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Woman by a blue metal wall in the Lopi 18 no. 34 sweater — long and loose, red tweed with small green, orange and purple flecks, a midnight blue yoke with narrow bands of green, blue, yellow, copper and magenta, the same bands above the moss-stitch cuffs, and a tall red rib collar (shown in the original colours — six are replaced in this kit: a plain ruby red without flecks, a darker green and blue, a deeper yellow, a redder copper and a pinker magenta). The black trousers are not part of the pattern
Álafosslopi 9962 Ruby Red Heather (in place of 9738 fire tweed) — 7 balls in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit
Álafosslopi 0709 Midnight Blue — 2 balls in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit
Álafosslopi 1231 Garden Green (in place of 9301 grass) — 1 ball in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit
Álafosslopi 1233 Space Blue (in place of 9214 aquamarine) — 1 ball in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit
Álafosslopi 9964 Golden Heather (in place of 9213 goldenrod) — 1 ball in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit
Álafosslopi 9971 Amber Heather (in place of 9384 copper) — 1 ball in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit
Álafosslopi 1240 Dark Magenta (in place of 9010 bright fuchsia) — 1 ball in the Lopi 18 No. 34 kit

Lopi 18 No. 34 — Long Red Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

Sale price$155.00

Long round-yoke sweater · ruby red heather with a midnight blue yoke banded in five colours · Álafosslopi · six colours replaced (see below) · sizes XS–L

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  • 14 balls of Álafosslopi in 7 colours
  • Lopi 18, no. 34 — adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir
  • Sizes XS–L · chest 102–115 cm
  • All the yarn for the sweater in one parcel — 14 balls of Álafosslopi, enough for the largest size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Álafosslopi on 6 mm needles — 13 stitches to 10 cm
  • Four sizes, XS to L — chest 102–115 cm (40¼–45¼″)
  • Six replacement colours, clearly marked: ruby red heather for fire tweed (no flecks), garden green for grass, space blue for aquamarine, golden heather for goldenrod, amber heather for copper, dark magenta for bright fuchsia
Woman by a blue metal wall in the Lopi 18 no. 34 sweater — long and loose, red tweed with small green, orange and purple flecks, a midnight blue yoke with narrow bands of green, blue, yellow, copper and magenta, the same bands above the moss-stitch cuffs, and a tall red rib collar (shown in the original colours — six are replaced in this kit: a plain ruby red without flecks, a darker green and blue, a deeper yellow, a redder copper and a pinker magenta). The black trousers are not part of the pattern
Lopi 18 No. 34 — Long Red Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit Sale price$155.00

Why you'll love it

  • Banded yokeSmall zigzags, dots and arches on midnight blue, each band in one bright colour.
  • Long and loose66 to 72 cm to the front neck, with a tall rib collar that stands up.
  • Moss-stitch edgesFive rounds of moss stitch at the hem and cuffs instead of rib.
  • Matching cuffsThe same bright bands make an 18-round border above the cuffs.
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Lopi 18 No. 34 — your questions, answered

Why are six colours different from the pattern?
Fire tweed (9738), grass (9301), aquamarine (9214), goldenrod (9213), copper (9384) and bright fuchsia (9010) are no longer made by Ístex; only the midnight blue (0709) still is. Ruby red heather (9962) takes the place of fire tweed. It is the main colour, M, the empty squares in the charts: the body, the sleeves, the moss-stitch edges, the collar and the red at the foot of the yoke — 7 of the 14 balls. It is a deep red of about the same depth as in the photo, but a clearer, stronger red than the brick red there, and a plain heather: the small green, orange and purple flecks of the tweed will not be there. The five bright colours are the bands of the yoke and the cuff border. Garden green (1231) takes the place of grass, colour B: the green bands. It is a leaf green, much darker and duller than the vivid emerald in the photo. Space blue (1233) takes the place of aquamarine, colour C: the blue bands. It is a strong blue, but clearly darker and more violet than the bright azure in the photo. Golden heather (9964) takes the place of goldenrod, colour D: the yellow lines and arches. It is a mustard gold, clearly deeper and more orange than the bright yellow in the photo. Amber heather (9971) takes the place of copper, colour E: the copper bands. It is a rust orange, clearly redder and brighter than the ochre brown the copper shows in the photo. Dark magenta (1240) takes the place of bright fuchsia, colour F: the magenta bands. It is a vivid pink-magenta, much brighter and pinker than the muted violet-magenta in the photo. So the green, blue and yellow bands will look darker and softer than in the photo, and the copper and magenta warmer. You can choose other shades in the colour picker.
Which size should I knit?
Four sizes, XS to L, with a chest of 102 to 115 cm, a length of 66 to 72 cm to the front neck and sleeves of 39 to 42 cm. It is meant to be long and loose; in the photo it reaches well below the hips. There is no larger size, so compare the chest with a sweater that fits you the way you like.
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for size L: 7 balls of ruby red heather, 2 of midnight blue and 1 each of garden green, space blue, golden heather, amber heather and dark magenta — 14 balls. XS uses 5 balls of ruby red heather (12 in all), S and M 6 (13). The five band colours are 1 ball each in every size, and each is used for only a few rounds of the yoke and the cuff border, so much of those balls will be left over (our estimate).
How do the bright bands work?
Apart from the first few rounds, where the red still shows, no round of the yoke uses more than two colours: midnight blue and one bright colour (a few rounds are all midnight blue or all the bright colour). In the charts all five bright colours have the same symbol (:), and the colour for each group of rounds is named beside the chart — green, blue, yellow, copper and magenta, mostly in that order, repeated up the yoke. The cuff border works the same way, with red at its top and bottom. The pattern says to change to the next band colour at a random point in the round, not always where the round begins, so the changes don’t line up in one place (our reading). The labels print the old codes: read 9301 as garden green, 9214 as space blue, 9213 as golden heather, 9384 as amber heather and 9010 as dark magenta, and 9738 in the key as ruby red heather.
Anything to watch for?
A few small things. On the sleeves the pattern says to cast on 34 stitches and “inc 6 sts evenly spaced on first rnd, 36 sts” — but 34 and 6 make 40. 36 is the right count: it fits the 6-stitch chart and every count after it, so increase just 2 stitches on that round (our calculation). When the yoke is joined, the front has 2 stitches fewer than the back in every size; the total is right, so knit it as written. “Read Tension on page 3” refers to the Lopi 18 book, not this leaflet; the tension is the one printed: 13 stitches and 18 rows to 10 cm on 6 mm. By our calculation from the row gauge, the body and yoke come to about 3 cm less than the printed length to the front neck. The body is knitted to a set length (43 to 46 cm) before the yoke, so if you want the full length, add it there (our suggestion).
Is everything in the photo part of the pattern?
The sweater is — shown in the original colours, with the flecked fire tweed. The black trousers are not part of the pattern.
What does the kit with needles include?
A 5 mm (US 8) circular needle in 80 cm; 6 mm (US 10) circular needles in 40 and 80 cm; 4.5 mm (US 7), 5 mm and 6 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The pattern lists no 6 mm double-pointed needles, but each sleeve changes to 6 mm after the moss-stitch edge with only 36 stitches — about 28 cm round (our calculation), too few to go round a 40 cm circular — so the kit adds 6 mm double-pointed needles. Stitch holders and a tapestry needle are not included.

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