Rita Jacket
Jacket
Design: Helga Jóna Thórunnardóttir
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
SIZES
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
MATERIALES
50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) g Isager Alpaca 1 colour 0
50 (50) 100 (100)150 (150) g Isager Trio 2 colour Linen
300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) g Isager Bouclé colour 6s
Separating zipper the length of the front edge of the jacket
MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 95 (99) 106 (115) 123 (131) cm [37 1/2 (39) 41 8/4 (45 1/4) 48 1/2 (51 1/2) inches]
Waist circumference: 87 (91) 95 (99) 106 (115) cm [34 1/4 (35 8/4) 37 1/2 (39) 41 8/4 (45 1/4) inches]
Total length measured mid back (excl. collar): 49 (51) 53 (55) 56 (58) cm [19 1/4 (20) 20 8/4 (21 8/4) 22 (22 8/4) inches]
About the design
Helga Jóna Thórunnardóttir writes about the pattern:
“RITA Jacket” is my contribution to the ISAGER ARCHIVES. I was inspired by Åse Lund Jensen’s knitting pattern “PJUSK Battlejacket”, which she created in 1974. I have always been fascinated by that jacket, by the loop knitting, and by the beautiful hand drawing Åse made of it.
I have reinterpreted the jacket in a lighter version of a bomber jacket, where the loops are knitted in ISAGER Bouclé, which in my opinion is made for the jacket. The nice little loops in the yarn give the knitted loops extra nice finishing touch, almost like fur.
The rib, edges and collar of the jacket are knitted in slip-stich pattern, with one strand of Isager Trio 2 and one strand Alpaca 1 are helt together, creating a beautiful contrast to the loops.
I have really enjoyed the process of putting my own fingerprint on one of Åse’s patterns.
NEEDLES
Hand 3 mm [US2 1/2] circular needle, 80 cm [32 inches]80 cm
2.5 mm [US1 1/2] and 3 mm [US2 1/2] double-pointed needles (double-pointed needles can be omitted if the Magic Loop technique is used)
GUAGE
32 sts and 50 rows in rib on a 2.5 mm [US1 1/2] needle with one strand of Isager Trio 2 and one strands of Isager Alpaca 1 held together = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]
14 sts and 26 rows in loop pattern on a 3 mm [US2 1/2] needle with Isager Bouclé = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]
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ISAGER ARCHIVES COLLECTION
In the summer of 2023, Helga Isager invited a group of Denmark’s best knit designers for an inspiring weekend at Isager in Tversted. Here, they bagan their work on the Isager Archives collection, where all models are inspired by Åse Lund Jensen’s patterns from the 1960s and 1970s.
On the contrary to the political knitwear of the time which cultivate spontaneity and knitting without a pattern, Åse’s designs were always very well thought out and clearly showed her background as a tailor. We treasure her neat patterns and drawings and keep them all in binders which we normally only have access to ourselves.
In the Isager Archives collection, each designer has taken inspiration from one or more patterns from the archives to create a new and contemporary design.
The Isager Archives collection consists of 12 modern and timeless pieces of knitwear.
You can view the entire collection HERE.
