Puffin - The Wide-Striped Guernsey Jumper
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  • Puffin - The Wide-Striped Guernsey Jumper

Puffin - The Wide-Striped Guernsey Jumper

£120.00
VAT excluded

A PRODUCT OF ISLAND LIFE, LOCALLY CRAFTED AND HAND FINISHED IN THE HEART OF THE ISLANDS.

Colour: Mallard / Smoke
Size: 38
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The striped variation of the traditional Guernsey jumper.


The rib at the top of the sleeve is said to represent a sailing ship’s rope ladder in the rigging, the raised seam across the shoulder a rope and the garter stitch panel, waves breaking upon the beach.

The traditional Guernsey sweater was originally a local fisherman’s working garment, hence the diamond under the arm for ease of movement and extra strength. It is knitted with close stitches from tightly twisted wool and this gives it its ability to withstand sea spray and rain.

Traditional Guernsey sweaters were knitted by the womenfolk of the fishing and farming families of the islands, when many earned their living from the sea or the land. The distinctive pattern was handed down from generation to generation the knitting skills passed on from mother to daughter.

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