Nú — Bulky Yoke Sweater and Loose Collar Knitting Pattern
Plain round-yoke sweater in Bulky Lopi · a knitted-on ribbed collar or a striped loose collar · light grey or orange · sizes S–L
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 25, no. 2 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes S–L · chest 95–110 cm
Védís Jónsdóttir’s Nú from Ístex’s Lopi 25 is a plain round-yoke pullover in Bulky Lopi (Jöklalopi), knitted loosely on 12 mm needles — 8 stitches to 10 cm — in the round from the bottom up, with no rib at the hem or cuffs. The yoke has five decrease rounds and ends in the collar of your choice: a ribbed collar knitted on, 16 cm deep and folded over in the light grey photo, or a separate loose collar of striped Léttlopi rib, worn with the orange sweater. Two colours as printed — light grey (ash heather) and orange (carrot red) — in sizes S, M and L. Carrot red and three of the four loose-collar colours — dark wine, orange and sun yellow — are no longer made; ash heather and crimson red still are.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Two colours — light grey and orange
- Two collars — a ribbed collar knitted on, or a separate striped loose collar in Léttlopi
- Sizes S, M and L
- Yarn and needles are not included. For the light grey sweater with the knitted-on collar, the light grey kit has this pattern and all the yarn
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Light grey sweater: Jöklalopi — 100 g hanks · sizes S (M L)
A 0054 ash heather — 7 (7 8)
Orange sweater: Jöklalopi — 100 g hanks · sizes S (M L)
A 1418 carrot red — 6 (6 7) · no longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the orange version
Loose collar: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · one size
B 9417 dark wine — 1 · no longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the loose collar
C 1410 orange — 1 · no longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the loose collar
D 9434 crimson red — 1
E 1411 sun yellow — 1 · no longer made by Ístex — we have no kit for the loose collar
Sizes
| S | M | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 95 cm 37½″ |
100 cm 39¼″ |
110 cm 43¼″ |
| Length to underarm | 40 cm 15¾″ |
41 cm 16¼″ |
42 cm 16½″ |
| Full length to the neck, by our calculation (printed as “body length to underarm”) | 56 cm 22″ |
58 cm 22¾″ |
60 cm 23½″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
48 cm 19″ |
Gauge
8 sts × 11 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 12 mm needles. The pattern notes: “The sweater is loosely knitted and could grow a little longer after rinsing.”
Needles
12 mm (US 17) circular needle, 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
12 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves and the top of the yoke
10 mm (US 15) circular needle, 40 cm, for the knitted-on collar
4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 60 cm, for the loose collar in Léttlopi
You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up on 12 mm needles, in stocking stitch with no rib — the hem and cuffs are plain. The body is cast on in A with 76 (80, 88) stitches and knitted to 40 (41, 42) cm. The sleeves are cast on with 20 (22, 22) stitches on double-pointed needles; 1 stitch is increased at the beginning of the round every 6th round, 6 times, to 26 (28, 28), and the sleeve is knitted to 46 (47, 48) cm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke, 104 (112, 120) stitches, with 6 stitches at each underarm left on holders. Over the next 18 (19, 20) rounds come five decrease rounds — slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over at the start of every repeat, with 6, 5, 4, 3 and then 2 knit stitches between — down to 39 (42, 45) stitches. Knitted-on collar: 5 (8, 9) stitches are decreased evenly, to 34 (34, 36); on the 10 mm needle come 2 rounds with 12 stitches increased, to 46 (46, 48), then 16 cm of knit 1, purl 1 rib, bound off loosely in rib. For the loose collar the neck is bound off instead, and the collar is knitted on its own in Léttlopi on 4 mm: 116 stitches cast on in B and knitted in the round in knit 1, purl 1 rib in stripes — 3 rounds each of B, C and D, 2 of E, 3 of B and 3 of C — then 12 rounds of knit 2, purl 2 rib in B; in D, 1 stitch is increased between the knit stitches, for knit 3, purl 2 rib on 145 stitches, and after 1 more round of D, 2 of C and 2 of E it is bound off loosely. The underarms are grafted.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 25 (no. 2), Ístex.
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
- Two collars, your choiceThe yoke ends with “work collar of your choice”: a 16 cm ribbed collar knitted on with a 10 mm needle, or a separate loose collar of striped Léttlopi rib, knitted on 4 mm.
- Bulky and looseBulky Lopi on 12 mm needles, 8 stitches to 10 cm — “the sweater is loosely knitted and could grow a little longer after rinsing”, the pattern notes.
- Plain edgesNo rib at the hem or cuffs — body and sleeves are stocking stitch from the cast-on, and in the light grey photo the hem rolls.
- No colourworkThe round yoke is shaped by five decrease rounds, each decrease at the start of a repeat, so they stack into lines towards the neck — our reading, and the lines show in the light grey photo.
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