MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
MATERIALS
300 (450) g Isager Tweed
150 (250) g Isager Alpaca 1
One strand of each yarn is held together when knitting.
Or 500 (700) g Isager Jensen Yarn
MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 132 (160) cm or 52 (63) inches
Total Length: 50 (60) cm 20 (24) inches or desired length + bottom band
Woman’s Sleeve Length: 40 (30) cm or 15.75 (12) inches + cuff
Man’s Sleeve Length: 42 (30) cm or 16.5 (13.75) inches + cuff
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The pullover is worked from the top down. Begin by knitting two pieces for the shoulders. The two pieces are joined together by casting on neckline stitches between them and then the Front is knitted. The Back is knitted in similar fashion to the Front. The Sleeves are knitted from the bottom up. The shoulders are sewn together and the Sleeves, centered across the shoulder seam, are sewn to the body. Then, the underside of the Sleeve and side seams of the body are sewn together. Finally, the bottom band, collar, and sleeve cuff stitches are picked up and knitted in 1×1 ribbing.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3.5mm (US 4) Bottom band needle 3
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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