“For my Confirmation my Uncle Niels gifted me two beautiful Japanese wood cuts. This present awoke my interest in Japanese art and later, when Japanese fashion designers entered the Western fashion world, my curiosity for this fascinating country grew. In 2001 I met my husband, Nels, who at that time lived and worked in Tokyo; this was the begin­ning of 15 years of commuting between Japan and Denmark but also the beginning of many enriching experiences.

My knitting is always inspired by the things going on around me, expe­riences from daily life and from travels. My long stays in Japan became an important source of inspiration. This book is about my life in Japan and what inspired me on this journey.”

Marianne Isager

The scarf is knitted back and forth in garter stitches and shaped using Japanese Short Rows. Stitches are bound off at the beginning of the scarf for the first knot. Then a lace edge is knitted sideways onto the scarf, and at the end stitches are bound for the second knot.

For the best result, we suggest knitting LACE SCARF in thinner yarns; e.g. 25 gr ISAGER SOFT FINE or 50 gr ISAGER ALPACA 2.

The lighter version of the sweater is knitted in the following yarns: ISAGER JENSEN YARN, ISAGER ALPACA 1 and ISAGER MERILIN
The darker version of the sweater is knitted in the following yarn: ISAGER JENSEN YARN and ISAGER ALPACA 3.

Materials: Isager Bouclé, knitted with one strand.

Materials: Isager Spinni col 3s, Isager Alpaca 1 col E2s and Isager Spinni in various colours for stripes.

Materials: Isager Bouclé col E0, Isager Alpaca 2 col E0 and scraps of Isager Silk Mohair for the stripes. The shown model uses colours 16, 30 and 47 in Silk Mohair.

The blouse can be made in various combinations of yarns for a personal and unique look.
The blouse is worked from the top-down and the length is thereby easy to adjust. The finely crocheted edge and the delicate lace pattern around the raglan increases adds a feminine touch. The neckline is shaped using short rows.

Helga Isager got the inspiration for the skirt during a visit to Japan. Garments with ribbing details appeared to be omnipresent, and she found it interesting that you can accentuate the shape of the body in such a simplistic way. The ribbing pattern leads Helga’s mind to the Japanese Zen gardens like the famous Ryōan-ji Temple Rock Garden in Kyoto.