Energy Greyscale wool sweater - Knitting Kit
Plötulopi raglan sweater knitted with four strands on 10 mm needles, fading black to white · sizes S–2XL
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Just want the pattern? The Orka pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
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- 10 plates of Plötulopi in 6 shades
- Lopi 43, no. 4 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- 4 strands on 10 mm · 8.5 sts to 10 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Orka — Energy: a surge of power comes from within, reaching out. This sweater is knitted holding four strands of unspun Plötulopi on big 10 mm needles, so it grows wonderfully fast. The greyscale colourway fades from black heather through greys to white in a smooth gradient, blended strand by strand as you knit.
Included
- Icelandic Plötulopi wool (unspun plates, knitted 4-ply) — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- Knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S (M L XL 2XL)
A 0005 Black Heather — 1 (2 2 2 2)
B 9103 Dark Grey — 1 (2 2 2 2)
C 9102 Grey — 1 (2 2 2 2)
D 1027 Light Grey — 1 (2 2 2 2)
E 1026 Ash — 1 (1 1 1 1)
F 0001 White — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 94 cm 37″ |
103 cm 40½″ |
113 cm 44½″ |
122 cm 48″ |
129 cm 50¾″ |
| Length to underarm | 38 cm 15″ |
40 cm 15¾″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
43 cm 17″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
| Sleeve length | 43 cm 17″ |
44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
Gauge
8.5 sts × 12 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch with 4-ply Plötulopi on 10 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern
10 mm (US 15) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
9 mm (US 13) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
9 mm and 10 mm double pointed needles
Not included
Knitting needles, unless you choose the kit with needles.
New to Plötulopi? We have an excellent guide: Working with Plötulopi.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 43.
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.
Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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4.9/5 from 2,200+ verified reviews Google 4.8 Trustpilot 4.6 Judge.me 4.9Why you'll love it
- A surge of energyOrka means energy — in the pattern’s words, a surge of power that comes from within, reaching out.
- A gradient, strand by strandFour strands are knitted together, and each colour change swaps one strand at a time — three and one, two and two, one and three — so black heather fades through the greys to white.
- Quick to knitAt 8.5 stitches to 10 cm on 10 mm needles, the sweater grows fast.
- No ends to weave inAt each colour change the pattern has you splice the ends — thin and overlap them, then roll them together between your palms.
- Greyscale, or your ownKeep the six greys, or choose other Plötulopi shades for any of them in the colour picker, at no charge. The pattern also gives an earth-tone version.
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