Since the Isager Hør Organic Collection proved to be quite popular, we decided again to invite other knit designers to make each a design in our new yarns, Eco Baby and Eco Soft. The outcome is seven beautiful but rather different sweaters.

BADGER / Design: Anne Ventzel

BADGER is designed by Anne Ventzel and inspired by traditional Icelandic knitwear. The sweater is worked top down on circular needles and knitted in Isager Eco Soft. The pattern offers two colourways and must be ordered directly with Anne Ventzel: www.anneventzel.com

VERSION A
100 (100) 150 (150) g Isager Eco Soft col E2s
50 (50) 100 (100) g Isager Eco Soft col E8s

VERSION B
100 (100) 150 (150) g Isager Eco Soft col E6s
50 (50) 100 (100) g Isager Eco Soft col E8s

PHEASANT / Design: Mille Fryd

PHEASANT by Mille Fryd is a classic raglan-sweater with a peacock pattern on the front. It is also knitted in Isager Eco Soft and the pattern must be ordered directly with Mille Fryd: www.millefrydknitwear.dk/

150 (150) 200 (250) g Isager Eco Soft  col E7s

OWL / Design: Helga Isager

Helga Isager’s raglan-sweater, OWL is worked in the round from the bottom up. At the armholes the body and sleeves are joined for the yoke, which is worked with raglan decreases. Stitches are bound off for the neck opening and short rows are worked to shape the shoulders.The sleeves are finished with box pleats. The front and back are finished separately and sewn to the tops of the sleeves with mattress stitches at the end. A project which is fun to knit and a sweater with a perfect fit.

200 (250) 300 (350) g Isager Eco Baby col E7s

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DEER / Design: Yvonne Bjerregaard

Yvonne Bjerregaard chose Isager Eco Baby col. E7s for her design, but the edges are knitted in Isager Highland col. Chocolate. The Sweater is worked in seed stitch which makes a nice texture. It is worked from the bottom up with raglan decrease.

200 (250) 300 (350)g Eco Baby col E7s
10 (10) 10 (10)g Highland col Chocolate

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MOLE / Design: Anette Danielsen

Annette’s design has a cable pattern on the front, the back and the sleeves, and a ribbing on shoulders and under the sleeves. The sweater is worked from the bottom up, the body knitted on circulars needles and the sleeves
set in. The collar is closed with a botton.

150 (150) 200 (200) g Isager Eco Soft col E4s.

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BEAR / Design: Bolette Gudmundsson

Bolette’s design is a raglan-sweater with a beautiful thread pattern constructed in 3 rounds. The sweater is knitted in Isager Eco Soft, and the pattern offers two colour ways. It is worked from the bottom up. The English pattern is not ready yet but will be available soon.

150 (200) 200 (200) g Isager Eco Soft col E7s or 2s
100 (100) 150 (150) g Isager Eco Soft col E8s or 4s

MOUSE / Design: Marianne Isager

Marianne’s design is knitted in Isager Eco Soft and Isager Spinni with a garter stitch pattern in knit stitches which makes it an easy pattern for beginners. The sweater is worked from the bottom up on circular needles. The sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole and worked out to the cuff so that the sleeve length can be adjusted.

100 (150) 200 (250) g Isager Eco Soft col E6s
50 (50) 50 (50) g Isager Eco Soft col E7s
50 (100) 100 (100) g Isager Spinni col 0

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The idea for these two new yarns arose last summer when more and more beginners visited our shop. I realized that a yarn was missing which could be knitted on large needle sizes with one strand only. And yes – we do have alpaca 3, but even this yarn can be difficult to knit from if you are at beginner’s level. I was very happy to receive the samples from our supplier in Peru and started the test knitting right away. I liked both samples very much and 5 natural colours of each yarn have been chosen.

Like the Alpaca 1 and 2 Eco-yarns, both new yarns are undyed and only available in the natural colours of the alpaca wool: dark grey, light grey, raw white, light beige and brown.

– Marianne Isager

ISAGER ECO SOFT consists of 56% Alpaca and 44% Organic Pima Cotton. Meterage is 125 m in 50g and can be knitted on needle sizes 5.5 – 6 mm. Eco Soft could be the perfect replacement yarn for sweaters knitted on the same needle size and from Silk Mohair held together with a different yarn. The perferct choice for knitters, who prefer knitting with one strand only but still would like the furry look. The colours are natural, undyed colours.

ISAGER ECO BABY consists of 68% Baby Alpaca and 32% Organic Pima Cotton. Meterage is 150 m in 50 g, and it is knitted on needle size 4 – 5. This very soft yarn is well suited for babies and the smaller children. The ECO BABY  colours are natural colours and since the yarn has no chemical treatment from a dyeing process, it is also well suited for people with sensitive skins or who are allergic to wool.

Meterage is 356 m / 100 g and we have made some knitting samples with these gauges:
Hør Organic, single strand: 3 mm needles = 26 sts / 34 rows
Hør Organic + Alpaca 1: 3 mm needles = 20 sts / 24 rows
Hør Organic + Alpaca 2: 3,5 mm needles = 18 sts / 22 rows
Hør Organic 2 strands: 4 mm needles = 19 sts / 20 rows

The first design is FIELD, a simple blouse with raglan sleeves. The blouse is worked from the top down with raglan increases on the yoke to make a good fitting. The blouse can be knitted in two different Merilin colours. However, and as shown in the picture, one of the stripes can be knitted in Alpaca 1, col. 33/Trio, col. Nougat. This makes a beautiful play of colour and a nice texture which is kind to your skin.

The finished blouse is turned ‘inside out’, so wrongside of the stockinette stitch is facing outward. The way the neckline is sewn in place makes both sides look nice, and ensures that the blouse can be worn with both the Right Side and the Wrong Side out.

The pattern is available in the webshop in Danish, English and German.