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ANDREA hood (EN)

Helga Jóna — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:31:00 +0000

ANDREA hood
Archive 2 – Inspired by Marianne Isager’s “HJÆLM”

MATERIALS
100 g ISAGER Tweed
75 g ISAGER Silk Mohair
1 strand of ISAGER Tweed (here in color Sand) and 2 strands of ISAGER Silk Mohair (here in color 62) are held together throughout.

Other color suggestions:
1. ISAGER Tweed in color Chocolate and ISAGER Silk Mohair in color 34
2. ISAGER Tweed in color Sand and ISAGER Silk Mohair in color E0
3. ISAGER Tweed in color Navy and ISAGER Silk Mohair in color 54

NEEDLES
4.5 mm [US7] circular needle, 60 – 80 cm [24 – 32 inches]
3 mm [US2½] circular needle, 60 – 80 cm [24 – 32 inches]
6 mm [US10] circular needle

GAUGE
9 sts and 18 rows in garter stitch (measured inside the edge sts) = 5 x 5 cm [2 x 2 inches]

SIZES
ONE SIZE – Adult

MEASUREMENTS
Neck circumference – measured from front edge to front edge: 70 cm [27½ inches]
Head circumference – measured from front edge to front edge: 60 cm [23½ inches]
Total length – measured mid front to top of head: 46 cm [18 inches]
Length, buttonhole edge: 23 cm [9 inches]

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MYSTERY towel (EN)

Helga Jóna — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:03:21 +0000

MATERIALS

50 g ISAGER Palet in color Bottle green

NEEDLES
3 mm [US2½] circular needle, 80 cm [32 inches]

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
29 x 34 cm [11½ x 13½ inches]

GAUGE
22 sts and 35 rows in pattern on a 3 mm [US2½] needle after wash = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]

Stripe Mittens (EN)

Helga Jóna — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:23:59 +0000

Stripe Mittens

MATERIALS
Suggestion 1: ISAGER “Tversted yarn” from Uldens hus
Color A: 50 g in color hvid (white)
Color B: 50 g in color grå (gray)

Suggestion 2: 1 strand of ISAGER Alpaca 2 and 1 strand of ISAGER Tweed held together
Color A: 50 g ISAGER Alpaca 2 in E0 and 50 g ISAGER Tweed in Sand
Color B: 50 g ISAGER Alpaca 2 in E7s and 50 g ISAGER Tweed in Walnut

NEEDLES
2 circular needles, 4.5 mm [US7], 80 cm [32 inches]

GAUGE
5 x 5 cm [2 x 2 inches] = 13 sts and 11 rows in stockinette stitch and stripes (before washing)

SIZES
1 (2) 3
1: equivalent to women’s size S/M hands
2: equivalent to women’s size M/L or men’s size S/M hands
3: equivalent to men’s size L/XL hands

MEASUREMENTS
Hand circumference: 18 (21) 23 cm [7 (8¼) 9 inches]
Wrist circumference: 15.5 (18.5) 21.5 cm [6 (7¼) 8½ inches]
Total length from fingertips to bound off rib edge: 19.5 (20) 22.5 cm [7¾ (8) 8¾ inches]

RITA Collar (EN)

Helga Jóna — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:11:20 +0000

RITA Collar

The collar is worked in double knitting, so that one side is worked in loops while the other side is worked in stockinette stitch. Japanese short rows are used to shape the collar.

MATERIALS:
150 g ISAGER Bouclé – here in color E0 and color 6s held together (so using 75 g of each color) – the collar is worked in two strands of Isager Bouclé held together throughout

2 sets of small “hook and eye”, size 2

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Height (tallest point mid neck): 11 cm [4¼ inches]

Length: 76 cm [29½ inches]

NEEDLES:
4 mm [US6] circular needle

GAUGE:
Count rows on the smooth side of the work in pattern
10 x 5 cm [4 x 2 inches] = 24 sts (12 double sts) and 11 smooth rows (22 rows)

TWIST Pocket bag (EN)

