New old Isager patterns.

We always place a big Isager order at TNNA, and this year our main cause was restocking Alpaca 2 and Tweed. While we were there, we learned that some old favorite patterns for Isager yarns had been rescued from their out-of-print status and rereleased as single patterns.

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When it was published back in 2009, Grace Anna Farrow’s booklet The Fine Line was a big hit here at the shop, and we were disappointed when printing stopped. All the shawls in this unique collection call for Isager’s lace weight Spinni (sometimes called Wool 1), making inspiring use of the Isager color palette in stripes, chevrons, color blocks, and waves. Three of those patterns are back on our shelves: “Shale,” “Volt,” and “Dawn.”

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We’ve seen several “Volt” shawls come and go, and I’ve managed to capture two in past show-and-tell posts. Here’s Natalie’s “Volt,” knit in Spinni.

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Nancy knit her “Volt” in Isager Alpaca 2, a thicker yarn with more drape, due to the alpaca content.

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Both of these yarn choices are absolutely beautiful and right for the pattern, and they’re not the only ones–imagine “Volt” in Isager Alpaca 1 or Tvinni, Shibui Cima or Staccato, Fibre Company Meadow or Baa Ram Ewe Titus, to name a few!

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Helga Isager’s “Camomille” has been another popular pattern, from her now out-of-print Amimono 2010 booklet. Knit with Isager Tvinni and Alpaca 1, this striped shawl stole many a heart when it visited the shop during a trunk show in 2012.

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Margie knit this version of “Camomille,” substituting Malabrigo Finito for Isager Tvinni.

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We’re so happy that these four shawl patterns are available again, and living in our Isager pattern binder! Come by the shop to flip through that binder, where perhaps you’ll find your next project. See you there!

Comments

  1. Terryle Dodd on said:

    Hi,
    I saw a knitted/crochet bag by a danish designer and I think it was from a knitting magazine, I think the magazine was called Laine The yarn used was very fine and was by a company called Isager.
    I was wondering if you could help me locate the pattern.
    Most grateful
    Terryle

    • Hi Terryle – I scrolled through all 6 issues of Laine Magazine on Ravelry but didn’t see any patterns for bags. You might try using the advanced search on Ravelry and filtering patterns for “bags,” then keyword search for “Isager.” From there, tracking down the publication your pattern is in might be tricky, but sometimes patterns from magazines are available for digital download. Good luck on your search!

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