1900 kr - 4670 kr
“Vattenmelonen”, känd på engelska som ”The Watermelon”, designades ursprungligen för Bohus Stickning av Kerstin Olsson 1961.
Kerstin Olsson berättar att Emma Jacobsson inte tyckte om inslaget av rosa i kontrast till designens gröna nyanser. På Guldsheden i Göteborg, Bohus Sticknings huvudkvarter, fick designen tillfälligt skämtsamt heta ”Den Äckliga”. Trots (eller kanske tack vare) detta entydiga bevis på att skönhet ligger i betraktarens öga, fick den ingå i kollektionen och beundras och stickas än idag. Emma Jacobsson, som namngav alla Bohus Sticknings designs, förärade den till sist namnet Vattenmelonen, och här finns den återskapad, praktfull, över 60 år senare.
The knitting kit for Vattenmelonen was developed in consultation with Kerstin Olsson in accordance with charts and original garments held in museum collections. The pattern is today recreated as knitting kit for pullover /cardigan with a round yoke and as a hat.
The garment is knitted on olive green 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 Vattenmelonen . The yarns are spun in Denmark at Henrichsens Uuldspinderi.
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 reproduction of the original Bohus Stickning design in sizes from 92 cm for 117 cm. The garment can be worked with an elastic neckband or a folded neckband, both of which are described in the instructions. The kit also includes a printed pattern chart card with yarn samples for and 12 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 four pattern yarns at the same time on one row 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.
Pattern yarns for the Watermelon design are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure they 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.
Olive green base color no. 195. Pattern yarns color codes 200, 258, 297, 142, 296, 63, 244, 42, 85, 247, 248, 75.
pullover/cardigan with a round yoke and hat
Bohus Stickning "Vattenmelonen" after original Bohus Stickning
Design Kerstin Olsson 1961
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.
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 reproduction of the original Bohus Stickning design in sizes from 92 cm for 117 cm. The garment can be worked with an elastic neckband or a folded neckband, both of which are described in the instructions. The kit also includes a printed pattern chart card with yarn samples for and 12 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 four pattern yarns at the same time on one row 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.
Pattern yarns for the Watermelon design are hand-dyed by Pernille to ensure they 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.
Olive green base color no. 195. Pattern yarns color codes 200, 258, 297, 142, 296, 63, 244, 42, 85, 247, 248, 75.
pullover/cardigan with a round yoke and hat
Bohus Stickning "Vattenmelonen" after original Bohus Stickning
Design Kerstin Olsson 1961
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.
| Weight | 0.48 kg |
|---|---|
| Knitting Kits | pullover/cardigan with a round yoke, hat |
| Color scheme |