Helga Jóna — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:06:08 +0000

MATERIALS
Color A: 50 g ISAGER Trio 2 and 25 g ISAGER Trio 1 (here in color Camel)
Color B: 50 g ISAGER Trio 2 and 25 g ISAGER Trio 1 (here in color Chestnut)
Leather strap, 1,8 cm [¾ inch] x approx. 120 cm [47¼ inches]
Magnetic button in a plastic cover

NEEDLES
2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½] mm – circular needles recommended

GAUGE
23 sts and 46 rows (24 garter ridges) in garter stitch on a 3 mm [US2½] needle (before wash and blocking) with one strand of each yarn held together = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 17 cm [¼¾ inches]
Height: 19.5 cm [¼¾ inches]

STRATA Scarf (EN)

Helga Jóna — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:38 +0000

YARN:
25 g ISAGER Soft Fine for the body of the scarf
6 lengths of scrap yarn measuring approx. 7 m [7½ yds] in different colors, for example 2 strands of ISAGER Silk mohair, 1 strands of ISAGER Soft Fine, 1 strands of ISAGER Merilin, 2 strands of ISAGER Trio 1, 1 strands of ISAGER Spinni, 1 strands of ISAGER Trio 2, 1 strands of ISAGER Tvinni, 1 strands of ISAGER Highland or 1 strands of ISAGER Alpaca 2

FINISHED SIZE:
130 x 12 cm with lace edge after wash and blocking

NEEDLES
3.5 mm [US4] and 3 mm [US22½] circular needles, 80 cm [32 inches]

GAUGE
9 sts and 24 rows (12 garter ridges) in garter stitch on a 3.5 mm [US4] needle with ISAGER Soft Fine = 5 x 5 cm [2 x 2 inches]

Frizzante Sweater (EN)

Helga Jóna — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:56:53 +0000

Frizzante Sweater

YARN:
350 (350) 400 (450) 500 (550) g ISAGER SOFT (here in color 11 blue and color E7s light brown)

NEEDLES:
4mm [US6] and 4.5 mm [US7] circular needle, 40 and 80 cm [16 and 32 inches]
4mm [US6] and 4.5 mm [US7] double-pointed needles (double-pointed needles can be omitted if the Magic Loop technique is used)

GAUGE:
12 sts and 19 rows in bubble pattern on a 4.5 mm [US7] needle = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]. See swatch.
16 sts and 24 rows in rib (k1, p1) on a 4 mm [US6] needle = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]

MEASUREMENTS:
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Bust circumference: 102 (108) 116 (125) 132 (138) cm [40¼ (42½) 45¾ (49¼) 52 (54¼) inches]
Total length measured mid back (excl. collar): 55 (56) 58 (59) 61 (63) cm [21¾ (22) 22¾ (23¼) 24 (24¾) inches]
Length from armhole to hem: 27 (27) 27 (28) 28 (29) cm [10¾ (10¾) 10¾ (11) 11 (11½) inches]

Little Rita Jacket (EN)

Helga Jóna — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:58:20 +0000

Little RITA Jacket is my contribution to the joint collection “ISAGER Little Archives” and is inspired by Åse Lund Jensen’s knitting patterns from the 50s, 60s and 70s. It is the children’s version af Rita Jacket.

Little Rita Jacket is inspired by the jacket “Pjusk”, which Åse designed in 1974 and is knitted in loop knit, with edges in woven knit and has a zip. Rita is a lovely light model and has many good features and details.

There are several instructional videos for the pattern.

MATERIALS:
50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g ISAGER Alpaca 1 – here in color 47 (blue) or Forrest (green)
50 (50) 50 (50) 100 (100) g ISAGER Trio 2 – here in color Granite (blue) or Bottle Green (green)
150 (150) 150 (200) 250 (250) g ISAGER Bouclé – here in color 47 (blue) or 37 (green)
Separating zipper the length of the front edge of the jacket

MEASUREMENTS:
1-2 (2-4) 4-6 (6-8) 8-10 (10-12) years
Bust circumference: 72 (78) 83 (86) 89 (93) cm [28¼ (30¾) 32¾ (34) 35 (36½) inches]
Waist circumference: 56 (58) 62 (66) 72 (76) cm [22 (22¾) 24½ (26) 28¼ (30) inches]
Total length measured mid back (excl. collar): 34 (38) 42 (44) 46,5 (49) cm [13½ (15) 16½ (17¼) 18¼ (19¼) inches]

