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1840 kr - 4495 kr
Gallret Blått, known as "The Blue Grillwork" in English, was designed for Bohus Stickning by Kerstin Olsson in 1961. There are 3 other iterations in the series also designed by Kerstin Olsson, the Gallret Rött on light and dark bases and Gallret Grönt.
Knitting kit for Gallret Blått was developed in 2012 from original charts and garments held in museum collections, in consultation with Kerstin Olsson. Gallret Blått is available as a kit for a pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, and hat and a tam.
The garment is knitted on light blue base in an angora yarn spun from 50% hand-cut angora wool from our own angora rabbits and 50% New Zealand merino wool. The pattern yarns are hand-dyed by Pernille Silfverberg to mimic the original yarns for Gallret Blått . The yarns are spun in Denmark at Henrichsens Uldspinderi.
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 knitting instructions to knit a re-created rendition of the original Bohus Stickning design in sizes from 92 cm for 117 cm, with an elastic neck or folded neckline. The kit also includes a printed pattern chart with yarn samples for and 6 pattern yarns for reference.
The garment is worked from the top down in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn. The patterned yoke for design is worked with only two pattern yarns in one round 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.
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.
The knitting kit contains yarn and knitting instructions to knit a recreated Design of the original Bohus Stickning pattern as hat, respectively as tam. The knitting kit also includes a printed pattern chart with yarn samples for of the 6 pattern pieces for reference.
The garment is knitted in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn. The pattern in the design is worked with a maximum of two pattern yarns in one row with a knitting tension of 33 stitches/10 cm. Only knit and purl stitches are used. For hat an edge is knitted in garter stitch that can be folded in, which also means that the hat is adjustable in size. For tam is worked in garter stitch, followed by garter stitch.
Light blue base no. 134. Pattern yarns color nos. 111, 259, 148, 200, 260, 258
Please note: Pattern colours for this design are hand dyed by Pernille to ensure they correctly match the original design. Please anticipate that it may take 3 weeks before you receive notice that your kit has been put together and sent to you. During busy periods or holidays (or if more than a couple of pattern colours are out of stock and need to be dyed for you) this may be extended.
pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, hat and tam
Bohus Stickning "Gallret Blått" after original Bohus Stickning
Design Kerstin Olsson 1961
Recreated in 2012 by Solveig Gustafsson and revised in 2017 by 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.
