Bohus Knitting Rådjurspåret

4495 kr

"Rådjurspåret", known as "The Deer Track" in English, was designed for Bohus Stickning by Emma Jacobsson in 1948-55.  

The knitting kit for Rådjurspåret Red and Rådjurspåret Green were developed in 2014 from original charts and garments held in museum collections . The design is available as knitting kit for pullover with a round yoke. 

The garment is knitted on black 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 match the original yarns. The yarn is spun in Denmark at Henrichsens Uldspinderi.

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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.

 

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.

 

Further information

Weight 0.48 kg
Knitting Kits

Bohus Stickning "Rådjurspåret Red" pullover with a round yoke, Bohus Stickning "Rådjurspåret Green" pullover with a round yoke

Design

Only pullover, Cards ok, a round yoke