1 x var — Women’s and Men’s Zip Cardigan Knitting Pattern

1 x var — once upon a time. Védís Jónsdóttir’s zip cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 26, knitted with two strands of Plötulopi held together, in the round from the bottom up, and cut open at the front for a two-way zip. The pattern has two versions in sizes S to XXL: a long women’s cardigan in white with a tall rib collar, and a hip-length men’s cardigan in beige with a folded neckband. Both have the same round yoke in white, beige and black heather, and the same black-and-white band above the beige rib at the hem and cuffs.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Two versions — a long women’s cardigan in white and a men’s cardigan in beige
• Sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL
• Four colour charts — the band above the hem and cuffs, and three for the yoke
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: the women’s kit or the men’s kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Women’s cardigan: Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M L XL XXL)
A 0001 white — 4 (4 5 5 6)
B 1030 beige — 1 (1 1 1 1)
C 0005 black heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)

Men’s cardigan: Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M L XL XXL)
B 1030 beige — 4 (4 4 5 6)
C 0005 black heather — 1 (1 1 1 1)
A 0001 white — 1 (1 1 1 1)

Sizes

Gauge
14 sts × 19 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 5.5 mm needles, with two strands of Plötulopi held together.

Needles
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the hem rib and the neck
4.5 mm (US 7) and 5.5 mm (US 9) double-pointed needles for the sleeves

You will also need
A zip that opens both ways — a two-way separating zip, the one notion in the pattern’s list; it gives no length, so measure the finished front. The instructions also use sewing thread to match, a sewing machine for the stitching before the front is cut, and stitch holders for the underarm stitches, which the list leaves out.

How it is knitted
Knitted with two strands of Plötulopi held together — the pattern says to begin by winding two strands softly together. The hem is 5 cm of K1, P1 rib in beige (B), knitted back and forth on 4.5 mm; on 5.5 mm, 2 stitches are cast on and the body is joined into a round, with a purl stitch at each side of the centre front, where it will be cut open. The sleeves start with 5 cm of K1, P1 rib in beige on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles. Body and sleeves both get the 13-round band from chart 1 — white chevrons on black, ending in two rounds of beige — and then go on in the main colour: white (A) for the women’s version, to 60 (62, 64, 66, 66) cm, or beige (B) for the men’s, to 40 (42, 44, 46, 47) cm; the sleeves are increased at the underarm. Body and sleeves are joined on 5.5 mm for the round yoke, knitted from charts 2, 3 and 4 in all three colours, with six decrease rounds from 201 (209, 217, 225, 233) stitches to 69 (71, 73, 75, 77). Women’s: a 10 cm collar of K1, P1 rib knitted back and forth on 4.5 mm, 3 cm in white and the rest in beige. Men’s: 7 cm of rib in beige, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched, hiding the top end of the zip. The purl stitches up the front are sewn twice by machine with small straight stitches; after the cardigan is rinsed and dried, the front is cut open between the sewn rows, and the two-way zip is sewn in under the front edges with matching thread.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 19), Ístex.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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