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The Danish company Isager Yarn, founded in 1977 by Marianne Isager, has a long tradition of supplying meticulously designed patterns and quality yarns made from natural fibers, which are known and appreciated around the world. Marianne and her daughter Helga, co-owner of the company, are also behind a line of renowned knitting books.
Isager’s history began with Åse Lund Jensen, a designer who established her studio in 1960. Her work was based on the Danish handicraft tradition, although it was mostly inspired by Icelandic and Faroese cultures. In collaboration with Henrichsen’s Yarn Mill, she produced a range of high-quality wool yarns. Her favorites, Spinni and Jensen Yarn, are still part of the Isager range today.
Marianne took over when Åse passed away in 1977 and renamed the company Isager. Since then, a multitude of books and patterns have been produced by both Marianne and Helga Isager. Today, the company offers 22 different qualities of various fibers, from wool, alpaca, yak and mohair to cotton, linen and lyocell. Its main yarns are Danish-produced Spinni, Tvinni and Jensen Yarn. All Isager colors are matched to the chromatic range of vegetable dyes, which makes it easy to mix and match qualities in numerous ways, something both Marianne and Helga love to do in their designs.
The Isager company now resides in the former elementary school in Tversted, a village in northern Jutland close to the North Sea and surrounded by beautiful scenery. The company’s retail, wholesale and workshop facilities are located there.
Isager Spinni is a single-strand wool, which is spun and dyed in Denmark. In a multicolored work, Spinni is often used as one of the yarns. Its characteristic structure adds a precious element in knitting.
Isager Merilin is a 3-ply yarn, so it works very well in textured patterns. It is very soft and can be used by people allergic to wool. The linen fiber lies smoothly on the wool and this gives a nice melee effect to the yarn, as the linen does not absorb the dye from the wool.
Isager Alpaca 1 is an ultra-fine two-ply, 100% alpaca yarn. It can be used individually, especially for scarves, and can be knitted together with another strand of Isager yarns.
Isager Suave Fino has a silk core on which an alpaca and yak yarn is added in the form of a curly bouclé, which is finally carded to obtain a fluffy yarn. Its softness is comparable to silk mohair. Knitting with this yarn, however, is a completely different experience, especially when knitting with a single strand.