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

  • SpermKiller
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    22 years ago

    This is a true work of love. This piece is gorgeous, I hope your brother understands its full value.

  • xuxebiko
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    22 years ago

    It looks fantastic. And so tight knit, he’ll be as warm as toast.

  • @[email protected]M
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    22 years ago

    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?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      32 years ago

      Thanks.

      It took me a year, but that’s mostly because I took a sabatical from it. Definitely 100+ hours

  • proxel
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    12 years ago

    My hands hurt just looking at that tight knit, but this is gorgeous - well done!

    • @[email protected]OP
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      12 years ago

      Thank you. You can see towards the end that my tension was losing some consistency but the whole experience was worth it

  • athos77
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    22 years ago

    Oh, that’s lovely! I especially like the colour :)

    mainly that I never want to knit such a tight knit ever again.

    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.