aridice53
Senior Member
Hi All,
Someone (forgive me, I can't remember who) had posted about finding the common thread of the forum and MDers.
Well, I got a new knitting book today, and as I looked through it, it struck me (not the book, the thought!!)...I think its history.
My new book is called "Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys, and Arans."
Even in my knitting I am drawn to the history involved. These patterns, sometimes called "fisherman knits" are historic. The "Gansey" is the sweater that fisherman wore that was knit in the little coastal fishing towns of the Brittish Isles. Originally, each village had its own particular pattern, and often a knitter would put an "intentional mistake" in the pattern for identification. When an unrecognizable body of a fisherman washed up on shore, they would immediately know which village he was from, and could be identified.
See, even knitting can be interesting!!! LOL
But, history seems to be the recurring thread in our posts, sure, we'd all love to find the treasure worth a gazillion dollars, but look how everyone reacts to the historic finds, and the things where an owner can be identified.
Yep, I think its the history, the connection to the past that you can hold in your hands.
But that's just MHO!
Char
Someone (forgive me, I can't remember who) had posted about finding the common thread of the forum and MDers.
Well, I got a new knitting book today, and as I looked through it, it struck me (not the book, the thought!!)...I think its history.
My new book is called "Patterns for Guernseys, Jerseys, and Arans."
Even in my knitting I am drawn to the history involved. These patterns, sometimes called "fisherman knits" are historic. The "Gansey" is the sweater that fisherman wore that was knit in the little coastal fishing towns of the Brittish Isles. Originally, each village had its own particular pattern, and often a knitter would put an "intentional mistake" in the pattern for identification. When an unrecognizable body of a fisherman washed up on shore, they would immediately know which village he was from, and could be identified.
See, even knitting can be interesting!!! LOL
But, history seems to be the recurring thread in our posts, sure, we'd all love to find the treasure worth a gazillion dollars, but look how everyone reacts to the historic finds, and the things where an owner can be identified.
Yep, I think its the history, the connection to the past that you can hold in your hands.
But that's just MHO!
Char
