MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS

SIZES
XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)

MATERIALES
350-400 (400) 400 (450) 450 (450) 500 (500) 550 (550) g Jensen Yarn colour 0 (one strand)
Held together with:
350 (350-400) 400 (400) 400 (400-450) 450 (450) 500 (500) g Highland colour E0 (two strands)
(i.e. work with a total of three strands held together).
5 buttons (Ø = 20 mm)

MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference: 104 (109) 114 (119) 124 (129) 134 (144) 154 (161) cm [41 (43) 45 (46 8/4) 48 8/4 (50 8/4) 52 8/4 (56 8/4) 60 8/4 (63 8/4) inches]
Length: 52 (54) 56 (58) 59 (60) 63 (66) 68 (70) cm [20 1/2 (21 1/4) 22 (22 8/4) 23 1/4 (23 1/2) 24 8/4 (26) 26 8/4 (27 1/2) inches] (measured mid back)

SIZE GUIDE
The Esther Jacket is designed to have approx. 24 cm [9 1/2 inches] of positive ease in the smaller sizes and then gradually less positive ease in the larger sizes. The sizes XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL) are designed to fit a bust circumference of 75-80 (80-85) 85-90 (90-95) 95-100 (100-110) 110-120 (120-130) 130-140 (140-150) cm [29 1/2-31 1/2 (31 1/2-33 1/2) 33 1/2-35 1/2 (35 /1/2-37 1/2) 37 1/2-39 1/2 (39 1/2-43 1/4) 43 1/4-47 1/4 (47 1/4-51 1/4) 51 1/4-55 (55-56) inches]. The measurements for the finished garment are on the front page of the pattern. Before beginning your project, measure yourself to determine which size will fit you the best. For example, if you measure 90 cm [35 1/2 inches] around your bust (or around the widest part on your upper body) you should knit a size S. A size S jacket has a bust circumference of 114 cm [45 inches] which in the given example would give you 24 cm [9 1/2 inches] of positive ease.

About the design

Petiteknit (Mette Wendelboe Okkels) writes about the design:
When I got the chance to have a look at the archives of all the Isager patterns, there was no doubt when I saw the cardigan that is the inspiration for Esther Jacket. The simple yet recognizable pattern consisting of regular knit and purl stitches has a timeless quality to it. It is the kind of knitwear you would love to find in your grandfather’s closet and bring straight home to your own. Esther Jacket is knitted from the top down in Isager Jensen Yarn and Isager Highland.

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 designa.
The Isager Archives collection consists of 12 modern and timeless pieces of knitwear.

You can view the entire collection HERE.