Örk — Garter-Stitch Sweater Knitting Pattern
Garter-stitch sweater knitted in pieces, with slip-stitch borders · Léttlopi, chocolate with light beige · sizes S–XXL
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 30, no. 18 — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir
- Sizes S–XXL · chest 92–116 cm
Örk — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir’s sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 30, knitted in Léttlopi entirely in garter stitch. The back, the front and the sleeves are knitted flat, each starting with a light beige and chocolate border in a slip-stitch pattern, and sewn together on the right side; the rest is chocolate garter stitch. Five sizes from S to XXL; both colours are still made by Ístex.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Five sizes, S to XXL
- Two charts — the border for the back and front, and the border for the sleeves
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Örk kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes S (M, L, XL, XXL)
A 0867 chocolate — 9 (9 10 10 11)
B 0086 light beige — 2 (2 2 2 2)
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 92 cm 36¼″ |
98 cm 38½″ |
105 cm 41¼″ |
110 cm 43¼″ |
116 cm 45¾″ |
| Length to underarm | 41 cm 16¼″ |
43 cm 17″ |
44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 49 cm 19¼″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
51 cm 20″ |
52 cm 20½″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
Gauge
17 sts × 36 rows = 10 cm (4″) in garter stitch on 4.5 mm needles; 17 sts × 38 rows over the slip-stitch pattern on 6 mm.
Needles
6 mm (US 10) circular needle, 60 cm, for the slip-stitch borders
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 60 cm, for the garter stitch — both used back and forth
You will also need
A stitch holder for the neck stitches and a tapestry needle for sewing the pieces together — the pattern lists only the yarn and the two needles.
How it is knitted
Knitted in pieces, back and forth, all in garter stitch. The back and the front are cast on with 79 (83, 89, 95, 99) stitches in chocolate on 6 mm, and the sleeves with 41 (43, 45, 47, 47); each starts with 38 rows of two-colour slip-stitch pattern — chart 1 for the back and front, chart 2 for the sleeves — knitting one colour at a time for two rows (one garter ridge) and slipping the other colour’s stitches, with the yarn always on the wrong side. Then the pieces go on in chocolate garter stitch on 4.5 mm. The armholes are bound off in steps; the back neck is bound off straight across with 2 more stitches twice at each side, and the front neck is shaped by binding off one stitch at a time at the neck edge from 11 (11½, 12, 12½, 13) cm above the armhole. The sleeves are increased at both edges, and their tops are bound off in steps. The pieces are sewn together on the right side; there is no neckband.
Design: Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 30 (no. 18), 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
- All garter stitchEvery row is knitted, borders included — 4.5 mm for the body, 6 mm for the borders.
- Slip-stitch bordersLight beige and chocolate patterns at the hem and cuffs, with only one colour knitted in each row.
- Knitted in piecesThe back, front and sleeves are knitted flat and sewn together on the right side.
- Two chartsOne border pattern for the back and front, another for the sleeves, 38 rows each.
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