Goði — Brick Red Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

Goði is a round-yoke sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 34, knitted in Léttlopi: brick red, with a yoke of black sheep, acorn and barley — a zigzag band, a row of small barley rings and narrow stripes up to the neck — and a matching border above the hem and cuffs. The black sheep neckband is folded in and sewn down. The original pattern is by Guðný Pálsdóttir; Védís Jónsdóttir redesigned it and wrote the instructions. One colour version, in sizes XS to XXL. All four colours are still made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL
• Two charts — the border above the hem and cuffs, and the yoke — with a colour key
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Goði kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes XS (S M L XL XXL)
A 9431 brick — 7 (7 8 8 8 9)
B 0052 black sheep — 2 (2 2 2 3 3)
C 0053 acorn — 2 (2 2 2 2 2)
D 1419 barley — 1 (1 1 2 2 2)

Sizes

Gauge
18 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.

Needles
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 80 cm, for the body rib — the collar is knitted on 3.5 mm too
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 3.5 mm for the cuffs

You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and for sewing down the collar — the pattern’s list leaves both out.

How it is knitted
Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body starts with 3 cm of K1, P1 rib in brick on 3.5 mm; on 4.5 mm comes chart 1, a border of 10 rounds (9 in XS and S, which leave out round 5) in black sheep, acorn and a barley zigzag, and then plain brick to the underarm. The sleeves start the same way on double-pointed needles and are increased under the arm every 8th round. Body and sleeves are joined and the round yoke is knitted from chart 2, 52 rounds with five decrease rounds, from 256 (264, 272, 280, 288, 296) stitches to 96 (99, 102, 105, 108, 111); the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. The collar is 8 cm of K1, P1 rib in black sheep on 3.5 mm, folded to the inside and sewn down loosely, and the underarms are grafted.

Original pattern: Guðný Pálsdóttir. Redesign and instructions: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 34 (no. 23), 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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