Lopi 18 No. 38 & 39 — Zigzag Yoke Sweater and Five-Colour Yoke Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Two different garments in one leaflet from Ístex’s Lopi 18, both adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir and knitted in Álafosslopi in the round from the bottom up. No. 38 is a light grey pullover in ash heather with a yoke of large zigzags in black heather and dark gray, a zigzag border above the ribbed hem and cuffs, and a folded rib neckband; sizes S to XL, with sleeve lengths for women and for men. No. 39 is a midnight blue cardigan with a yoke of pointed bands in cornflower, scarlet, apple green and goldenrod, the same colours above the moss-stitch cuffs, a plain body, moss-stitch edges and front bands, and 6 or 7 buttons; sizes S, M and L. No. 39’s four bright colours are no longer made; midnight blue and all of No. 38’s colours still are.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Both pattern numbers — No. 38, the pullover, and No. 39, the cardigan
• No. 38 in sizes S to XL with sleeve lengths for women and men; No. 39 in S, M and L
• The border and yoke charts for each, each with its key
• Yarn and needles are not included. Each kit has this pattern and the yarn for one of the two garments: the grey pullover kit (Vestri) or the midnight blue cardigan kit (Austri)

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

No. 38, pullover: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes S (M L XL)
M 0054 ash heather — 6 (7 7 8)
A 0005 black heather — 1 (1 2 2)
B 0058 dark gray — 1 (1 1 1)

No. 39, cardigan: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes S (M L)
M 0709 midnight blue — 7 (8 8)
A 9303 cornflower — 1 (1 1) · no longer made by Ístex — the midnight blue cardigan kit (Austri) uses 1232 arctic exposure in its place
B 0078 scarlet — 1 (1 1) · no longer made by Ístex — the midnight blue cardigan kit (Austri) uses 0047 happy red in its place
C 9212 apple green — 1 (1 1) · no longer made by Ístex — the midnight blue cardigan kit (Austri) uses 9983 apple green in its place
D 9213 goldenrod — 1 (1 1) · no longer made by Ístex — the midnight blue cardigan kit (Austri) uses 9964 golden heather in its place

Sizes — No. 38, pullover

Sizes — No. 39, cardigan (no size XL)

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

Needles
4½ mm (US 7) circular needle, 80 cm, for No. 38’s hem rib and No. 39’s moss-stitch border, which is knitted back and forth
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the bodies and the yokes
4½ mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the cuffs and No. 38’s neckband; No. 39’s front bands and neckband are knitted back and forth on 4½ mm needles
By our reading also 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles for the sleeves: they change to 6 mm with only 40 or 46 stitches, about 31 to 35 cm round, too few for a 40 cm circular. The pattern’s lists leave them out
The pattern calls a circular needle a “twin pin”

You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches (in both lists) — No. 39 also puts its band stitches on them. For No. 39 only: 6 (7, 7) buttons, in its list, and a sewing machine and thread to stitch the front before it is cut, which the list leaves out. A tapestry needle for grafting the underarms, sewing down No. 38’s neckband and sewing on No. 39’s bands.

How it is knitted
Both are knitted in the round from the bottom up on 6 mm needles, each with its own charts. No. 38, the pullover: the body is cast on with 118 (128, 136, 144) stitches in ash heather on the 4½ mm circular, knitted in K1, P1 rib for 6 (6, 7, 7) cm and increased to 130 (140, 150, 160); on 6 mm comes the 10-round border chart, then ash heather to 40 (42, 43, 44) cm. The sleeves are cast on with 30 (30, 32, 32) stitches on 4½ mm double-pointed needles, knitted in the same rib and increased to 40 (40, 46, 46); on 6 mm they get the border, with 1 stitch increased at each end of chart round 9, and then 1 stitch at each end of every 8th round for women or every 9th for men, 6 (7, 6, 7) times, to 54 (56, 60, 62). They are knitted to 43 (43, 45, 45) cm for women or 48 (48, 50, 50) cm for men. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — 210 (220, 230, 240) stitches — and the 43-round yoke chart, with six decrease rounds, takes it down to 84 (88, 92, 96); sizes S to L leave out marked rounds — S five, M four and L two — and XL knits all 43. The neckband is 8 cm of K1, P1 rib on 4½ mm double-pointed needles, decreased on the first round to 54 (54, 56, 58) stitches, cast off loosely, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched. No. 39, the cardigan: the border is cast on with 141 (149, 157) stitches in midnight blue on the 4½ mm circular and knitted back and forth in moss stitch — 3 rows, a row with a buttonhole 2 stitches from the edge, and a row that casts the stitch on again. The 5 stitches at each end go on holders for the front bands; the rest are increased by 3, to 134 (142, 150), and on 6 mm 2 stitches are cast on that are purled every round at the centre front. The body is joined into a round and knitted plain in midnight blue — there is no border on the body — to 43 (44, 45) cm. The sleeves are cast on with 34 stitches in every size on 4½ mm double-pointed needles, knitted in moss stitch for 5 rounds and increased to 40; on 6 mm comes the 13-round cuff chart, and then in midnight blue 1 stitch is increased at each end of the 3rd round and after that of every 6th round, 6 (7, 9) times, to 54 (56, 60), and the sleeve is knitted to 40 (41, 43) cm. The yoke is joined with a purl stitch at each front edge — 203 (213, 223) stitches — and the 41-round yoke chart, with six decrease rounds, takes it down to 83 (87, 91); sizes S and M leave out marked rounds — S three and M two — and L knits all 41. Two rows of machine stitching are sewn in the centre of each column of purl stitches, and the front is cut between them once the button band is knitted. The bands are the 5 moss stitches from the holders with 3 stitches of stocking-stitch facing, knitted on a 4½ mm needle until, slightly stretched, they reach the neckline; each is sewn on and its facing slip-stitched over the cut edge. The buttons go on the left front and the buttonholes on the right. The neckband is knitted back and forth in moss stitch across the bands and the yoke, decreased to 63 (63, 67) stitches, with one more buttonhole, and cast off in moss stitch. In both, the underarm stitches are grafted.

Adapted by Védís Jónsdóttir — patterns from Lopi No. 18 (nos. 38 and 39), Ístex. The leaflet names no designer.

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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