Isager Jensen
Isager Jensen is an 8-ply/DK weight yarn comprising 100% wool.
Originally, Isager Jensen Yarn was named ÅLJ after knitwear designer Åse Lund Jensen. In the 1960s, Åse Lund Jensen sold hand knitted sweaters, she knitted in a heavy Swedish yarn. The heavy weight of the finished garments made shipping costs outside Denmark much too expensive, leading 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 colour range, in which Isager is still the base for our Jensen Yarn, Spinni and Tvinni. The white wool originates from New Zealand, and the brown and grey wools used for the s-colours originate from Gotland sheep in Europe. The supplier in New Zealand is a brand partner of the Wool Integrity programme that ensures that the principles under this programme, such as animal welfare, environmental sustainability and traceability, are met.
Jensen yarn is chemically dyed but based on the colour range of natural dyes Åse Lund Jensen chose for her yarn. The colours 0, 0s, 2s and 3s are undyed and unbleached. All other colours are Oekotex 100 colours from Europe, but since the spinning mill in Skive has not been certified, the product can’t carry the Oekotex 100 label. As this is a 3-ply yarn, it is firm and evenly spun yarn well suited for texture knitting as it allows the texture to stand out well. The yarn is very durable and wears out beautifully in the same way as Tvinni. Isager recommends this yarn, especially for indoor and outdoor garments.
Things to Note:
- Each hank of Jensen contains 100 g of yarn and has a length of approximately 250 m.
- The recommended needle size is 3.0 mm.
- The knit tension is 22 stitches per 10 cm.
