Free knitting patterns for sweaters, blankets, scarves, and shawls featuring guernsey inspired textures. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 7/1/25
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Free Patterns
Mix It Up Beanie
Slouchy hat with sampler style sections including basketweave and other textures that remind me of gansey sweaters. DK weight yarn. Designed by Alicja Michalak.
Sea and Sky Scarf
Gansey style one skein scarf with diamonds framed by cables, ladder texture, and seed stitch. Uses just one skein of Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Robbie Laughlin.
Element Sweater
Tunic length pullover with different texture sections reminiscent of Gansey sweaters. Sizes S to 3XL. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Sanne Fjalland for Filcolana. Available in English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish.
Mock Aran Poncho
Gansey inspired poncho with diamond texture panel framed with diamond cables, then mock cables, on a rice stitch background. Knit in the round. DK weight yarn. Designed by Sherril Steele-Carlin.
Skagen Sweater
The rich texture of this pullover with triangles, zigzags, ladders, rope cables, and more remind me of Gansey style. Sizes S to XL. DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Søgaard for Filcolana. Available in English, Danish, German. Pictured project by ich-will-wolle
Cove Cardigan
Textured sections inspired by Guernsey/Gansey sampler style create a stylish women's cardigan with basketweave checks, diagonal stripes, broken rib columns, eyelet stripes, and more. DK weight yarn. Sizes To fit bust 81 to 147 cm / 32 to 58 in. Designed by Paintbox Yarns
Gansey Cape
Inspired by Gansey sweaters, this buttoned cape wrap uses only knits and purls and occasional slipped stitches, to form textured stripes of basketweave, garter rib, seed stitch, and more. 2 sizes. Bulky weight yarn. A Shawl for Sharing designed by Robbie Laughlin.
Learn-to-Knit Scarf
This sampler scarf is a great first knitting project according to the designer who used it for a class. It starts out with garter stitch, followed by 6 simple gansey style textures combining only knit and purl stitches. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Jennifer Turmel.
More Free Patterns
Guernsey Style Baby Blanket
Easy baby blanket with 4 different diamond textures inspired by classic Guernsey, or Gansey, designs. Knit from charts or written instructions. Knits up quickly in bulky weight yarn. Size 24" x 25". Designed by Kate McDaid. Pictured project by scarletclarinet
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Ludlow Shawl
Rectangular sampler shawl inspired by Gansey or Guernsey designs with rich textures and cables. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Berroco Design Team.
Sweet Stitches Baby Blanket
Easy baby blanket knit with 4 different gansey knit and purl textures, Basketweave, Double Moss, Travelling Rib, and Honeycomb.DK weight yarn. Designed by Cygnet.
Gansey Shawl
I love the knit and purl textures of guernsey patterns. This easy reversible triangular sampler shawl combines three classic patterns including chevrons, diagonals, and ridges to create an elegant shawl. DK weight yarn. Designed by Rachel Brockman.
Fisherman's Throw
Gansey style sampler blanket with sections of Moss Stitch, Arrows, Beaded Rib, Diamond Brocade, Diagonal Stripe, Double Moss. Quick knit in Super Bulky weight yarn. Size 42" x 52". Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team
Lots Of Texture Knit Scarf
Easy gansey style scarf created with 3 textures in just knit and purl stitches: a check or basketweave 8 row repeat, Irish moss 4 row repeat, and ridges. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Bernat.
Gansey Poncho
Sampler poncho knit flat in two pieces with gansey inspired textures Diamond Brocade Stitch, Mistake Rib Stitch, Double Moss Stitch, and ribbing. The side edges are picked up and knit, but you could substitue a different side edging of your choice as you knit. Bulky weight yarn. 3035 Poncho designed by Plymouth Yarn Design Studio. May only be free for a limited time.
Son of the Forest
Gansey inspired teen pullover sweater with diamond textures on broken rib. Sizes 12 to 16 inches. Pictured with Women's Oravala Cardigan, also free. Metsän Poika Jumper by Novita. Worsted weight yarn.
Karin’s Gansey Scarf
This scarf features diamond motifs and other textured stitches. Designed by Tina Hees. Pictured project by jeffmeister
Patterns for Purchase
Snapdragon Cardigan
Sampler sweater knit in the Gansey or Guernsey style with textured stitches that are easy to memorize. Knit in one piece from the bottom up, with no seaming! Sizes: 85 to 155 cm/ 33 to 61”. Sport weight yarn. Designed by Flora and Fauna Knitwear Design.
Lobélie Sweater
Gansey style sampler sweater with knit and purl chevron and basketweave textures. Sizes: 85 to 155 cm/ 33 to 61”. Designed by Maloraé Designs.
Ozette Poncho
Gansey or guernsy fisherman inspired poncho knit flat in one piece with knit and purl textures symbolizing hearth, home, and sea. Looks easy to me. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Celia Roberts
Hamlin Sweater
Drop-shoulder pullover sweater features mixed stitch stripes in gansey texture and twisted stitches. Knit in the round from the hem to underams, and the back and front are knit seperately. The sleeves are picked up and knit in the round. Stitch patterns are charted and written out. Sizes XS to 5XL. Designed by Julie Turjoman.
Sweet Little Gansey
Pullover sweater knit with classical gansey/guernsey motifs in a modern, fashionable way. Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL. Designed by Boadicea Binnerts. Fingering weight yarn
Summer Structure T-shirt
Sampler tee sweater featuring sections with different gansey inspired textures of different combinations of knit and purl stitches. Sizes 93 to 140 cm/ 36.6 to 55.1 inches chest circumference. Designed by SkovCreations for Hobbii. DK weight yarn. A kit is also available.
