{"product_id":"blaka-lopi-31-striped-einband-sweater-knitting-pattern","title":"Blaka (Lopi 31) — Striped Einband Sweater Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlaka — to flutter. Ásta Guðrún Jóhannsdóttir’s wide sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 31 is knitted in fine Einband in broad stripes of grey heather, lime, ash heather and yellow. The body is knitted in the round and widens steadily into short sleeves, which end in long ribbed cuffs; the front and back are finished back and forth and the shoulders grafted. One colour version, in sizes S, M and L. (Ístex has another pattern called Blaka — a lace scarf in its Einband series; this is the sweater.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes S, M and L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne colour version — grey heather, lime, ash heather and yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blaka-einband-striped-sweater-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe Blaka sweater kit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (not included)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEinband — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 9102 grey heather — 2 (2 3)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 9268 lime — 1 (1 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 1026 ash heather — 1 (1 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1765 yellow — 2 (2 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110 cm\u003cbr\u003e43¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e118 cm\u003cbr\u003e46½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e127 cm\u003cbr\u003e50″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46 cm\u003cbr\u003e18″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48 cm\u003cbr\u003e19″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48 cm\u003cbr\u003e19″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSleeve length to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 cm\u003cbr\u003e7½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 cm\u003cbr\u003e8¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 cm\u003cbr\u003e9″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22 sts × 31 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 80 cm, for the striped body\u003cbr\u003e3.5 mm circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the hem rib and the neckband (by our reading the cuffs, only about 26 (28, 30) cm round, go on the double-pointed needles) — the pattern prints “(US 3)”, but 3.5 mm is usually US 4\u003cbr\u003e3.5 mm double-pointed needles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitch markers, stitch holders for the neck and shoulder stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting the shoulders — the pattern uses them but does not list them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body is cast on with 184 (200, 220) stitches in grey heather on the 3.5 mm circular needle and knitted in the round in K1, P1 rib for 8 cm. On 4 mm, after 4 more rounds in grey heather, it continues in stocking stitch in broad stripes, 24 (26, 26) rounds of each colour in turn — lime, ash heather, yellow, grey heather and so on — with 2 stitches increased at each side every 8th round, to 248 (264, 284) stitches; then faster, 4 and then 6 stitches at each side, to 288 (304, 324), so the body widens into the sleeves. The front and the back, 144 (152, 162) stitches each, are knitted separately back and forth, in yellow once the ash heather stripe is finished: the front neck starts right away, with the middle 20 stitches on a holder, and the front is knitted to 13 (14, 15) cm; the back has a shallower neck, with 28 stitches on a holder. The shoulders are grafted. For each cuff, stitches are picked up round the armhole edge, one in every row, and knitted in the round in K1, P1 rib for 12 cm; the neckband, 86 (90, 94) stitches picked up, is 4 cm of K1, P1 rib.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Ásta Guðrún Jóhannsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 31 (no. 19), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67601360191541,"sku":"PAT-EN-BLAKA-L31","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi31-blaka-1_a93a39e5-0a61-4542-916d-f3ab30f6d893.jpg?v=1791006395","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/blaka-lopi-31-striped-einband-sweater-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}