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Aran, Fishermen and Irish Knitting Patterns |
Aran Knitting
The aran (or arran)is a style of jumper/sweater that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the West Coast of Ireland or from the Isle of Arran off the west coast of Scotland.
The sweaters are distinguished by their use of complex textured stitch patterns , several of which are combined in the creation of a single garment. The word choice of "jumper" or "sweater" (or indeed other options such as "pullover" and "jersey") is largely determined by the regional version of english being spoken, in the case of ireland and britain "jumper" is the standard word with "sweater" mainly found in tourist shops. The word used in Irish Gaelic is geansai, a gaelicization of guernsey which has been re-anglicised to gansey in Hiberno-English.
Originally the jumpers were knitted using unscoured wool that retained its natural oils or lanolin which made the garments water-resistant and meant they remained wearable even when wet. It was primarily the wives of Island fishermen who knitted the jumpers.
Some stitch patterns have a traditional interpretation often of religious significance. The honeycomb is a symbol of the hard working bee. The cable, an integral part of the fisherman's daily life, is said to be a wish for safety and good luck when fishing. The diamond is a wish of success wealth and treasure. The basket stitch represents the fisherman's basket, a hope for a plentiful catch.
*taken from wikipedia.org*
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Wendy 566 family arans in good condition everything from hats to sweaters in here
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4.99
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Aran and fair isle knitting golden hands special 2 1 in good condition some beautiful items to knit in here
US 4.99 #5977
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Mary Maxim 7A irish twist pattern 32 to 36 inch chest in good condition
US 4.75 #5883
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Mary maxim 1-A ladies aran cardigan irish twist 100 % wool 34 to 40 inch chest
US 4.99 #5882
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Patons 144 for the family in good condition 8 different designs does have some pen writing in it but doesn't interfere in patterns
US 4.99 #5837
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Patons 514 irresistible arans in new condition 11 different sweaters
US 4.99 #5755
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Bainin wool mahonys of blarney for sizes 34 to 42 inch bust in good condition
US 4.50 #5728
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Patons 411 the aran look in good condition for the entire family
US 4.75 #5716
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bernat 227 ireland knits for the whole family in good condition
US 4.75 #5513
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Lady galt 1003 fishermen knits came out in 1968 knits for the entire family!
US 4.99 #5402
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Aran patterns b k wools ltd. 20 pages of great family aran patterns in ok condition
US 4.99 #5337
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Patons 119 fisherman knits 7 different designs in good condition
US 4.50 #420
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Peter pan P745 for children for 20 to 30 inch chest trellis sweater, tunic and cardigan
US 4.75 #5217
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Junior arans patons 159 in ok condition does have sticker mark on front
US 4.50 #4812
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Debbie Bliss classic knits for kids 30 traditional aran and guernsey designs for 0-6 years very heavy! this is a softcover
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6.99
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Emu 6735 astrakhan with aran poncho in three sizes 4 to 17 years poncho, hat and mitts
US 2.99 #1867 |
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Beehive 506 in great shape aran knits for the family 8 different designs
US 4.25 #1429 |
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Bernat book of irish knits Very popular book number 145 i believe it came out in the 70's in great condition
#3347 4.99
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