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Design: The Knitting Stories
English translation: June Thomsen Fru Jacobsen 2nd edition - October 2023 © filcolana
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Meet Mrs. Jacobsen and little Arne. Mother goose and the peppy goose boy go on a trip, embroidered
on beautiful, structured knitwear for a nostalgic and fairy-tale feel.
Our goose family is inspired by Arne Jacobsen’s Drop chair.The chair’s beautiful lines evoke the
shape of a goose, so we decided to add beaks, feet, and a dash of personality – and voila, the
Jacobsen family was born. We hope you’ll love Mrs. Jacobsen as much as we do.
SIZES MATERIALS
12 months/80 cm (2 years/92 cm) 4 years/104 cm Yarn from Filcolana
(6 years/116 cm) 8 years/128 cm 100 (150) 150 (200) 200 g Arwetta col. 254 (Coral) and
50 (75) 75 (100) 100 g Tilia col. 341 (Winter Peach)
MEASUREMENTS The blouse is worked using 1 strand of each quality held
Circumference: 62 (65) 69 (73) 76 cm together.
Sleeve length: 34 (37) 40 (44) 48 cm
Length: 21 (24) 27 (31) 34 cm For the embroidery, these Tilia colours have been used:
Colour 196 (French Vanilla)
GAUGE Colour 321 (Sakura)
22 sts and 31 rows in stockinette using 4.5 mm Colour 101 (Natural White)
needles = 10 x 10 cm. Colour 325 (Coffee)
The gauge is measured after washing. Colour 363 (Caramel)
Preferably, knit the swatch 17x17 cm, just big enough to Colour 351 (Tapenade)
be placed in the small embroidery ring. Stretch work lightly Colour 336 (Latte)
and embroider a sample onto the knitting sample, before
embroidering on the finished sweater. 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm circular needles, 40 and 60 cm.
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double pointed needles
Needle sizes are for guidance only. If you have more stitches 4 stitch markers and 2 stitch holders
on 10 cm, change to a larger needle. If you have fewer stitch- Water-soluble embroidery stabiliser
es on 10 cm, change to smaller needles. Embroidery rings - 7.5 cm and 20 cm in diameter
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Techniques
Satin stitching with back stitches
Sew back sts close to each other, creating a solid cover-
age. Vary their lengths to create a cohesive surface.
ABBREVIATIONS
st(s): stitch(es)
k: knit
p: purl
tbl: through back loop
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
Sl1 k1 psso:
Slip 1 st knit-wise, k1, pass the slipped st over the
Workflow
knitted st.
M1R - Right slanted increase:
From the back, lift the horizontal strand between the
two stitches with the left needle and knit through the
front loop (1 st increase). Work the sweater in the round, bottom and up, to the
armholes.
M1L - Left slanted increase:
From the front, lift the horizontal strand between
Then work the sleeves and join the parts at the yoke.
stitches with the left needle and knit through the back
loop (1 st increase).
The yoke is worked with raglan decreases and finished
Left leaning decrease: with a neckband in twisted rib.
Work the 2 sts like this: Knit the 1st st and knit the
2nd st through the back loop, slip both stitches off the
needles. You now have a slightly left leaning decrease.
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
EMBROIDERY
Back stitches
Insert needle from the WS of work, stitch through work
at 3-4 mm behind the thread = 1st stitch. *Insert the
needle 6-8 mm in front of the previous stitch and insert
it downwards, in front of the previous thread*, repeat
from * to * till the entire outline is stitched.
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Pattern
from the folded edge, ending with either the 3rd or 7th
round of the chart.
Set 7 sts for the armholes aside, as follows:
Knit to 3 sts after the side marker, slip the last 7 sts
BODY worked onto a stitch holder, knit to start marker, break
With 4.5 mm circular needles and 1 strand of Tilia and yarn, and slip the last 4 sts and the first 3 sts of the
1 strand of Arwetta held together, cast on 136 (144) round onto a stitch holder.
152 (160) 168 sts. Place a start marker and join round.
Let work rest while you work on the sleeves.
Knit 8 rounds, purl 1 round (for the fold), knit 1 round
and then 7 rounds according to chart. SLEEVES
When working in the round, read the chart from bot- With 3.5 mm double pointed needles cast on 36 (36)
tom and up, from right to left on all rounds. 40 (40) 42 sts, using 1 strand of Tilia and 1 strand of
Arwetta held together. Join the round, place a stitch
8 marker to indicate the first stitch, and from here on knit
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in the round.
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Knit 6 rounds of stockinette (knit every round).
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4 Change to 4.5 mm needles.
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Next round: Knit stockinette, and AT THE SAME
2 TIME increase 4 (4) 4 (4) 6 stitches evenly (using M1L
1 technique) = 40 (40) 44 (44) 48 sts.
4 3 2 1
Knit st
RS: Slip the stitch purl-wise with
yarn behind work.
WS: Slip the stitch purl-wise with
yarn in front of work.
