Wings to fly
Sweater or cardigan
Design: Marianne Isager
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A Knitting Life 1 - Back to Tversted
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
MATERIALS:
200 – 300 g Isager Spinni, Color 6s
150 – 250 g Isager Alpaca 1, Color E0
Hold one strand of each yarn together while knitting.
The SWEATER in the photograph is knitted with Spinni color 6s and Alpaca 1 color 0.
The CARDIGAN in the photograph is knitted with Spinni color 61s and Alpaca 1 color 61.
MEASUREMENTS
MEASUREMENTS SWEATER:
SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4)
Chest Circumference: 90 (110) 120 (130) cm or 36 (44) 48 (52) inches + cuff.
Total Length: 37.5 cm or 14.75 inches (depth of Sleeve) + 12.5 cm or 5 inches (depth of bottom band) or desired length.
Wingspan: 125 (130) 135 (140) cm or 50 (52) 54 (56) inches + cuff
MEASUREMENTS CARDIGAN:
SIZES: 1 (2, 3)
Chest Circumference: 90 (110) 130 cm or 36 (44) 52 inches
Total Length: 37.5 cm or 14.75 inches (depth of Sleeve) + 12.5 cm or 5 inches (depth of bottom band) or desired length.
Wingspan: 120 (130) 140 cm or 48 (52) 56 inches + cuff
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The garment is worked from side to side and begins with the cast on of stitches for the Sleeve. The Sleeve is worked in the round and contains increases across the rounds of the Sleeve to the Body section. The Body is worked back and forth in rows to the second Sleeve, which then matches the first. Then, the bottom band, the neckline edge and the sleeve cuffs are completed.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3 mm (US 2)
A KNITTING LIFE – BACK TO TVERSTED
The book ‘A Knitting Life – Back to Tversted’ is a book about Marianne Isager’s first 20 years as a knitwear designer and as owner of the yarn company, ISAGER. Marianne tells about her inheritance from Åse Lund Jensen and about her efforts to combine family life and knitting life in the small village of Tversted.
The book contains stories and pictures from the 70s and 80s, and 15 new patterns with knitting instructions using the same techniques seen in designs from the two decades.
The book is available in Danish and English. The Danish title is: ET STRIKKELIV – TILBAGE TIL TVERSTED
Patterns in the book: Barbara, Barbara top, Braids, Chess, Easy, Gaudi, Honeymoon, Horseshoe, Jacquard, Newspaper, Scottish Check, Squares, Triangles, Twisted Cables og Wings to fly.
