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

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    1 year 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?

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      1 year ago

      Thanks.

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

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    1 year 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.

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