Karla Cape
The amount of yarn below is suitable for a Karla Cape with length 1. The light and caramel coloured versions are knitted in length 1. Read more under MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS.
Design: Anne Ventzel
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
SIZES
1 (2) 3 (4) 5
MATERIALES
Version 1
(light main colour with dark pattern)
Length 1
Colour A:
350 (400) 450 (500) 550 g Isager Soft in colour E0
200 (200) 250 (250) 300 g Isager Tvinni in colour 0
– one strand of each yarn is held together throughout
Colour B:
100 (100) 100 (150) 150 g Isager Soft in colour E4s
50 (50) 50 (100) 100 g Isager Tvinni in colour 4s
– one strand of each yarn is held together throughout
10 buttons (the ones used are 4 cm long)
Length 2
Additional yarn required for extra length on the body
Colour A: 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 g Isager Soft
Colour B: – (-) – (15) 15 g Isager Soft
11 buttons (the ones used are 4 cm long)
Version 2
(caramel main colour with light pattern)
Colour A: Isager Soft in colour 7s held together with Isager Tvinni in colour 7s
Colour B: Isager Soft in colour E0 held together with Isager Tvinni in colour 0
MEASUREMENTS
Sweater chest circumference: 120 (127) 143 (150) 165 cm
Length 1: 75 (75) 75 (75) 75 cm
Length 2: 82 (82) 82 (82) 82 cm
It varies from person to person how much positive ease you like in your clothes. It can be a good idea to measure some of your favorite cardigans to help you choose the perfect size for you.
There is 37 cm of positive ease in the light version of KARLA CAPE which is length 1.
There is 60 cm of positive ease in the caramel colored version, which is also length 1.
About the design
Anne Ventzel writes about the design:
KARLA CAPE is my contribution to the joint collection ISAGER ARCHIVES. The inspiration is found in Åse Lund Jensen’s knitting patterns from the 50s and 60s. The specific knitting pattern I have taken as a starting point is BRIKKER, a cape with a matching hat. At first glance, I was attracted by the graphic slip-stitch pattern, which I have chosen to reinterpret here. I like the idea of a cape that you wear over your clothes. In terms of functionality, however, I think a cape is a bit cumbersome in practice when you rush out in everyday life, and the clothes must fit. Therefore, I have transformed it into a more “controlled” shape: a roomy cardigan with half sleeves.
The cardigan is knitted in a slip-stitch pattern, which is a simple technique that makes it possible to knit a multicolored pattern without knitting with several colors at the same time. This means that what looks like fairisle knitting on this project is only knitted with one color at a time, making it easier to knit
NEEDLES
Circular needles: 4.5 mm and 5 mm, 40 and 80/120 cm)
Two 5 mm circular needles for Judy’s Magic Cast On
GUAGE
16 sts x 26 rows in PATTERN on a 5 mm needle = 10 x 10 cm
THE PATTERN CAN BE PURCHASED IN Anne Ventzel'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.
