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

 

US 4.99
#6212

 

 

Aran and fair isle knitting

golden hands special 2 1 

in good condition

some beautiful items to knit

in here

 

US 4.99

#5977

 

 

Mary Maxim 7A

irish twist pattern

32 to 36 inch chest

in good condition

 

US 4.75

#5883

 

 

Mary maxim 1-A

ladies aran cardigan

irish twist

100 % wool

34 to 40 inch chest

 

US 4.99

#5882

 

 

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

 

 

Patons 514

irresistible arans

in new condition

11 different sweaters

 

US 4.99

#5755

 

 

Bainin wool

mahonys of blarney

for sizes 34 to 42 inch bust

in good condition

 

US 4.50

#5728

 

 

Patons 411

the aran look

in good condition

for the entire family

 

US 4.75

#5716

 

 

bernat 227

ireland knits

for the whole family

in good condition

 

US 4.75

#5513

 

 

Lady galt 1003

fishermen knits

came out in 1968

knits for the entire family!

 

US 4.99

#5402

 

 

Aran patterns

b k wools ltd.

20 pages of great family

aran patterns

in ok condition

 

US 4.99

#5337

 

 

 

Patons 119

fisherman knits

7 different designs

in good condition

 

US 4.50

#420

 

 

Peter pan P745

for children

for 20 to 30 inch chest

trellis sweater, tunic

and cardigan

 

US 4.75

#5217

 

 

Junior arans

patons 159

in ok condition

does have sticker mark on front

 

US 4.50

#4812

 

 

Debbie Bliss

classic knits for kids

30 traditional aran and guernsey

designs for 0-6 years

very heavy!

this is a softcover

 

US 6.99
#4926

 

  

Emu 6735

astrakhan with aran

poncho in three sizes

4 to 17 years

poncho, hat and mitts

 

US 2.99

#1867

 

 

Beehive 506

in great shape

aran knits for the family

8 different designs

 

US 4.25

#1429

 

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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