Lopi 18 No. 1 & 2 — Zigzag Yoke Sweaters and Ear-Flap Hat Knitting Pattern

Two round-yoke sweaters by Védís Jónsdóttir in one leaflet from Ístex’s Lopi 18, both knitted in Álafosslopi in the round from the bottom up, each with a yoke of stacked zigzag bands rising from big light green spikes. Design 1 is a women’s sweater in red brown with plain edges that roll at the hem and cuffs, in sizes XS to L, with an ear-flap hat to match: its yoke runs through golden green, a dark denim band with small quiet purple points, eggplant, rust, antique gold and putty to a burgundy band and dark denim at the neck. Design 2, for women and men, is loden green with striped ribs and a striped, folded neckband, in sizes XS to XL: a pond heather band with a field zigzag, dark sienna points, a rust band, a putty zigzag with straw points, a chocolate band and a gray fleck band near the neck. Most of the colours are no longer made — all but dark denim (0010) and quiet purple (0163) in Design 1, all but chocolate (0867) in Design 2. The leaflet gives no neck instructions for Design 1: its text ends with the yoke.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Both sweaters — Design 1 for women and Design 2 for women and men
• Design 1’s ear-flap hat, in one size
• Design 1 in sizes XS–L; Design 2 in XS–XL, with sleeve lengths for women and for men
• Four charts — Design 1’s yoke, the hat’s ear flap and band, and Design 2’s yoke; the sweater charts each have a key, and the hat’s charts use Design 1’s symbols, with no key of their own
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the dark green No. 2 kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Design 1, women’s sweater: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes XS (S M L) — there is no kit for Design 1
M 9315 red brown — 5 (6 6 7) · no longer made
A 9719 field — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made
B 9240 golden green — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made
C 0010 dark denim — 1 (1 1 1)
D 0163 quiet purple — 1 (1 1 1)
E 9316 eggplant — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made
F 9392 rust — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made
G 9332 antique gold — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made
H 9241 putty — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made
I 9210 burgundy — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made

Design 1’s ear-flap hat: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size — the hat’s list names its colours with no amounts
M 9315 red brown — no amount printed · no longer made
A 9240 golden green — no amount printed · no longer made
B 0010 dark denim heather — no amount printed
C 0163 quiet purple — no amount printed
D 9316 eggplant — no amount printed · no longer made
E 9332 antique gold — no amount printed · no longer made
F 9210 burgundy — no amount printed · no longer made

Design 2, for women and men: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes XS (S M L XL) — one set of amounts for both sleeve lengths
M 9239 loden green — 5 (6 6 7 8) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 9966 cypress green heather, a very dark olive green, noticeably lighter than the near-black body in the photo
A 9240 golden green — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 9965 chartreuse green heather, lighter and more yellow than the spikes in the photo
B 9719 field — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 1230 highland green, a brownish khaki-olive
C 9736 pond heather — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 0058 dark grey heather, close to the dark slate grey in the photo
D 9118 dark sienna — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 0867 chocolate heather, almost the same colour as in the photo, so these points match the chocolate band
E 9392 rust — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 9971 amber heather, a copper-orange heather, clearly lighter and more orange than the brick red in the photo
F 9720 straw — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 9965 chartreuse green heather, very close to the bright points in the photo
G 9241 putty — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 1230 highland green, clearly darker and browner than the yellowish khaki in the photo
H 0867 chocolate — 1 (1 1 1 1)
I 0042 gray fleck — 1 (1 1 1 1) · no longer made — the dark green No. 2 kit uses 0057 grey heather, a plain neutral grey, a little darker, without the red and blue flecks

Design 1 — women’s sweater, one sleeve length per size; the edges roll up about 2 cm, and the instructions already knit 2 cm extra for it

Design 2 — for women and men, with a sleeve length for each

Design 1’s hat is one size: 78 stitches, about 60 cm round (our calculation).

Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles. The same for both designs and the hat.

Needles
Design 1: 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles for the sleeves, and 6 mm circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body, the sleeves as they widen and the yoke. Its list also has 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles, which the instructions never use
Design 2: a 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 80 cm, for the striped hem rib; 4.5 mm double-pointed needles for the cuffs and the neckband; 6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body, the sleeves and the yoke
By our reading Design 2 also needs 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles for the sleeves: they change to 6 mm with only 40 to 46 stitches, about 31 to 35 cm round, too few for a 40 cm circular. Design 2’s list leaves them out; Design 1’s has them
The hat: 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles
The pattern calls a circular needle a “twin pin”

You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches (in both sweater lists), and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms, sewing down Design 2’s neckband and drawing up the hat’s crown, which the pattern uses but does not list.

How it is knitted
Both sweaters are knitted in the round from the bottom up. Design 1 has no rib: the body is cast on with 132 (138, 144, 150) stitches in M on the 6 mm circular and knitted in stocking stitch to 42 (44, 46, 47) cm, and the sleeves are cast on with 32 (34, 34, 36) stitches on 6 mm double-pointed needles, knitted 3 cm plain and increased every 6th round to 52 (54, 56, 60) stitches. About 2 cm rolls up at the edges, so both are knitted 2 cm longer than the size table. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — 204 (210, 216, 234) stitches — and a 41-round chart with four decrease rounds takes it down to 68 (70, 72, 78); the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. There the leaflet stops: it gives no neckband, cast-off or making-up for Design 1. Design 2 starts with K1, P1 rib in stripes — 2 rounds each of M, A, B, A and M — on the 4.5 mm circular for the body (118 (124, 130, 136, 140) stitches) and on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves. On 6 mm the body is increased to 132 (138, 144, 150, 156) and knitted to 38 (40, 42, 43, 44) cm, and the sleeves are increased to 40 (42, 42, 46, 46), then every 8th round for women or every 9th for men, to 52 (54, 56, 60, 62). Body and sleeves are joined — 204 (210, 216, 234, 240) stitches — and a 43-round chart with four decrease rounds takes the yoke down to 68 (70, 72, 78, 80). The neckband is knitted on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles: in B, 1 knit round and 1 round of K1, P1 rib with decreases, then 2 rounds of A and 10 of M in rib; it is cast off loosely, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched, and the underarm stitches are grafted. The hat starts with two ear flaps, each cast on with 5 stitches in B and knitted back and forth in stocking stitch from chart 2, increased to 17. Both flaps and 29 and 15 cast-on stitches between them make 78, joined into a round for 4 rounds of B, a 16-round zigzag band from chart 3, 2 rounds of M and a crown of five decrease rounds in M, drawn together.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — patterns from Lopi No. 18 (nos. 1 and 2), 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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