Little Rita Jacket

ABOUT THE DESIGN

Helga Joná Thórunnardóttir says about the design:
“Little RITA Jacket” is my contribution to the Little Archives collection.

In the spring, when Helga Isager and I had a knitting workshop in Tversted, with techniques from the ISAGER Archives, a sweet participant suggested that the collection should be made for children as well. We immediately fell for the idea and I could easily imagine that the RITA Jacket would be cool for children.

Now the children’s version of my RITA Jacket is out, as “Little RITA Jacket”, where the smallest size is 1-2 years and the largest 10-12 years and has the same good details and finish as RITA herself.

I have reinterpreted the jacket in a lighter version of a bomber jacket, where the loops are knitted in ISAGER Bouclé, which in my opinion is made for the jacket. The nice little loops in the yarn give the knitted loops extra nice finishing touch, almost like fur.
The ribbing, edges and collar of the jacket are knitted in slip-stich pattern, with one strand of Isager Trio 2 and one strand Alpaca 1 are helt together, creating a beautiful contrast to the loops.

The inspiration is found in Åse Lund Jensen’s “PJUSK Battle Jacket”, which she made in 1974. It has been a pleasure to put my own fingerprint on one of Åse’s beautiful creations, and now also for children.

RECOMMENDED NEEDLES

80 cm circular needles and double-pointed needles 2,5 mm [US1.5] og 3 mm [US2.5] (dpn are not neccessary if using the Magic-Loop technique)

GAUGE

10 x 10 cm = 32 sts x 50 r in ribbing on 2,5 mm [US1.5] size needles with Isager Trio 2 and Isager Alpaca 1 held together
10 x 10 cm = 14 sts x 26 r in loop pattern on 3 mm [US2.5] size needles with Isager Bouclé

PATTERN CAN BE FOUND IN Helga Joná Thórunnardóttir's webshop

Buy the pattern HERE