Hjertegarn
Danish knitting heritage with yarns for everyday projects
- Danish brand
- Founded in 1926
- Wool and cotton
- Sock yarns
- Pattern collections
Hjertegarn is a Danish yarn company with a collection that reaches across everyday wool and cotton yarns, sock materials, brushed fibres and other blends. Its patterns cover different skill levels and garment styles, making the yarn offering part of a wider knitting collection. The variety is important: Hjertegarn describes a supplier and design tradition, not one fibre or one kind of finished fabric.
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From Odense to Jutland
Carl Bremer founded the family business in Odense in 1926. The company was sold in 1992 and moved to Jutland that year. Its official history links this development with an ongoing interest in hand knitting and in patterns adapted to changing tastes.
That long Danish background provides context for the brand without establishing the production country of every modern yarn. To understand an individual material, read its own fibre and manufacturing information rather than treating the company’s location as the origin of the strand.
Exploring a broad knitting collection
The current catalogue separates yarns by material, including pure wool, cotton, alpaca and acrylic, as well as wool-cotton blends and reinforced sock yarns. It also provides patterns linked to named qualities, which can help when considering what a yarn is intended to make.
For colourwork or a textured sweater, examine the specific yarn’s construction and the pattern sample. For socks, look at the composition and the required fabric density. The same brand can offer a suitable material for both projects, but those materials do different jobs.
When substituting an older Hjertegarn yarn, keep the original name, composition and length if you have them. Related names or similar recommended needle sizes do not establish equivalence. A washed gauge sample can show whether the new material produces the stitch definition, density and dimensions that the pattern needs.
- Fiber mix
- wool43%cotton16%merino12%acrylic9%
- Price per skein
- DKK 13.95–DKK 114.95
- yarn lines
- 19
- Needles
- 2–7 mm
- Typical gauge
- 15–30sts / 10 cm
Where to buy
Rito
19 yarns
All Hjertegarn yarns
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Natura Merino
100% merino
- 21
- sts
- 216
- m/100g
- 4
- mm
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Ciao Trunte
100% merino
- 28
- sts
- 360
- m/100g
- 3
- mm
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Armonia
75% merino · 25% nylon
- —
- sts
- 400
- m/100g
- 3
- mm
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Nanoq Wool
70% merino · 30% nylon
- 13
- sts
- 100
- m/100g
- 7
- mm
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Organic 350
55% merino · 45% cotton
- 26
- sts
- 700
- m/100g
- 4
- mm
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All Seasons
50% cotton · 50% merino
- 26
- sts
- 340
- m/100g
- 4
- mm
Questions about Hjertegarn
Washing, weights, natural fibres and substitutes — answers drawn from the Hjertegarn yarns in our catalogue.
Where did Hjertegarn begin?+
Carl Bremer founded the business in Odense, Denmark, in 1926. It was sold and moved to Jutland in 1992.
Are all Hjertegarn yarns made from natural fibres?+
No. Its catalogue includes natural-fibre ranges as well as acrylic, polyester and blends with nylon. Read the composition of the exact yarn rather than relying on the brand name.
Does Hjertegarn offer sock yarns?+
Yes. The catalogue includes a dedicated sock-yarn category and wool-nylon ranges. Choose the specific material and gauge required by your sock pattern.
Can I find patterns for a particular Hjertegarn quality?+
Hjertegarn organises parts of its pattern catalogue by yarn quality as well as designer. Check the yarn’s full name and the pattern’s gauge, especially when using older printed instructions.