Isager Jensen is a durable 3-ply yarn, firm and evenly spun. It is well suited for texture knitting as it allows the texture to stand out well.
FIBER
100% wool
WEIGHT
Sport/DK
YARDAGE
100 g / 274 yards / 250 meters
GAUGE
Jensen used individually: US 2.5 / 3 mm needles = 22 sts/ 28 rows
Jensen + Alpaca 1: US 4 / 3.5 mm = 19 sts / 24 rows
Jensen + Alpaca 2: US 6 / 4 mm needles = 17 sts / 24 rows
Background on Isager Jensen Yarn
Originally, Isager Jensen Yarn was named ÅLJ after knitwear designer Åse Lund Jensen. In the 1960s, Åse Lund Jensen sold handknitted sweaters that she knitted in a heavy Swedish yarn. The heavy weight of the finished garments made shipping costs outside Denmark much too expensive, and this led to a new cooperation between Åse Lund Jensen and the Danish spinning mill, Henrichsens Uldspinderi in Skive. Together, they developed a lighter 3-ply yarn, ÅLJ and introduced it in a new natural color range which Isager is still the base for Isager's Jensen Yarn.
The white wool originates from New Zealand, and the brown and grey wools used for the s-colors originate from Gotland sheep in Europe. The supplier in New Zealand is a brand partner of the Wool Integrity programme that ensures that the principels under this programme such as an animal welfare, environmental sustainability and tracability are met. Follow this link to read more about Wool Integrity: https://www.woolintegrity.com/
Jensen yarn is chemically dyed but based on the color range of natural dyes Åse Lund Jensen chose for her yarn. The colors 0, 0s, 2s and 3s are undyed and unbleached. All other colors are Oekotex 100 colors from Europe, but since the spinning mill in Skive has not been certified, the product can’t carry the Oekotex 100 label.
Isager Jensen is a durable 3-ply yarn, firm and evenly spun. It is well suited for texture knitting as it allows the texture to stand out well.
FIBER
100% wool
WEIGHT
Sport/DK
YARDAGE
100 g / 274 yards / 250 meters
GAUGE
Jensen used individually: US 2.5 / 3 mm needles = 22 sts/ 28 rows
Jensen + Alpaca 1: US 4 / 3.5 mm = 19 sts / 24 rows
Jensen + Alpaca 2: US 6 / 4 mm needles = 17 sts / 24 rows
Background on Isager Jensen Yarn
Originally, Isager Jensen Yarn was named ÅLJ after knitwear designer Åse Lund Jensen. In the 1960s, Åse Lund Jensen sold handknitted sweaters that she knitted in a heavy Swedish yarn. The heavy weight of the finished garments made shipping costs outside Denmark much too expensive, and this led to a new cooperation between Åse Lund Jensen and the Danish spinning mill, Henrichsens Uldspinderi in Skive. Together, they developed a lighter 3-ply yarn, ÅLJ and introduced it in a new natural color range which Isager is still the base for Isager's Jensen Yarn.
The white wool originates from New Zealand, and the brown and grey wools used for the s-colors originate from Gotland sheep in Europe. The supplier in New Zealand is a brand partner of the Wool Integrity programme that ensures that the principels under this programme such as an animal welfare, environmental sustainability and tracability are met. Follow this link to read more about Wool Integrity: https://www.woolintegrity.com/
Jensen yarn is chemically dyed but based on the color range of natural dyes Åse Lund Jensen chose for her yarn. The colors 0, 0s, 2s and 3s are undyed and unbleached. All other colors are Oekotex 100 colors from Europe, but since the spinning mill in Skive has not been certified, the product can’t carry the Oekotex 100 label.
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