MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS

MATERIALS:
50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g Isager Alpaca 1 col Forest
50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g Isager Trio 2 col Bottle Green
150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (250) 250 g Isager Bouclé col 37

For the pigeon blue version:
Isager Alpaca 1 col 47
Isager Trio 2 col Granite
Isager Bouclé col 47

Stitch markers that open and close
Try-it-on tubing
Splittable zipper on measure of the front of the jacket
Sewing thread and linen thread or Trio 1 in a matching colour to sow in the zipper
Ribbon 1-1,2 cm wide (
Blunt tip needle

MEASUREMENTS:
Chest width: 72 (78) 83 (86) 89 (93) cm
Waist width: 56 (58) 62 (66) 72 (76) cm
Length from armhole and down: 18 (20) 22 (24,5) 26,5 (28) cm
Length from mid neck and down (ex. collar): 34 (38) 42 (44) 46,5 (49) cm
Raglan height front/back: 15/16 (16/18) 17/19 (17,5/19,5) 18/20 (19/21) cm
Arm length measured underneath: 24 (26) 32 (37) 40 (42) cm
Arm width: 30 (32) 34 (34,5) 35,5 (37) cm
Wrist width: 16 (16) 16 (17) 17 (18) cm

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.

ISAGER LITTLE ARCHIVES

During a knitting workshop in Tversted where Helga Joná Thórunnardóttir and Helga Isager taught techniques used in the Isager Archives Collection, a kind participant suggested that the collection should be made for children as well. The idea was obvious and completely in the spirit of Åse Lund Jensen, as she was known for her sweaters for children that often also came in adult size, so that mother and child could match.
Luckily, almost all the designers were into the idea, and we are therefore pleased to be able to launch Little Isager Archives from September 2nd. Some of the models will be exact child-versions of the originals, whilst others will just have recognizable elements. The collection will be styled and photographed by our talented team, and the patterns will be available, as usual, via the designer’s individual platforms. Alle 10 designs are of course made with Isager yarn, and the sizes range from 2-12 years.