Seaworthy Gansey Cap Using Frangipani 5-Ply Guernsey

Name: Seaworthy Gansey Cap Using Frangipani 5-Ply Guernsey
Brand: cyt
SKU: FR-SEAWORTHY-TREE-CHART-PDF
Price: 7.0 USD
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“With Northwest-inspired charts.”

Knit in a tightly spun traditional 5-ply Guernsey yarn, this all-weather cap is handsome on men and women alike. The eight-part decrease rounds create a flat circular top, while a firm gauge keeps the gansey-textured crown band standing at attention for pillbox styling. Or you can pull it down low over your ears like a beanie when the wind comes up!

See the "Knitter's Notes" for helpful tips.

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“With Northwest-inspired charts.”

See the "Knitter's Notes" for helpful tips.

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Shown in Frangipani 5-Ply Guernsey

We love the tradition and history of ganseys—warm, durable, yet supple garments knit with 5-ply Guernsey wool, originally developed to protect seafarers from the cold and sea spray. Family patterns were developed from the original and handed down from generation to generation. Start a new tradition!

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Sizes

Yarn requirements

1 skein Frangipani 5-Ply Guernsey (240 yds/220m) shown with “Grand Forest” chart in color Ocean Deep; shown on him with Chart I in Color Dark Navy; shown on her with Chart II in Color Aran.
Or approx. 200 yds/183m of an equivalent 5-ply Guernsey yarn.
Or approx. 400 yds/366m of a light fingering-weight sock yarn held double. (We've tried Regia 4-Ply with great success.).

Needles & Notions

Gauge

Knitter's notes

This hat is designed to fit with little or no stretching so that the sides stand straight. If you wish to increase the size a little, you can fine tune the fit with blocking. For a smaller hat, you can work to a slightly tighter gauge on a smaller needle and block to fit.

Five-ply Guernsey is out there, but a little rare. Curiously, 50g of fingering-weight sock yarn had roughly the same number of yards as 100g of fingering-weight 5-ply Guernsey. So that meant that there was as much fiber in a yard of Guernsey as in 2 strands of sock yarn. So we experimented and got a lovely, dense, beefy result that was right on gauge!

This pattern provides two traditional gansey pattern charts—one simple and one more complex. It also tells you how to swap in your favorite texture chart.

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Seaworthy Gansey Cap Using Frangipani 5-Ply Guernsey