{"product_id":"orka-colour-gradient-raglan-sweater-knitting-pattern","title":"Orka — Colour-Gradient Raglan Sweater Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrka — energy: in the pattern’s words, a surge of power that comes from within, reaching out. Védís Jónsdóttir’s raglan sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 43 is knitted with four strands of Plötulopi held together on 10 mm needles, and the colour changes one strand at a time, so each shade fades into the next from the hem to the neck. The pattern has two colourways in sizes S to 2XL: earth tones — midnight blue, plum, wine red, dark amber, oatmeal and light blues blue — and greyscale, from black heather through greys to white. All twelve colours are still made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo colourways — earth tones and greyscale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes S, M, L, XL and 2XL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/energy-earth-tones-wool-sweater-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe earth-tones kit\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/energy-greyscale-wool-sweater-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe greyscale kit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYarn used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (not included)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarth tones: Plötulopi — 100 g plates\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L XL 2XL) — four strands held together\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0709 midnight blue — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1428 plum — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 2027 wine red — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1426 dark amber — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nE 1030 oatmeal — 1 (1 1 1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nF 2023 light blues blue — 1 (1 1 1 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreyscale: Plötulopi — 100 g plates\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L XL 2XL) — four strands held together\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0005 black heather — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 9103 dark grey — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nC 9102 grey — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1027 light grey — 1 (2 2 2 2)\u003cbr\u003e\nE 1026 ash — 1 (1 1 1 1)\u003cbr\u003e\nF 0001 white — 1 (1 1 1 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eXL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e2XL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e94 cm\u003cbr\u003e37″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e103 cm\u003cbr\u003e40½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e113 cm\u003cbr\u003e44½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e122 cm\u003cbr\u003e48″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e129 cm\u003cbr\u003e50¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38 cm\u003cbr\u003e15″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 cm\u003cbr\u003e15¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42 cm\u003cbr\u003e16½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43 cm\u003cbr\u003e17″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 cm\u003cbr\u003e17¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSleeve length to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43 cm\u003cbr\u003e17″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 cm\u003cbr\u003e17¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 cm\u003cbr\u003e17¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46 cm\u003cbr\u003e18″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47 cm\u003cbr\u003e18½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.5 sts × 12 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 10 mm needles, with four strands of Plötulopi held together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 mm (US 15) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke\u003cbr\u003e9 mm (US 13) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body rib and the neckband\u003cbr\u003e9 mm and 10 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 9 mm for the cuffs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitch markers, stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round from the bottom up with four strands of Plötulopi held together. To move from one colour to the next you knit 3 rounds with 3 strands of the old colour and 1 of the new, then 3 rounds with 2 and 2, then 3 rounds with 1 and 3 (in the yoke’s change from D to E, S and M work some of these steps over 2 rounds), and then all four of the new; the ends are spliced (thinned, overlapped and rolled together between your palms), so there are no ends to weave in. The body is cast on in colour A on the 9 mm circular, worked in 4 rounds of K1, P1 rib, then in stocking stitch on 10 mm through A, B, C and D to 38 (40, 42, 43, 45) cm, with no shaping. The sleeves start with the same rib on 9 mm double-pointed needles, go through the same four colours and are increased one stitch at a time, alternately at each end of the round, to 28 (28, 32, 32, 35) stitches. Body and sleeves are joined in D for a raglan yoke of 112 (120, 128, 136, 144) stitches; while the colour moves on through E to F, the body is decreased every 2nd round, the sleeves every 4th round and, later, the middle of each sleeve every 2nd round. The last rows are worked back and forth, with two pairs of short rows (wrap and turn) near the middle of the front to shape the neckline, leaving 40 (44, 44, 52, 52) stitches. The neckband is 8 rounds of K1, P1 rib in F on 9 mm, and the underarms are grafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 43 (no. 4), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67601463279669,"sku":"PAT-EN-ORKA","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/L43_04_Orka_Icelandic_Knitting_Kit_Energy_Earthtone_wool_sweater_b5bddc6f-20a9-4eb6-bbbb-8ebda3bbea9e.jpg?v=1791015192","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/orka-colour-gradient-raglan-sweater-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}