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"Grådiset Beige" was originally designed for Bohus Stickning by Kerstin Olsson in 1963.
The knitting kit for Grådiset Beige was developed in 2024 from original charts and garments held in museum collections , in consultation with Kerstin Olsson. Grådiset Beige available as knitting kit for pullover /cardigan with a round yoke only.
The garment is knitted on natural white base in a lambswool yarn spun from 100% New Zealand merino wool. Three of the design's seven pattern yarns are knitted in angora yarn spun from 50% hand-cut angora wool from our own angora rabbits and 50% New Zealand merino wool. The other four are knitted in our lambswool yarn. The pattern yarns are hand-dyed by Pernille Silfverberg to mimic original yarns for Grådiset Beige . 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 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 7 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 in work at the same time on one row, except for one row with three, and with a gauge of 33 stitches/10 cm. Only knit and purl stitches are used. The cardigan is worked back and forth with the front edge for buttons worked evenly. for The jumper is worked in the round on circular needles, 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 Grådiset Beige are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure that they fully mimic 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.
Naturvit base color no. 1S in lambswool yarn of 100% New Zealand merino wool.
Pattern yarns, 7 for number, 3 are in angora/merino wool and 4 in merino wool.
Pattern yarns in angora/merino wool: No. 100 (natural white), No. 28, No. 136
Merino pattern yarns: No 19, No 21 (8S, natural mottled dark brown), No 84 (7S, natural mottled brown), No 14 (6S, natural mottled light brown)
pullover/cardigan with a round yoke
Bohus Stickning "Grådiset Beige" after original Bohus Stickning
Design Kerstin Olsson 1963
Recreated in 2024 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.