Codling

£345.00

“by the morning it had turned even colder and the sky over the land was ink-dark and heavy with rain, although out to sea it was clear and blue and a line of sociable fat white clouds drifted above the horizon.”

Threads – The Delicate Life of John Craske. Julia Blackburn.

From my original Olive and George collection, drawing inspiration from the Norfolk fishermen’s Gansey jumpers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Codling is a slouchy men’s  V neck cardigan which can also be worn by women. It has been knitted in a fisherman’s rib stitch and trimmed with sustainable brown natural corozo buttons .

The name is taken from Emily Codling of Sheringham who was a Gansey knitter. She was the sister of Cutty Cooper and she knitted his jumper which featured ropes and hailstones. Recreations of her Gansey stitches can be seen on our Every jumper tells a story page.

Studying the form of this style, I have emphasised the shaping and fully fashioning of the ribbed panels so that they have as few seams as possible.

Description

Knitted from 100% Peruvian baby alpaca yarn (pictures of the alpacas grazing in the Peruvian highlands can be seen in our journal pages) and knitted in Perugia, Italy, this yarn is un-dyed and a completely natural fibre and colour – you can identify the shades available from the various colours of the alpacas in the images on our journal page (link below).

The yarn is twisted to create a luxurious 3 ply chunky weight knit so that this style can  be worn as an outerwear piece during the warmer months, or layered up with one of our knitted scarves for the winter.

Sized for men or women (with men’s left side buttoning), this piece can equally be worn by men (typically size M/L), or women (typically size S/M). The size S/M measures approx. 60cm long by 55cm wide and the M/L measures approx. 62cm long by 58cm wide. I have shortened the sleeves from the original fit, to an underarm measurement of 43cm to make them a regular length, with a Gansey inspired “lightening” stitch detail knitted into the forearms. Please contact me directly if you would like more advice on fit.

To discover more about our Peruvian baby alpaca yarn please visit the journal page.

Additional information

Weight 1 kg
Colour

Almond, Mid Grey Melange, Milk White, Toffee Apple

Size

Small/Medium, Medium/Large

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