Gola (Lopi 30) — Spotted Yoke Sweater and Golf Club Cover Knitting Pattern
Round-yoke sweater with scattered spots and a crocheted edge, plus a golf club cover · dark grey Léttlopi, or pink Plötulopi with Einband · sizes S/M and L/XL
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 30, no. 24 — Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir
- Sizes S/M and L/XL · chest 92 and 102 cm
Gola is Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir’s round-yoke sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 30, based on a design by Védís Jónsdóttir, with round spots of different sizes scattered over the yoke and a crocheted edge in the spot colour round the neck, hem and cuffs. It comes in two versions: dark grey Léttlopi with pink spots, and a longer pink version knitted with one strand of Plötulopi and one of Einband together — sunset rose with blush — with dark grey spots. Both are shaped in at the waist and out again. The leaflet also has a matching golf club cover, Kylfa, in Léttlopi. Sizes S/M and L/XL. All the colours are still made.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Two versions — dark grey Léttlopi, or pink Plötulopi with Einband — in sizes S/M and L/XL
- The yoke chart, with a key for both versions
- Kylfa, a matching golf club cover (one size, for woods 1–5), with its own chart
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: the grey sweater kit or the pink sweater kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Grey sweater: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes S/M (L/XL)
A 0058 dark grey — 7 (8)
B 1412 pink — 2 (2)
Pink sweater: Plötulopi — 100 g plates · sizes S/M (L/XL) — one strand, knitted together with the Einband below
A 1425 sunset rose — 4 (5)
B 9103 dark grey — 1 (1)
Pink sweater: Einband — 50 g balls · sizes S/M (L/XL) — knitted together with the Plötulopi above
A 9128 blush — 4 (5)
B 9103 dark grey — 1 (1)
Golf club cover: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · one size
A 0058 dark grey — 1
B 1412 pink — 1
Sizes
| S/M | L/XL | |
|---|---|---|
| Chest | 92 cm 36¼″ |
102 cm 40¼″ |
| Length to underarm — grey sweater | 36 cm 14¼″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
| Length to underarm — pink sweater | 44 cm 17¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 48 cm 19″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles — the same for Léttlopi and for one strand of Plötulopi with one of Einband.
Needles
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 60 cm — for the hem rib and the neckline
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60 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 rib cuffs) and for the golf club cover
4.5 mm (US 7) crochet hook for the single-crochet edges
You will also need
The 4.5 mm crochet hook (in the pattern’s list) and, though the list leaves them out, 2 stitch markers, stitch holders and a tapestry needle. For the golf club cover you also make a pompom — the pattern gives no size; it is pink in the photos.
How it is knitted
Both sweaters are knitted the same way. The body is cast on with 166 (184) stitches on the 3.5 mm circular and knitted in the round in a 9 cm rib — a round of K1, P1, then a purl round on the grey sweater or a knit round on the pink one, repeated — and then in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm. From 12 (14) cm on the grey sweater, 20 (22) cm on the pink, it is decreased by 2 stitches at each side three times, 5 cm apart, to 154 (172), and 6 cm later increased the same way back to 166 (184). The sleeves start with 8 cm of the same rib, gain 6 stitches spread evenly over the first round on 4.5 mm, and are then increased by 2 under the arm every 8th round, 9 (10) times. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke, a 49-round chart of spots with seven decrease rounds, from 250 (275) stitches to 80 (88); S/M leaves out rounds 2–6. The neckline is 5 cm of the same rib on 3.5 mm. Last, a round of single crochet in the spot colour goes along the edge of the neck rib, the hem and the cuffs. The golf club cover is a 20 cm tube of K2, P2 rib, then a 20-round chart of pink spots on 64 stitches, decreased to the top and drawn together; it gets a pink crochet edge, is felted slightly in soapy water and finished with a pompom.
Design: Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir, based on a design by Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 30 (no. 24), Ístex. Golf club cover (Kylfa): Rebekka Kristjánsdóttir.
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
- Spots on the yokeRound spots of different sizes, scattered from the lower edge of the yoke to the neck — pink on dark grey, or dark grey on pink.
- Shaped at the waistThree decreases and three increases at each side take the body in at the waist and out again.
- Two yarns, one gaugeThe grey version is Léttlopi; the pink one is a strand of Plötulopi and a strand of Einband knitted together — both 18 stitches to 10 cm.
- A golf club coverKylfa: a long ribbed cover with a spotted top and a pompom, felted slightly, for woods 1–5.
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