Mikala Sweater

Description

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The Mikala Sweater is inspired by the graphic knitting patterns of the 1990s, but also strongly by the traditional fishing cardigan, whose roots go back even further. The Mikala Sweater has a raglan cut and a varied pattern that is easy to knit, as the pattern is only done in the first rows.

Konstruktion
The Mikala Sweater is worked from top to bottom. The collar on the neck cutout is last. First, the single-colored part is knitted, with the neck cutout formed with shortened rows. First on the sleeves, then on both sides of the front. Simultaneously with the shortened rows, raglan increases are made. After that, the pass is knitted in rounds with patterns and raglan increments before the body and sleeves are completed separately, i.e. the pattern is worked only in the outward rows.

Sizes
(XXS) XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)
Measurements of the sweater
Brustumfang: (90) 96 (102) 108 (114) 126 (132) 138 (144) cm
Length*: (53) 53 (53) 53 (53) 53 (57) 57 (57) cm

Größenwahl
The Mikala Sweater is designed with a range of movement (positive ease) of 12-18 cm. The sweater shown here has a range of movement of 18 cm. Take measurement from your chest circumference (or the widest part of your upper body) and choose the size based on it (the front shows the finished dimensions of the sweater). The positive ease is the difference between the finished knit piece and your measurements.
For example, if your breast circumference is 94 cm, you get a Gr. M has a range of movement of 14 cm (108 cm – 94 cm = 14 cm).
*Length is measured centrally on the back, excl. the collar.

Material

yarn
Hauptfarbe:
Isager Tweed (70% Wolle, 30% Mohair, 50 g = 200 m) together with
Isager Silk Mohair (75% Kid Mohair, 25% Seide, 25 g = 212 m)
Kontrastfarbe:
Isager Spinni (2-thread) (100% wool, 50 g = 300 m) together with
Isager Silk Mohair (75% Kid Mohair, 25% Seide, 25 g = 212 m)

yarn consumption
Tweed in Fb. Navy (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) 250 (250-300) 300 (350) g
Spinni in Fb. 39 s (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100-150) 150 (150) g

Silk Mohair in Fb. 100: (100) 100 (100-125) 125 (125) 125 (125-150) 150 (150)
Silk Mohair in Fb. 62: (25) 25 (25-50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g

Recommended needles
Circular knitting needle 3 and 3.5 mm (40 cm).
Rundstricknadel 4 mm (80 cm).
Circular knitting needle 4.5 mm (40 and 80 cm).
double-pointed needles 3.5 mm. If you knit with the Magic Loop method, the double-pointed needles can be omitted.

Gauge
20 stitches x 28 rows smooth right on needle 4.5 mm = 10 x 10 cm.
Wash the gauge before you measure it.

Note: The main color consists of 1 thread Tweed and 1 thread Silk Mohair. The contrast color consists of 2 threads Spinni and 1 thread Silk Mohair.

Contrast colour yarn
I knitted the pattern from 2 threads Spinni and 1 thread Silk Mohair. However, you can use the same yarn combination as for the main color, i.e. 1 thread tweed and 1 thread silk mohair.

The first Isager Archives collection was inspired by Åse Lund Jensen’s designs from the 60s and 70s. The Source of inspiration for the Isager Archives 2 collectionMarianne Isager’s designs from the 80s and 90s.
15 of Denmark’s most talented knitting designers spent a weekend with us in Tversted, with access to Marianne’s extensive sample collection.
The designers used one or more patterns as inspiration for their respective contributions to the Isager Archives 2 collection.