We are delighted to share with you today the precious collection that Marianne @mar.gue.nee has patiently designed for her lovely daughter’s 16th birthday!
The ‘Grande Ourse’ is a collection of seven delicate and comfortable designs (jumpers, cardigans and tops), each named after a star in the Grande Ourse constellation. In a beautiful variety of ingenious and seamless constructions, they are each delicately embellished with precious details and promise you some very enjoyable knitting moments!
Marianne has kindly created this entire collection using our yarns, so you’ll find everything you need to transform your balls of Bérénice, Ulysse, Gilliatt and Antigone into cosy treasures 🙂
« Merak » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in De Rerum Natura Bérénice, (with 2 strands), in “chocolat chaud”
« Mizar » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in De Rerum Natura Bérénice, (with 2 strands), in “libellule”
« Dubhe » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in Ulysse “cyprès”
« Alkaid » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in Gilliatt “sel”
« Alioth » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in Ulysse “aubépine”, in size 40
« Alioth » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in Ulysse “delphinium”, in size 50
« Megrez »pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in Antigone “dahlia“
« Phecda » pattern by Marianne Munier, available in french and english on Ravelry, knitted in Antigone “graphite“
You can discover Marianne’s entire ‘Grande Ourse’ collection on Ravelry, as well as the test knitters’ realizations. Here is what you will need to knit them:
- Merak: 8 (8, 8, 9, 9) (10, 10, 10, 11) (11, 12, 12, 13) balls of De Rerum Natura Bérénice (55% Super Kid Mohair labelled RMS, Responsible Mohair Standards (South Africa), 25 % mulberry silk (China), 20 % organic Merinos d’Arles (France) – 230 yds (210 m) / 25 g) for sizes 34, (36, 38, 40, 42), 44, 46, 48, 50, (52, 54, 56, 58) or approx. 1640 (1730, 1820, 1900, 2000) (2100, 2200, 2300, 2400) (2510, 2620, 2730, 2840) yds ; 1500 (1580, 1660, 1740, 1830) (1920, 2010, 2100, 2190) (2290, 2390, 2490, 2590) meters of yarn to obtain the correct gauge.
- Phecda : 3 (3, 3, 3, 3) (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5) balls of De Rerum Natura Antigone (100% ecological linen, grown in Normandie (France) ; 260 m / 100g env.) for sizes 34, (36, 38, 40, 42), 44, 46, 48, 50, (52, 54, 56, 58) or approx. 630 (670, 700, 730, 780) (830, 900, 980, 1090) (1180, 1250, 1310, 1390) in ; 580 (610, 640, 670, 710) (760, 820, 900, 1000) (1080, 1140, 1200, 1270) meters of yarn with corresponding gauge.
- Megrez: 3 (3, 3, 3, 3) 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) balls ofDe Rerum Natura Antigone (100% ecological linen, grown in Normandie (France) ; 260 m / 100g env.) for sizes 34, (36, 38, 40, 42), 44, 46, 48, 50, (52, 54, 56, 58) or approx. 630 (670, 700, 730, 780) (830, 900, 980, 1090) (1180, 1250, 1310, 1390) yds ; 580 (610, 640, 670, 710), 760, 820, 900, 1000, (1080, 1140, 1200, 1270) meters of yarn with corresponding gauge.
- Alioth: 6 (6, 6, 7, 7) (7, 8, 8, 8) (9, 9, 10, 10) balls of De Rerum Natura Ulysse (French mérinos d’Arles and Portuguese black merino woolen spun in France, 202 yards (185 m) / 50 g) for sizes 34, (36, 38, 40, 42), 44, 46, 48, 50, (52, 54, 56, 58) or approx. 1200 (1240, 1290, 1310, 1370) (1420, 1490, 1550, 1630) (1710, 1790, 1860, 1950) yds ; 1100 (1130, 1180, 1200, 1250) (1300, 1360, 1420, 1490) (1560, 1640, 1700, 1780) meters of yarn with corresponding gauge.
- Mizar: 8, (8, 8, 9, 9), 10, 10, 10, 11, (11, 12, 12, 13) balls of De Rerum Natura Bérénice (55% Super Kid Mohair labelled RMS, Responsible Mohair Standards (South Africa), 25 % mulberry silk (China), 20 % organic Merinos d’Arles (France) – 230 yds (210 m) / 25 g) for sizes 34, (36, 38, 40, 42), 44, 46, 48, 50, (52, 54, 56, 58) or approx. 1640, (1730, 1820, 1900, 2000), 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, (2500, 2610, 2720, 2830) yds ; 1500, (1580, 1660, 1740, 1830), 1920, 2010, 2100, 2190, (2290, 2390, 2490, 2590) meters of yarn with corresponding gauge.
Thank you, Marianne, for all these wonders!
Photos credits: Marianne Munier