We’re pleased to introduce a brand new yarn from Isager – meet Bouclé!
Isager Bouclé:
- lace weight
- looped bouclé texture
- 100% alpaca
- 190 yards/50 grams
- $11 each
Isager is a Danish yarn company led by designers and co-owners Marianne Isager and her daughter, Helga Isager. They are known for their sophisticated color palette, and for combining yarns to create unique fiber and color blends.
Bouclé is a fine alpaca yarn with one looped ply, which makes a fluffy, textured fabric. It especially shines when held together with a smooth yarn, enhancing simple stockinette.
While we wait for the Isager design team to release patterns for this intriguing new yarn, I’ve been swatching to satisfy my curiosity. I began with US 5 needles and a single strand of Bouclé, and while the fabric was pleasing, the yarn was a little tricky to work with. When I moved up to a US 9 and added a strand of smooth fingering weight yarn, it became much easier to manage, and the fabric that came out was soft and fluffy, like a teddy bear.
Though I kept swatching, through a few more needle sizes and a colorwork motif from Anne Ventzel’s very appealing “Robinia Sweater,” it was the teddy bear fabric I kept coming back to. The gauge was a match for Jonna Hietala’s “Lento” pullover, which is what I’m making now, holding Bouclé together with Malabrigo Ultimate Sock.
Here are some other pattern ideas for Isager Bouclé, when held together with a fingering weight yarn:
- “Bandana Cowl,” by Purl Soho – stockinette cowl with bandana shaped point in front
- “Novice Sweater,” by PetiteKnit – stockinette round-yoke pullover
- “Weekend Slipover V-Neck,” by PetiteKnit – stockinette v-neck vest
- “Lyon Sweater – Chunky Edition,” by PetiteKnit – striped turtleneck pullover
Look for Isager Bouclé in the lace weight section here at the Hillsborough Yarn Shop, along with many other Isager yarns – Alpaca 2, Highland Wool, Sock Yarn, and more!