Description
The kit contains enough yarn to knit a pullover 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 design 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 5 pattern yarns to use as reference.
The garment is worked from the bottom up with a slightly shorter yoke according to "New circular knitting" in AngoraGarnets angora/merino yarn with a knitting tension of 33 stitches/10cm. The patterned yoke for design is worked with up to for three pattern yarns in one round. Only knit and purl stitches are used. for The jumper is worked front and back in stockinette stitch back and forth and seamed. The sleeves are worked in raglan and when the pattern of the yoke begins, they are worked in the round, and the yoke is worked in the round. Knitting needles are not included in the kit, but typically 2.0 mm-2.5 mm needles are needed to achieve the correct knitting tension.
Pattern yarns for this design are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure they reproduce the original design.
Yarns included in the kit
Black base color no. 200. Pattern yarns color no. 164, 129, 85, 175, 96
Bohus Stickning Rådjurspåret after original Bohus Stickning
Design Emma Jacobsson for Bohus Stickning 1948-55
Recreated 2019 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.