Garden Life by Marianne Isager

Garden Life

Knitting
November 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Sport
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Danish English

SIZES: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

MATERIALS:
250 (300, 350, 350, 400, 400, 450, 450) g Isager Tweed = A
150 (150, 200, 200, 250, 250, 300, 300) g Isager Alpaca 1 = A
25 g Isager Silk Mohair = B
25 g Isager Spinni = B
Two or more different B colors could also be used = C
Hold two strands of the A colors together.
Hold two strands of the B (or C) colors together.

RECOMMENDED COLORWAYS:
A = Isager Tweed, Color Moss and Alpaca 1, Color 56
B = Silk Mohair, Color 19 and Spinni, Color 28
C = Silk Mohair, Color 32 and Spinni, Color 17

A = Isager Tweed, Color Granite and Alpaca 1, Color 4s
B = Silk Mohair, Color 22 and Spinni, Color 22s
C = Silk Mohair, Color 59 and Spinni, Color 35s

A = Isager Tweed, Color Lime and Alpaca 1, Color 40
B = Silk Mohair, Color 19 and Spinni, Color 28
C = Silk Mohair, Color 64 and Spinni, Color 64

MEASUREMENTS:
Chest Circumference: 104 (112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160) cm or 41 (44, 47, 50, 53, 57, 60, 63) inches
Total Length: 55 (60, 65, 70) cm or 22 (24, 26, 28) inches
Armhole Depth: 19 (21, 23) cm or 7.5 (8.25, 9) inches
Sleeve Length: 35 (40, 45) cm or 13.75 (15.75, 17.75) inches or desired length, as the Sleeves are worked from the top down.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
Begin by working the Front with the flower pattern. Work the Back with a different distribution of flowers. Dampen and then block both pieces. Leave them to dry completely. Then, join the shoulders together. Pick up stitches for the Sleeves and work them from the top down. Sew the side seams together and finish by working the neckband.

RECOMMENDED NEEDLE SIZE
4.5 mm (US 7) and 3.5 mm (US 4) for the bands

GUAGE
20 stitches = 10 cm
35 rows = 10 cm