Out of Africa
Jacket
Design: Marianne Isager
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SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)
MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 90 (106, 122, 138) cm or
35 (42, 48, 54) inches
Length: 58 (63, 68) cm or 23 (25, 27) inches
Inner sleeve length from armhole: 40 (45) cm or
16 3/4 (17 3/4) inches or desired length
MATERIALS
250 (250, 300, 300) g Isager Trio 2, Color Linen; OR Isager Hør Organic, Color Linen; OR Isager Uld 1, Color 2s
Plus, 50 g more of each size for the long shape
175 (175, 200, 200) g Isager Silk Mohair, Color 6
Plus, 25 g more of each size for the long shape
Construction notes
Begin by knitting the two Front pieces worked from bottom to top. After that, the Back is worked. The two shoulders are joined together. Then, the stitches are picked up along the armholes and the Sleeves are worked to the desired length from the top of the Sleeve to the cuff. Lastly, the Sleeves and side seams of the Body are joined together as well as the Back neckline seam to the collar.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3.5 mm (US 4)
GAUGE
22 stitches = 10 cm
26 rows = 10 cm
Part of Marianne Isager's Film Collection
OUT OF AFRICA
In the film OUT OF AFRICA, based on the novel, Out of Africa by Karen Blixen, she tells of her own years in Africa. She describes her love for her husband, Bror, and later for the adventurer Dennis Finch Hatton, but not least her deep love of Africa.
After and because of a failed relationship in Denmark, she suggests to Bror Blixen to get married and move abroad. It seems to be a marriage of convenience. This gives Karen the title of Baroness and it means a lot to her to be married. In return, Bror receives money from his wealthy wife. However, he shows little inclination to work on the plantation, preferring to go on African big game hunting. Karen finds marriage increasingly difficult. She had believed that they would run the farm together. They planned to grow coffee, but Bror was seldom at home. She fights for their relationship and wishes that they have children together and that he is more present. But the marriage falls apart when Bror infects her with Syphillis.
After her recovery, she begins an intense romance with Dennis Finch Hatton, a British adventurer and free spirit. She experiences African nature, music and warm love with him. But here, too, she tries to turn her affair into a lasting relationship and wants to marry him. But Dennis doesn’t want that, and she can’t control him or change his attitude towards marriage. He generally questions her need for possessions because she often says: “my farm”, “my things”, “my workers” … And, he replies: “We have nothing in this world, we are only passing through.”
Despite the fact they really love each other, she can’t bear to wait for Dennis. She asks him to pack his things. Shortly afterwards, the coffee roastery and the entire harvest go up in flames. Karen decides to leave Africa and return to Denmark.
The film shows a very strong, but also very vulnerable woman. Karen is always dressed elegantly, whether she is on safari or at the club in Nairobi. The colors are beige, raw white and pink, the materials are linen and silk. I was inspired by a sweater that Karen Blixen wears shortly after arriving at the farm. It has a light, vertical structure.
This resulted in a casual jacket that is both raw and feminine.
– Marianne Isager
Film: Out of Africa
Director: Sydney Pollack
Year of Release: 1985
Music: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Adagio
FILM COLLECTION
Marianne Isager’s Film Collection contains models inspired by Marianne’s favorite movies. You can see the entire Film Collection here: https://isagerstrik.dk/en/film-collection/
