AHO0711-003 Ingrid Alice wearing a Mariusgenser

    This sweater is known as a Mariusgenser - "Marius sweater". It was designed in 1953 and named after Marius Eriksen, a Norwegian Olympic athlete whose discipline was downhill skiing.

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      Beathe, geirarne, selmanaksoy, kasia wska, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. hunting season [deleted] (55 months ago | reply)

      Jadajada, den mest strikkede genseren noensinne. :)

    3. Beathe (55 months ago | reply)

      Ønsker meg fortsatt sånn. Det var så mange fettere og kusiner. Farmor ble lei av å strikke. Det var krise. Jeg ble tvunget til å skjule det.

    4. stigeredoo (55 months ago | reply)

      My mum is knitting me one for xmas!! whoppee :-)

    5. watz (55 months ago | reply)

      There's no single manufacturer, the pattern is freely available as far as I know.

    6. movito (55 months ago | reply)

      Beathe: det er en forretning på Grünerløkka, rett sør for Sofienbergparken som selger deilige gamle Mariusgensere ;-)

    7. Beathe (55 months ago | reply)

      Oj! Sant? Rett sør for Sofienbergparken, sier du... jeg skal låne meg en engelsk setter og gå på søk i det området :)

    8. Beathe (54 months ago | reply)

      I natt drømte jeg at det kom en mail fra Mariusgenserfabrikken om at det gamle lageret av Mariusgensere skulle gis bort, førstemann til mølla, fordi Mariusgenserfabrikken lå på Rauma (drømmelogikk) og de gamle damene der ikke hadde skjønt at de var blitt moderne igjen, men synes det var for galt å kaste dem. Det var så livaktig at jeg måtte søke i mailboksen og google det for å være sikker på at det var en drøm. Men jeg er fortsatt ikke helt sikker

    9. watz (54 months ago | reply)

      For en fin drøm. Kjæresten min håper fælt at samboeren til faren min kanskje strikker en til henne...

    10. vista_kulle (53 months ago | reply)

      watz,
      Were these not made originally by marius & stein eriksen, under the marius sportsmodes label, oslo?

      I have a couple of these, one in a light blue with white patterning at top.
      They are classic, and equally sharp on men and women. The boatneck style on a man takes one back to the american football sweaters of the 1930s/40s (Gary Cooper wore them well)

    11. watz (53 months ago | reply)

      Vista_kulle, I'm actually not sure about the specifics. The sweater is named after Marius Eriksen, so it would make sense that he might have had some financial stake in it. For me personally, it was the bane of my childhood since my first name is Marius (one of the most popular names for boys in Norway at the time...)

    12. mrjorgen (52 months ago | reply)

      My one-year-old has one, custom knitted by his grandmum. I'll post a shot of him in the sweater in a comment below pretty soon. :)

    13. mhagelia (42 months ago | reply)

      Jeg strikker en nå i str. 6 år i rosa og hvit! Mønster finner du her: eva.poppyfield.net/mariusgenser.htm og garnet får du på Rema 1000 - ca 150,- for en genser for en 6 åring :-)

    14. Sarah M Stewart (28 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for the image which I am using in a workshop: sarah-stewart.blogspot.com/2010/02/twitter-wo rkshop-at-ot...

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