Claim: In the early 1940s, Bohus Stickning, a Swedish knitting cooperative that introduced woolen cardigan designs (including the 2-color wool cardigan inspired by the Swedish weaving technique), was founded by Emma Charlotte Stiasny Jacobsson, an Austrian-born, Swedish botanist, art historian, knitwear designer, and entrepreneur.
Evidence: Bohus Stickning was a Swedish knitting cooperative that was active between 1939 and 1969. early 1940s 2-color wool cardigan. Inspired by the Swedish weaving technique, or smålandsweave. Emma Charlotte Stiasny Jacobsson (1883 in Vienna – 1977) was an Austrian-born, Swedish botanist, art historian, knitwear designer, and entrepreneur. She was a founder of the Bohus Stickning knitting cooperative, and the executive director during its thirty years of operation.