Bohus Knitting Blå Dimman

1840 kr - 4495 kr

Blå Dimman, known as "The Blue Mist" in English, was originally designed for Bohus Stickning by Kerstin Olsson along with a series of similar designs created between 1963 and 1965.

The knitting kit for Blå Dimman was developed in 2016 from original charts and garments held in museum collections, in consultation with Kerstin Olsson. This design is available as a kit for a pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, as a pullover with cowl neck, as a hat and wristlets.

The design is knitted on a dark blue base (no 196) angora/merino yarn base spun from 50% hand-clipped angora wool from our own angora rabbits and 50% New Zealand merino wool. The yarn is spun in Denmark at Heinrichsens Uldspinderi and is dyed to match the original yarns. The main colours are dyed at the spinning mill to ensure an even saturation across the whole garment. The pattern colours are hand dyed by Pernille Silfverberg.

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The knitting kit contains enough yarn to knit a pullover or cardigan in the largest size XL, which corresponds to the garment's measurement of 117 cm around the chest, and instructions to knit a recreation of the original Bohus Stickning design in sizes from 92 cm for 117 cm. Instructions are for available for both the elastic neckline and the folded neckline. The kit also includes a printed pattern chart with yarn samples for and 8 pattern yarns to use as reference.

The garment is worked from the top down in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn. The patterned yoke is worked with two pattern yarns at the same time on one row, except for one row with three, and with a knitting tension of 33 stitches/10 cm. Only knit and purl stitches are used. The cardigan is worked back and forth while the front edge for buttons are worked side by side. The jumper is worked in the round on circular needles, then the front and back pieces are worked in stockinette stitch back and forth and seamed to mimic its original construction. Knitting needles are not included in the knitting kit, but typically 2.0 mm-2.5 mm needles are needed to achieve the correct knitting tension.

Pattern yarns for Blue Mist's design are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure they fully replicate its original design.

The buttons on the original garment were mother-of-pearl buttons 12 mm in diameter with two holes and a small notch between them. Buttons are not included in the knitting kit.

Yarns included for this design

Dark blue base color no. 196. Pattern yarns color nos. 100, 96, 12, 211, 211, 65, 200

 

Kits available in the Blå Dimman design

pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, pullover with cowl neck, hat and wristlets

 

Bohus Stickning Blå Dimman after original Bohus Stickning
Design Kerstin Olsson 1963-1965
Recreated in 2016 by Solveig Gustafsson and Pernille Silfverberg, AngoraGarnet.
Design and Copyright owner of the trademark Bohus Stickning

Bohus Stickning knitting kits are sold exclusively through AngoraGarnet. A small selection of kits are also available from Bohusläns museum shop. The knitting instructions are licensed for individual use only. They may not be copied or offered for sale commercially. Knitting instructions for Bohus Stickning are only sold together with yarn.

 

Description

The knitting kit contains enough yarn to knit a pullover or cardigan in the largest size XL, which corresponds to the garment's measurement of 117 cm around the chest, and instructions to knit a recreation of the original Bohus Stickning design in sizes from 92 cm for 117 cm. Instructions are for available for both the elastic neckline and the folded neckline. The kit also includes a printed pattern chart with yarn samples for and 8 pattern yarns to use as reference.

The garment is worked from the top down in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn. The patterned yoke is worked with two pattern yarns at the same time on one row, except for one row with three, and with a knitting tension of 33 stitches/10 cm. Only knit and purl stitches are used. The cardigan is worked back and forth while the front edge for buttons are worked side by side. The jumper is worked in the round on circular needles, then the front and back pieces are worked in stockinette stitch back and forth and seamed to mimic its original construction. Knitting needles are not included in the knitting kit, but typically 2.0 mm-2.5 mm needles are needed to achieve the correct knitting tension.

Pattern yarns for Blue Mist's design are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure they fully replicate its original design.

The buttons on the original garment were mother-of-pearl buttons 12 mm in diameter with two holes and a small notch between them. Buttons are not included in the knitting kit.

Yarns included for this design

Dark blue base color no. 196. Pattern yarns color nos. 100, 96, 12, 211, 211, 65, 200

 

Kits available in the Blå Dimman design

pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, pullover with cowl neck, hat and wristlets

 

Bohus Stickning Blå Dimman after original Bohus Stickning
Design Kerstin Olsson 1963-1965
Recreated in 2016 by Solveig Gustafsson and Pernille Silfverberg, AngoraGarnet.
Design and Copyright owner of the trademark Bohus Stickning

Bohus Stickning knitting kits are sold exclusively through AngoraGarnet. A small selection of kits are also available from Bohusläns museum shop. The knitting instructions are licensed for individual use only. They may not be copied or offered for sale commercially. Knitting instructions for Bohus Stickning are only sold together with yarn.

 

Further information

Weight 0.48 kg
Knitting Kits

pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, pullover with cowl neck, jacket with patterns across, hat, wristlets

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