{"product_id":"kross-crossed-stitch-yoke-sweater-knitting-pattern","title":"Kross — Crossed-Stitch Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eVédís Jónsdóttir’s Kross from Ístex’s Lopi 28 is a round-yoke pullover in Léttlopi, knitted loosely on 6½ mm needles — 15 stitches to 10 cm. There is no stranded colourwork: every round is one colour. Above the rib at the hem and cuffs, rounds of long dropped stitches are crossed in groups of six in a new colour, and a smaller band of crosses comes higher up the yoke. Two colour versions: Berry, striped all the way up in six colours, and Natural, straw with bands of black sheep, chocolate, murky and barley. Sizes XS\/S to XL. Three of the Berry colours — dark wine, orange and lilac — are no longer made; all five Natural colours are.\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\u003eTwo colour versions — Berry and Natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes XS\/S, M, L and XL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA yoke chart and key for each version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. For the Natural version, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/cross-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe Natural kit\u003c\/a\u003e has this pattern and all the yarn\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\u003eBerry: Léttlopi — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes XS\/S (M L XL)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 9417 dark wine — 2 (2 2 2) · \u003cem\u003eno longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the Berry version\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1412 pink — 2 (2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 1414 violet — 2 (2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1410 orange — 2 (2 2 2) · \u003cem\u003eno longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the Berry version\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nE 1409 garnet red — 2 (2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nF 1413 lilac — 2 (2 2 2) · \u003cem\u003eno longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the Berry version\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural: Léttlopi — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes XS\/S (M L XL)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0052 black sheep — 1 (1 1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 0867 chocolate — 1 (1 1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 1420 murky — 1 (1 1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1419 barley — 1 (1 1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nE 1418 straw — 6 (6 7 7)\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\u003eXS\/S\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eXL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80 cm\u003cbr\u003e31½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e88 cm\u003cbr\u003e34¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96 cm\u003cbr\u003e37¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104 cm\u003cbr\u003e41″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38 cm\u003cbr\u003e15″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 cm\u003cbr\u003e15¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41 cm\u003cbr\u003e16¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42 cm\u003cbr\u003e16½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSleeve length to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 cm\u003cbr\u003e17¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 cm\u003cbr\u003e17¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46 cm\u003cbr\u003e18″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47 cm\u003cbr\u003e18½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15 sts × 20 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6½ mm needles — the pattern says the sweater is knitted loosely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6½ mm (US 10½) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke\u003cbr\u003e5½ mm (US 9) circular needle, 80 cm, for the body rib\u003cbr\u003e4½ mm (US 7) circular needle, 40 cm, for the neckband\u003cbr\u003e5½ mm and 6½ mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 5½ mm for the cuff rib\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and weaving in — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out. No cable needle is named: the stitches are crossed by lifting them over with the right needle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round from the bottom up, loosely, one colour to a round. The body is cast on loosely in A with 120 (132, 144, 156) stitches on the 5½ mm circular and knitted in knit 1, purl 1 rib for 2 cm; on 6½ mm come 2 knit rounds and the cross band: in B, a round of “yarn over twice, knit 1”, and on the next round each knit stitch is slipped and the yarn overs dropped, which makes long loose stitches; then in C the stitches are crossed in groups of six — the first three lifted over the next three and all six knitted in the new order — and C is knitted for 4 rounds in all; D repeats the long stitches and E the crosses (the Berry version knits 4 rounds in E in all). The body has no shaping: the Berry version goes on in stripes of 6 to 8 rounds, the six colours in turn, and the Natural in E, to 38 (40, 41, 42) cm. The sleeves are cast on loosely in A with 36 (36, 42, 42) stitches on 5½ mm double-pointed needles, ribbed for 2 cm, and get 2 knit rounds and the same cross band on 6½ mm, with 1 stitch increased in its last round; then 1 stitch is increased after the first and before the last stitch of the round — right away, then every 13th (9th, 14th, 12th) round, 5 (7, 5, 6) times in all — to 47 (51, 53, 55), and the sleeve is knitted to 44 (45, 46, 47) cm, in stripes of 8 or 9 rounds for Berry or in E for Natural. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — in E for Natural, in B for Berry — 186 (198, 210, 222) stitches, and the 36-round yoke chart, with four decrease rounds, takes it to 62 (66, 70, 74); the larger sizes work marked rounds twice. Higher up the yoke comes a smaller cross band: one yarn over to each stitch, then crosses of four stitches, two over two. The neckband is 2 cm of knit 1, purl 1 rib in A on 4½ mm, bound off in rib. The underarms are grafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 28 (no. 4), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67602113003573,"sku":"PAT-EN-KROSS","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/Kross_61d61fab-576a-4bf3-98c7-dca2781152f4.jpg?v=1791027283","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/kross-crossed-stitch-yoke-sweater-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}