Inge sweater
Sweater
Design: Lene Holme Samsøe
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
SIZES
(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)
MATERIALES
Main color:
(250) 300 (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) g Jensen Yarn colour 6s
Contrast color A:
(150) 150 (150-200) 200 (200) 200 (250) g Jensen Yarn colour 44s
Contrast color B:
(50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g Jensen Yarn colour 28
MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: (91) 97 (103) 109 (114) 120 (131) cm // (35.75) 38.25 (40.5) 42.75 (44.75) 47.25 (51.5)”
Length*: (51) 51 (51) 51 (57) 57 (57) cm // (20) 20 (20) 20 (22.5) 22.5 (22.5)” *measured mid-back (excluding neck edge)
Size guide
The Inge Sweater is meant to have a positive ease of 12-18 cm [4.75-7”], depending on how loose-fitting you would like it to be. Picture shows a sweater with a positive ease of 15 cm [6”]. Find your personal bust circumference by measuring around your chest (or the largest part of your upper body). Then look at the measurements at the beginning of the pattern (these are the finished measurements of the sweater). Positive ease is the difference between your personal measurement and the sweater’s measurement. For example, if your bust circumference is 94cm [37”], a size M will give you a positive ease of 15 cm [6”]. (109 cm – 94 cm = 15 cm). [43” – 37” = 6”]
About the design
Lene Holme Samsøe writes about the design:
I have been particularly happy to contribute to the Isager Archives collection, because the inspiration had to come from Åse Lund Jensen’s designs. Her book „Strikning“ (EN: Knitting) inspired me to start writing knitting patterns. In the book, it was the first time I encountered the professional and systematic way of looking at knitting and it made me want to learn all the technical aspects of knitting. One of the best decisions I have ever made!
Åse’s pattern “Stjerner” has been my inspiration for Inge Sweater. It has a clear reference to the patterns of the 60s and 70s – but also to an even earlier pattern tradition.
Anne Ventzel writes about the design:
Inge Sweater is knitted top-down. The pattern is only worked in the round, as the short rows are worked before the pattern begins, and you knit with no more than 2 colours at a time.
It was important for me to get the pattern symmetrical and neat along the raglan increases to make the sweater look superb in all sizes.
For me, the Inge Sweater is a modern classic, and therefore it was obvious to knit it in Åse’s own yarn, Jensen Yarn. It is a three-ply wool yarn that is produced in Denmark, is durable and ages beautifully.
NEEDLES
Circular needles 2.5 and 3 mm [US 1.5 and 2.5] (40 cm [16”]).
Circular needles 3.5 and 4.5 mm [US 4 and 7] (40 and 80 cm [16 and 32”]).
Double-pointed needles 3.5 and 4.5 mm [US 4 and 7]. If you use the magic loop method, you do not need double-pointed needles.
GUAGE
21 sts x approx. 24 rows in colorwork pattern = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4”] on 4.5 mm [US 7].
Wash and block the swatch before measuring the gauge.
THE PATTERN CAN BE PURCHASED IN Lene Holme Samsøe's webshop
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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 design.
The Isager Archives collection consists of 12 modern and timeless pieces of knitwear.
You can view the entire collection HERE.