Repeat
Next round: Follow the 8th round of the chart and knit
the cast-on edge together with the sts on the needles,
like this:
Fold the edge in half so that the cast-on edge is on the
inside (away from you). Insert the left needle into the
first cast-on stitch on the edge, bringing it in front of
the 1st stitch on the right-hand needle, then knit these
two stitches together, repeat from * to * over entire
round.
Next round: Knit according to chart and at the same
time place a marker after 68 (72) 76 (80) 84 sts to
mark the side seam.
Continue working in the round according to chart
until work measures approx. 23 (24) 27 (29) 32 cm
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Continue knitting the pattern according to chart and
at the same time increase on each side of the marked
stitch every 2 cm as follows:
Increase round: Knit the marked stitch, M1R, knit
according to chart, M1L.
Repeat the increase round until you have worked a total
of 4 (6) 6 (8) 8 increases = 48 (52) 56 (60) 64 sts on
the needles. The marked st and the new sts are worked
in the pattern as you go.
Continue knitting until the sleeve measures approxi-
mately 21 (24) 27 (31) 34 cm. Allow the edge to roll
up before measuring.
Make sure to end on the same round in the chart as on
the body.
Place 7 armhole sts on a stitch holder as follows:
Knit until the marked stitch, break yarn, and place
the last 4 sts and the first 3 sts of the round on a stitch
holder. Break yarn.
Knit a second sleeve to match.
YOKE
Join work on 4.5 mm circular needles, placing the Neck
sleeves over the resting armhole sts = 204 (220) 236 Place the middle 11 (13) 13 (15) 17 front sts on a
(252) 268 sts. stitch holder.
Join yarn at the seam between the back and the left From this point, knit work back and forth while con-
sleeve, this is where the round begins. tinuing the raglan decreases on every right-side row,
Knit 1 round and at the same time place a marker at and at the same time working decrease stitches on each
each join between the sleeves and the yoke = side for the neck opening.
4 markers.
When working flat, read the chart from bottom and up
Work raglan decreases as follows: from right to left on all RS rows, and from left to right
1st round (decrease round): *Move marker, sl1 k1 on all WS rows.
psso, knit pattern according to chart to 2 sts before
the marker, k2tog*, repeat from * to * over all sts = 8 Join yarn to RS of work, at the RS of the neckline after
decreases. the resting sts.
2nd-4th round: Knit according to chart. Bind off the following number of sts for the neckline at
Repeat rounds 1-4 an additional 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 times. the beginning of each row, like this:
3 sts once in each side, 2 sts twice in each side, 1 st
Now, repeat the decrease round on every 2 rounds 9 once in each = 49 (55) 63 (61) 67 sts.
(9) 10 (11) 12 times in total = 108 (116) 124 (124)
132 sts. NECKBAND
Slip the remaining sts onto a 3.5 mm circular needle,
Finish with a round without decreases. pick up 11 (10) 9 (10) 9 sts in the bound off neck sts,
work the resting sts onto the needles, and once more
Break yarn. pick up 11 (10) 9 (10) 9 sts in the bound off neck sts
on the other side = 82 (88) 94 (96) 102 sts.
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Work 5 rounds of twisted rib (k1 tbl, p1). Gently pull the fabric to tighten the base, but not too
much. Check if the sts look even on the back.
Knit 7 rounds.
Start with back sts along the edge of the figure. Use
Bind off loosely and let the edge roll up. shorter sts in the curves compared to the rest of the
figure. Fill in the areas of the figure with satin sts using
FINISHING the colours described in the chart. The sts should be
Weave in all loose ends. Sew the resting sts under the as close together as possible to avoid the background
sleeve armholes together with the resting armhole sts colour showing through. It is okay to have overlap-
on the body, using Kitchener stitch technique. ping sts. It may be an advantage to use different stitch
lengths.
Wash the blouse according to the washing instructions
on the Tilia label, and lay it flat to dry on a towel, before Let the sts follow the curves of the figure. Once Fru
embroidering the blouse. Jacobsen is finished, remove the embroidery ring. Trim
excess stabiliser. Embroider the heart on the back
EMBROIDERY following the same instructions as above but cut a piece
Embroider with a sharp needle. of stabiliser measuring approximately 12 x 12 cm. Soak
Fru Jacobsen is embroidered with 2 strands of Tilia. the blouse in lukewarm water for a few minutes until
the stabiliser dissolves.
Cut a piece of water-soluble embroidery stabiliser
measuring 25 x 25 cm. Place the stabiliser on top of Gently squeeze out the excess water and let the blouse
the drawing of Fru Jacobsen and draw it with a regular dry flat.
pencil. Place the stabiliser on the blouse where you
want to embroider Fru Jacobsen and secure it with an
embroidery ring.
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WHEN PRINTING THE DRAWING
- Choose Page Sizing & Handling when opening the
Print popup box
- Choose Custom Scale 100% or Actual Size.
Print a sample to check if the drawing is printed in
correct size fitting the sweater.
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