Fönn — Star Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern
Round-yoke sweater in Léttlopi · black heather with ash heather stars · woman’s or man’s sleeve length · sizes S–XL
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 25, no. 15 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes S–XL · chest 89–115 cm
Védís Jónsdóttir’s Fönn from Ístex’s Lopi 25 is a round-yoke pullover in Léttlopi: black heather, with a yoke of ash heather stars — a wide band of large eight-pointed stars at the base and rows of smaller stars and crosses above. It is knitted in the round from the bottom up on 4½ mm needles. The hem and cuffs start with 6 rounds of stocking stitch before a knit 1, purl 1 rib, and the ash heather neckband rib has 6 rounds of black heather on top. Sizes S to XL, with a woman’s and a man’s sleeve length. Both colours are still made.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Sizes S, M, L and XL
- A woman’s and a man’s sleeve length
- One yoke chart with its key
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes S (M L XL)
A 0005 black heather — 10 (10 10 11)
B 0054 ash heather — 2 (2 2 2)
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 89 cm 35″ |
98 cm 38½″ |
106 cm 41¾″ |
115 cm 45¼″ |
| Length to underarm | 40 cm 15¾″ |
41 cm 16¼″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
43 cm 17″ |
| Body length | 58 cm 22¾″ |
60 cm 23½″ |
62 cm 24½″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
| Woman’s sleeve length to underarm | 44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
| Man’s sleeve length to underarm | 47 cm 18½″ |
48 cm 19″ |
49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4½ mm needles.
Needles
4½ mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
3½ mm (US 4) circular needle, 80 cm, for the hem (the neckband is knitted on “3½ mm needles” — the pattern does not say which)
3½ mm and 4½ mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 3½ mm for the cuffs
You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body is cast on in A with 160 (176, 192, 208) stitches on the 3½ mm circular: 6 rounds of stocking stitch and 6 rounds of knit 1, purl 1 rib; then on 4½ mm it is knitted in stocking stitch to 40 (41, 42, 43) cm. The sleeves are cast on in A with 40 (42, 44, 44) stitches on 3½ mm double-pointed needles, with the same edge; on 4½ mm, 2 stitches are increased — 1 after the first and 1 before the last stitch of the round — in the first round after the rib and then every 7th (7th, 6th, 6th) round, to 64 (68, 72, 74), and the sleeve is knitted to 44 (45, 46, 47) cm for the woman’s length or 47 (48, 49, 50) cm for the man’s. Body and sleeves are joined in A for the round yoke, 256 (272, 288, 304) stitches, with 8 (10, 12, 12) stitches at each underarm left on holders, and the yoke chart, with six decrease rounds, takes it to 80 (85, 90, 95) — sizes S, M and L leave out marked rounds, so the chart is 46 (47, 49, 51) rounds. The neckband is knitted on 3½ mm: one round in B decreasing to 72 (74, 76, 78) stitches, 6 rounds of knit 1, purl 1 rib in B and 6 rounds of stocking stitch in A, bound off loosely. The underarms are grafted.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 25 (no. 15), Ístex.
More info — download, yarn & help
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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Why you'll love it
- Stars in two sizesThe yoke opens with a wide band of large eight-pointed stars, then rows of smaller stars and small crosses towards the neck.
- Two colours onlyThe whole sweater is black heather and ash heather; the yoke chart uses just these two. It prints the light ash heather as the black squares, so go by the key.
- Woman’s or man’s sleevesOne set of sizes with two sleeve lengths: 44–47 cm for a woman, 47–50 cm for a man.
- Edges with a rollThe hem and cuffs start with 6 rounds of stocking stitch before the rib, and the neckband ends with 6 rounds of black heather above the ash heather rib — in the photo these edges roll.
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