Guernsey (clothing)

This article is about the knitten woollen sweater worn by seamen. For the shirt worn by Australian rules footballers, see Guernsey (Australian rules football).

Guernseymen wearing their guernseys at Lé Viaer Marchi (The Old Market), Guernsey

A guernsey, or gansey, is a seaman's knitted woollen sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated in the Channel Island of the same name, sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall, especially Polperro.[1]

  1. ^ Mary Wright, Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks, 1979, 2008 Polperro Heritage Press