NEEDLES:
Hand 3 mm [US2½] circular needle, 80 cm [32 inches] 80 cm
2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½] double-pointed needles (double-pointed needles can be omitted if the Magic Loop technique is used)

GAUGE:
32 sts and 50 rows in rib on a 2.5 mm [US1½] needle with one strand of Isager Trio 2 and one strands of Isager Alpaca 1 held together = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]
14 sts and 26 rows in loop pattern on a 3 mm [US2½] needle with Isager Bouclé = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]

CUBE Sweater (EN)

Helga Jóna — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:02:55 +0000

CUBE sweater is worked from the top down, stitches are picked up and knitted along the armholes and the sleeves are worked down from there.

There is a diagram and several instructional videos for the pattern

MATERIALS:

300 (350) 400 (400) 450 (450) g ISAGER Palet – here in color Blush
125 (125) 150 (150) 175 (175) g ISAGER Silk Mohair – here in color 65

MEASUREMENTS:
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Half wingspan (measured from mid chest to wrist with the arm held straight out to the side): 65 (65) 66 (67) 67 (67) cm [25½ (25½) 26 (26½) 26½ (26½) inches]
Bust circumference: 95 (101) 107 (113.5) 120 (126) cm [37½ (39¾) 42 (44¾) 47¼ (49½) inches]
Total length (from back of neck and down along center of back – excl. collar): 54.5 (55) 55 (64.5) 64.5 (65.5) cm [21½ (21¾) 21¾ (25½) 25½ (25¾) inches]
Body length (from armhole to hem): 31.5 (29) 30 (37.5) 35.5 (36.5) cm [12½ (11½) 11¾ (14¾) 14 (14½) inches]
Armhole length: 16.5 (19) 18 (19.5) 21.5 (20.5) cm [6½ (7½) 7 (7¾) 8½ (8) inches]
Upper sleeve circumference: 32 (38) 38 (44) 44 (44) cm [12½ (15) 15 (17¼) 17¼ (17¼) inches]
Cuff circumference: 30 (30) 30 (33) 33 (33) cm [11¾ (11¾) 11¾ (13) 13 (13) inches]
Sleeve length (measured from shoulder seam down): 42 (39.5) 40 (38) 38 (36) cm [16½ (15½) 15¾ (15) 15 (14¼) inches]

NEEDLES:
3.5 mm [US4], 4 mm [US6] and 4.5 mm [US7] circular needle, 80 cm [32 inches]
3.5 mm [US4], 4 mm [US6] and 4.5 mm [US7] double-pointed needles (double-pointed needles can be omitted if the Magic Loop technique is used)

GAUGE:
19 sts and 26 rows in pattern on a 4.5 mm [US7] needle with one strand of each yarn held together = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] after wash and blocking

Rita Jacket (EN)

Helga Jóna — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:30:49 +0000

RITA Jacket is my contribution to the joint collection “ISAGER Archives” and is inspired by Åse Lund Jensen’s knitting patterns from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Rita is inspired by the jacket “Pjusk”, which Åse designed in 1974 and is knitted in loop knit, with edges in woven knit and has a zip. Rita is a lovely light model and has many good features and details.

There are several instructional videos for the pattern.

MATERIALS:

50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (100) g ISAGER Alpaca 1 – here in color 0
50 (50) 100 (100) 100 (150) g ISAGER Trio 2 – here in color Linen
300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (400) g ISAGER Bouclé – here in color 6s
Separating zipper the length of the front edge of the jacket

MEASUREMENTS:
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Bust circumference: 95 (99) 106 (115) 123 (131) cm [37½ (39) 41¾ (45¼) 48½ (51½) inches]
Waist circumference: 87 (91) 95 (99) 106 (115) cm [34¼ (35¾) 37½ (39) 41¾ (45¼) inches]
Total length measured mid back (excl. collar): 49 (51) 53 (55) 56 (58) cm [19¼ (20) 20¾ (21¾) 22 (22¾) inches]

NEEDLES:
Hand 3 mm [US2½] circular needle, 80 cm [32 inches]80 cm
2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½] double-pointed needles (double-pointed needles can be omitted if the Magic Loop technique is used)