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Sweater
Design: Marianne Isager
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A Knitting Life 1 - Back to Tversted
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
MATERIALS
100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 150) g Isager Spinni, Color 30 = A
100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100) g Isager Alpaca 1, Color 30 = A
100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 150, 150) g Isager Spinni, Color 4s = B
100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100) g Isager Alpaca 1, Color 4s = B
100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 150) g Isager Spinni, Color 0 = C
100 (100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100) g Isager Alpaca 1, Color E2s = C
Hold both yarns of A (B or C) together when pattern calls for A (B or C).
MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 110 (116, 122, 128, 138, 144) cm or 43 (45.5, 48, 50.5, 54, 56.5) inches
Total Length: 45 (50, 55, 60, 65, 67, 70) cm or 18 (20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28) inches
Armhole Depth: 20 (22, 24) cm or 8 (8.75, 9.5) inches
Sleeve Length: 36 (39, 42) cm or 14 (15, 16.5) inches + cuff in
desired length
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The sweater is knitted beginning with the front; then the back is worked. Shoulders are jointed and stitches are picked up for sleeves. Side and sleeve seams are sewn together using mattress stitch.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3.5mm (US 3) and 3mm (US 2) for the bottom band and cuff – 80 cm circular needle for the body, 40 cm circular needle and eventually double-pointed needles for the sleeve
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.
