Barbara top by Marianne Isager

Barbara top

Knitting
December 2022
both are used in this pattern
Sport (12 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Short version and long version
German Additional languages which are not in the download: Danish, English
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LANGUAGE
ENGLISH:
The pattern is published i English in the book: A knitting life - back to Tversted. You can order the book here: https://isagerstrik.dk/en/product/a-knitting-life-1/

DANISH:
This pattern is published in Danish in the book: Et strikkeliv - tilbage til Tversted- You can order the book here: https://isagerstrik.dk/vare/et-strikkeliv-1/

GERMAN:
The pattern is avaliable as a single pattern i German. You can order the pdf as a download here on Ravelry.

MATERIALS
150 – 250 g Isager Tweed (Depending on the desired length)
100 – 150 g Isager Spinni

There is the potential to knit with different colors of Spinni and recommended colors are:
– Tweed, Color Autumn with alternating stripes in Spinni, Colors 47 and 42
– Tweed, Color Thunder with alternating stripes in Spinni, Colors 7s and 35s
– Tweed Color Navy with alternating stripes in Spinni, Colors 4s and 13s
– Or, a Main Color in Tweed with the option of lots of different Spinni leftover colors.

MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 160 cm or 63 inches
Total Length: 50 – 70 cm or 20 – 28 inches

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The Top is knitted from the bottom up. Over the last 20 cm the sloped shoulders are worked. The Front has neckline shaping, while the Back does not. The Front is worked first and then the Back is worked. The shoulders are knitted together. The side seams are sewn together and then the armhole edges and the neck edge are worked.

RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
3.5 mm (US 4)