Squares
Sweater
Design: Marianne Isager
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A Knitting Life 1 - Back to Tversted
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MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
MATERIALS
150 (200, 200, 250, 250) g Isager Tvinni = A
100 (100, 100, 100, 150) g Isager Tvinni = B
Several different alternatives for color combinations are possible.
Color B can be 50g Alpaca 1 and 50g Silk Mohair held together.
Or, another possibility is to knit the rows of the squares alternating with 2 different colors of Isager Tvinni.
If the bottom edge, the sleeve cuffs and neckband are worked in a different color, then 50g Isager Tvinni (= Color C) will be needed.
The last 2 rows of all bands can be edged in a different color (= Color D) using Isager Tvinni + Isager Silk Mohair held together and 10 g of each yarn will be needed.
Or, yet still another alternative to consider is to work the stockinette stripes of the entrelac blocks using intarsia technique. For this alternative, the stockinette rows nearest to the center of where the four squares join are done in Isager Silk Mohair held doubled. If this is desired, then 10g of each color are needed. A demonstration of how this option is done is shown in the alternative swatch description.
MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 108 (117, 126, 135, 144) cm or 42.5 (46, 49.5, 53, 56.5) inches
Total Length: 45 (49, 52.5, 56, 60) cm or 17.7 (19.3, 20.7, 22, 23.6) inches + bottom band
Sleeve Length from underarm: 35 – 40 cm or 14 – 16 inches or
desired length. The wider the sweater width, the shorter the sleeve lengths should be.
Measurement per Square:
Size 1: 12 cm x 12 cm = 29 stitches x 58 rows = Diagonal of 18 cm x 3 = Total Width of 54 cm or 21.25 inches
Size 2: 13 cm x 13 cm = 32 stitches x 64 rows = Diagonal of 19.5 cm x 3 = Total Width of 58.5 cm or 23 inches
Size 3: 15 cm x 15 cm = 35 stitches x 70 rows = Diagonal of 21 cm x 3 = Total Width of 63 cm or 24.75 inches
Size 4: 16 cm x 16 cm = 38 stitches x 76 rows = Diagonal of 22.5 cm x 3 = Total Width of 67.5 cm or 26.5 inches
Size 5: 17 cm x 17 cm = 41 stitches x 82 rows = Diagonal of 24 cm x 3 = Total Width of 72 cm or 28.25 inches
Length:
Size 1: 2.5 x 18 cm = 45 cm or 17.7 inches + bottom band
Size 2: 2.5 x 19.5 cm = 49 cm or 19.3 inches + bottom band
Size 3: 2.5 x 21 cm = 52.5 cm or 20.7 inches + bottom band
Size 4: 2.5 x 22.5 cm = 56 cm or 22 inches + bottom band
Size 5: 2.5 x 24 cm = 60 cm or 23.6 inches + bottom band
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The pullover is knitted from the bottom up. Work the triangles and squares in numerical order shown in the sketch. To visualize the shape of the pullover as a three-dimensional garment, it is highly recommended to copy the sketch and then cut out the image along the exterior lines and join together with scotch tape. It should then be understood and apparent that triangles on each edge identified as “1” are actually a full base triangle when taped together. And, the triangles identified as “13” are actually a square when taped together. The shoulders are represented by “30” and “31” which should be folded along the diagonal and taped to “25” and “26” respectively. The sleeves are picked up and knitted from the body out to the cuff in a chevron pattern.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3 mm (US 2) working back and forth in rows using a 40 and 80 cm (16 inch and 32 inch) needles
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.
