Part of the Isager Archives 2 collection
Athene Sweater
Sweater
Design: Mette Okkels (PetiteKnit)
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SIZES
2XS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)
MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 100 (105) 110 (115) 120 (130) 135 (145) 150 (160) cm [39 1/4 (41 1/4) 43 1/4 (45 1/4) 47 1/4 (51 1/4) 53 1/4 (57) 59 (63) inches]
Length: 54 (55) 57 (58) 59 (61) 63 (66) 67 (68) cm [21 1/4 (21 3/4) 22 1/2 (22 3/4) 23 1/4 (24) 24 3/4 (26) 26 1/2 (26 3/4) inches] measured mid back excl. neck edge
YARN
Main colour:
300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 (450) 500 (500) g Isager Soft col. E6s
Pattern colour:
200 (200) 200 (200) 200 (250) 250 (250) 250 (300) g Isager Soft col. 30
CONSTRUCTION
The Athene Sweater is worked from the top down with a colorwork pattern. The top section of the yoke is worked in one solid color. The part of the sweater that is worked in the colorwork pattern is worked in the round on a circular needle, so the sleeve openings are steeked (i.e. cut open using scissors). The colorwork pattern can also be worked back and forth on the circular needle, so you do not have to steek (i.e. cut your work open using scissors).
First, the top part of the back yoke is worked back and forth while the slope of the shoulders is shaped using short rows. Then each shoulder is worked back and forth separately on a circular needle. The shoulders are then joined to form the front yoke. The front and back yoke are then joined to form the body, and steeking stitches are cast on at both sides, so the body can be worked in the round in the colorwork pattern until the armholes have been completed. After this, the body is worked in the round without steeking stitches, and the hem is finished with a rib edge. The sleeves are worked in the round from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the armhole openings after these have been steeked (i.e. cut) open. The folded neck edge is worked at the end from stitches that are picked up and knitted around the neck opening.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLES
Circular needles:
4 mm [US6] / 40, 60 and 80 and/or 100 cm [16, 24 and 32 and/or 40 inches]
4.5 mm [US7] / 80 and/or 100 cm [32 and/or 40 inches]
3.5 mm [US4] / 40 and 80 and/or 100 cm [16 and 32 and/or 40 inches]
Double-pointed needles
3.5 mm [US4], 4 mm [US6] and 4.5 mm [US7] (unless using the Magic Loop technique)
GAUGE
20 sts x 27 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on a 4 mm [US6] needle
20 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in colorwork pattern on a 4.5 mm [US7] needle
BUY PATTERN
The pattern can be purchased at Mette Okkels (PetiteKnit)’s Ravelry
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ABOUT THE DESIGNER'S INSPIRATION AND DESIGN PROCESS
Mette Okkels (PetiteKnit) writes about the design:
Looking through the Isager archives is always inspiring, but even though we looked through several folders of patterns, I knew right away which pattern I wanted to work on. It had to be the A La Grecque – one of Marianne’s 1980s classics. I was drawn to the graphic expression, which on my Athene Sweater has been given a slightly softer expression in the furry wool.
Working with the continuous colorwork pattern was a process that challenged me in terms of knitting techniques. The Athene Sweater is knitted from the top down in Isager Soft, and the colorwork pattern on the yoke can be knitted either in the round (with subsequent steeking) or back and forth.
ABOUT ISAGER ARCHIVES 2 - COLLECTION
This collection is inspired by Marianne Isagers many designs from the 80s and 90s. 15 of Denmark’s most talented knitwear designers have spent a weekend with us in Tversted, with access to Marianne’s substantial collection of patterns. The designers have used one or more patterns as inspiration for their respective contributions to the Isager Archives 2 collection.
See the entire collection HERE
