Description
The knitting kit for pullover/cardigan
The 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 Design of the original Bohus Stickning pattern in sizes from 92 cm for 117 cm. The model can be knitted with an elastic neck or a folded neck edge, both of which are described in the instructions. The kit also includes a printed pattern chart with yarn samples for and 11 pattern yarns to use as reference.
The garment is worked from the top down in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn. The patterned yoke for design is worked with up to for three 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 for gloves
The knitting kit contains yarn and knitting instructions to knit a recreation Design of the original Bohus Stickning pattern as gloves. The knitting kit also includes a printed pattern chart with yarn samples for the pattern 11 pattern yarns to use as reference.
The finger mittens are worked in stockinette stitch in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn with a knitting tension of 33 stitches/10 cm. The patterned collar is worked with up to for three pattern yarns in one row and only knit and purl stitches are used. Knitting needles are not included in the kit, but typically 2.0 mm - 2.5 mm needles are needed to achieve the correct gauge.
Yarns included in the kit
Light natural beige base color no. N96. Pattern yarns color codes 50, 164, 28, 244, 138, 177, 195, 111, 148, 251, 102.
Pattern yarns for this design are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure they reproduce the original design.
Bohus Stickning Yellow Fire after original Bohus Stickning
Design Anna-Lisa Mannheimer Lunn for Bohus Stickning 1948-53
Recreated in 2014 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.