Barbara pattern

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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS

MATERIALS
200 (250, 300, 350, 400) g Isager Tweed
100 (100, 150, 150, 200) g Isager Spinni

Since Isager Tweed and Spinni are both single-strand yarns, they tend to twist or bias slightly when knitted. Alternatively, one could substitute Tweed for Merilin and Spinni for Alpaca 1 and Silk Mohair.

MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 110 (120, 130, 140, 150) cm or 43 (47, 51, 55, 59) inches
Total Length: 50 (55, 60, 65, 65) cm or 20 (22, 24, 26, 26) inches
Sleeve Length from underarm: 42 (40, 38, 35, 32) cm or 16.5
(15.75, 15, 13.75, 12.5) inches

CONSTRUCTION NOTES

The pullover is knitted beginning at the bottom of the Back. Stitches are added at both sides for the Sleeves. Then, the sleeve and shoulder are worked using short rows. The neckline shaping and Front are then worked. After blocking, the knitted piece is sewn together along the underarms of the Sleeves and the side seams.

RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE

3.5 mm (US 4)

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.

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