A (Lopi 26) — Three-Strand Plötulopi Sweater Knitting Pattern

Védís Jónsdóttir’s pattern A — the pattern’s whole name is the letter A — from Ístex’s Lopi 26 is a long, plain pullover knitted with three strands of Plötulopi wound together and knitted as one, on 15 mm and 12 mm needles. There is no ribbing and no colour pattern: the hem, cuffs and neck are plain stocking stitch, and the yoke is shaped by decreases written out round by round. Two versions — purple, three strands of plum heather, and green, one strand each of three greens — in sizes S to XL; the PDF shows only the purple sweater. Sea green (1422), one of the three greens, is no longer made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Two colour versions — purple, and a mix of three greens
• Sizes S, M, L and XL
• The yoke decreases written out round by round for each size
• Yarn and needles are not included

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Purple: Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M L XL) · three strands of A wound together
A 1428 plum heather — 4 (5 5 6)

Green: Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M L XL) · one strand each of A, B and C wound together
A 1420 marsh heather — 2 (2 2 2)
B 1421 spruce green — 2 (2 2 2)
C 1422 sea green — 2 (2 2 2) · no longer made by Ístex

Sizes

Gauge
6½ sts × 11 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 15 mm needles, and 8 sts × 12 rows = 10 cm on 12 mm needles — with three strands of Plötulopi held together.

Needles
15 mm (US 19) circular needle, 80 cm, and double-pointed needles, for the lower body and the lower sleeves
12 mm (US 17) circular needle, 80 cm, and double-pointed needles, for the top of the body, the upper sleeves and the yoke
8 mm (US 11) circular needle, 40 cm, or double-pointed needles, for the neck

You will also need
Eight stitch markers for the yoke decreases, stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and weaving in — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up, with three strands of Plötulopi wound softly together and knitted as one — three of plum heather for the purple sweater, one each of marsh heather, spruce green and sea green for the green. There is no ribbing. The body is cast on loosely with 76 (80, 84, 88) stitches on the 15 mm circular and knitted in stocking stitch to 38 (39, 40, 41) cm, then on the 12 mm circular for 12 cm more, to 50 (51, 52, 53) cm, measured flat without stretching. The sleeves are cast on loosely with 24 (24, 26, 26) stitches on 15 mm needles and knitted to 38 (39, 40, 41) cm, then increased evenly by 4 (6, 6, 6) stitches on 12 mm, to 28 (30, 32, 32), and knitted to 44 (45, 46, 47) cm. Body and sleeves are joined on the 12 mm circular, 108 (116, 124, 128) stitches, with 6 stitches under each arm on holders. After 6 (6, 6, 8) plain rounds, every other round is a decrease round of 8 stitches (6 in the last one of size L), each marked — by our reading of the written rounds, one at each edge of the front and of the back and a pair in the middle of each sleeve — until 36 (36, 38, 40) stitches are left; the rounds are written out for each size. The neck is 6 rounds on the 8 mm needle, then one short row across the back — turn with a wrapped stitch, purl to the decrease at the other side of the back, turn — and the stitches are cast off loosely with a 12 mm needle. The underarms are grafted, and the sweater is rinsed carefully by hand and laid flat to dry.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 16), 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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