Scottish check
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, 150, 150, 200) g Isager Tvinni = Color A
200 (200, 250, 250, 300) g Isager Jensen Yarn = Color B
75 (75, 75, 100, 100) g Isager Silk Mohair = Color B
Both strands of Color B are held together while knitting.
Suggested Color Combination:
Color A = Tvinni, Color 8s
Color B = Jensen Yarn, Color 0 + Silk Mohair, Color 6
Note: Because both thick and thin yarns are used for Colors A and B, the total amount of each yarn specified is different.
MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 104 (112, 120, 128, 136) cm or 41 (44, 47, 50, 53) inches
Total Length: 50 (55, 60, 65, 70) cm or 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) inches
Armhole Depth: 22 (23, 24, 25, 26) cm or 8.5 (9, 9.5, 10, 10.5) inches
Sleeve Length: 45 (43, 41, 39, 37) cm or 17.75 (17, 16.25, 15.5, 14.75) inches + cuff
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The pullover is knitted from the bottom to the top. The Back and Front are knitted separately. The shoulder stitches are joined by knitting them together. Then, stitches are picked up along the armholes and the sleeves are knitted out from the body to the cuff.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
4.5 mm (US 7) for stitch pattern
3.5 mm (US 4) for ribbed edges
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.
