The Watermelon Cardigan by Kerstin Olsson

The Watermelon Cardigan

Knitting
January 1961
Lace ?
33 stitches = 4 inches
in same gauge patterned & stockinette
US 000 - 1.5 mm
US 0 - 2.0 mm
XS-XXL
English Swedish

The Watermelon - Vattenmelonen - designed for Bohus Stickning by Kerstin Olsson in 1961. Recreated by Solveig Gustafsson in 2014.
The knitting kit for Vattenmelonen was developed in consultation with Kerstin Olsson in accordance with charts and original garments held in museum collections.

Yarns included in the kit:

  • Olive green base color (MC) no. 195.
  • Pattern yarns color codes 200, 258, 297, 142, 296, 63, 244, 42, 85, 247, 248, 75.