey. Or rather, more precisely, it was a stranger’s comment that caused me to ponder what makes a gansey. The pattern behind the KAL in question was the

Yarn West Yorkshire Spinners – Elements DK A – Oyster Pearl (1098) 7 x 50g (for finished Blanket) B – Shore Glass (1238) 2 x 50g (for finished Blanket) C – Sun Dial (1240) 2 x 50g (for finished Blanke

Artist and printmaker Tom Frost swapped the bustle of Bristol for the calm of Carmarthenshire, finding creative clarity on the Welsh coastline

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Emilia and Brian Lacy brought their Georgian farmhouse to life with elegant pattern and classic colour, unearthing its rich history in the process