Name/Title
Cornish guernseys & knit-frocksEntry/Object ID
TT819.G72.W7Description
In late nineteenth-century Cornwall, hand-knitting was an important cottage industry, and coastal villages developed their own distinctive patterns and names for the traditional navy blue guernsey. By the 1920s, contract knitting had died out and was almost forgotten until Mary Wright started asking old people about it. There are many delightful contemporary photographs, and detailed instructions and charts which show how to knit a Cornish guernsey incorporating one of 30 local patterns.Collection
Glee Krueger CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
knitting--england, knitting--great britain, knitting--patterns, knitting--sweatersBook Details
Author
Mary WrightPublisher
Alison Hodge, Ethnographica Ltd.Place Published
City
Penzance, LondonCountry
England, United KingdomContinent
EuropeDate Published
1979Call No.
TT819.G72.W7ISBN
906720052, 9780906720059LCCN
81147038Notes
Length: 68