Sjóna — Yoke Sweaters for Adults & Children Knitting Pattern

Sjóna is a round-yoke Léttlopi sweater by Védís Jónsdóttir from Ístex’s Lopi 33, in four colour versions: white with black sheep and straw, and moss green (moor) with eight contrasts, for adults in sizes S to XL; black with greys and white, and violet with black and six bright colours, for children aged 8–10 and 10–12. Each version has its own yoke chart and its own border — above the hem and cuffs, just below the yoke, or above the cuffs only. The leaflet celebrates the centennial of the Icelandic Handicrafts Association (Heimilisiðnaðarfélag Íslands) and the publication of Íslensk Sjónabók — Ornaments and Patterns Found in Iceland. Three colours are no longer made: 1401 hazel in the moss green version, and 1413 lilac and 1410 orange in the violet child’s version.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Four colour versions — white and moss green for adults, black and violet for children
• Adult sizes S, M, L and XL, with men’s and women’s lengths; children’s sizes 8–10 and 10–12 years
• Eight charts — a yoke chart and a border chart for each version — with colour keys
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: the white kit or the moss green kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

White sweater: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · adult sizes S (M L XL)
A 0051 white — 6 (6 7 8)
B 0052 black sheep — 2 (2 3 3)
C 1418 straw — 1 (1 2 2)

Moss green sweater: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · adult sizes S (M L XL)
A 1416 moor — 6 (7 8 9)
B 9427 rust — 1 (1 1 1)
C 0054 ash — 1 (1 1 1)
D 9426 golden — 1 (1 1 1)
E 9418 stone blue — 1 (1 1 1)
F 0086 light beige — 1 (1 1 1)
G 9431 brick — 1 (1 1 1)
H 0085 oatmeal — 1 (1 1 1)
I 1401 hazel — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made — the moss green kit uses 0867 chocolate heather

Black child’s sweater: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ages 8–10 (10–12) years
A 0005 black — 5 (6)
B 0054 ash — 2 (2)
C 0058 dark grey — 1 (1)
D 0051 white — 1 (1)

Violet child’s sweater (the pattern calls it purple): Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ages 8–10 (10–12) years
A 1414 violet — 4 (5)
B 0059 black — 2 (2)
C 1413 lilac — 1 (1) · no longer made
D 1412 pink — 1 (1)
E 9434 crimson — 1 (1)
F 1410 orange — 1 (1) · no longer made
G 1406 spring green — 1 (1)
H 9423 lagoon — 1 (1)

Adults — sizes S, M, L and XL (the white and the moss green versions)

Children — ages 8–10 and 10–12 years (the black and the violet versions)

Gauge
18 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4½ mm needles.

Needles
3½ mm (US 4) circular needles, 40 and 60–80 cm, for the twisted rib at the hem and the neckband
4½ mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60–80 cm, for the body and the yoke
3½ mm and 4½ mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 3½ mm for the cuffs

You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and for sewing down the neckband — the pattern’s list leaves both out.

How it is knitted
Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom up, starting with 3 cm of twisted rib (knit 1 through the back loop, purl 1) on 3½ mm; the rest is stocking stitch on 4½ mm. The moss green and the black versions have a border chart above the hem and cuff rib (15 rounds, 13 in size S, on the moss green; 10 rounds on the black). The white sweater is the women’s short version: a band of 14 rounds (13 in M, 12 in S) is knitted just below the underarm on the body and at the top of the sleeves. The violet child’s sweater is short too, with a plain body, a 12-round band above the cuffs and cuffs in lagoon. The sleeves are increased under the arm — more often in men’s sizes than in women’s. Body and sleeves are joined and the round yoke is knitted from the version’s chart, with the decreases in the chart: for adults 53 rounds, from 240–288 stitches (women’s) or 256–304 (men’s) to 90–108 or 96–114; for children 44 rounds, from 208 (224) to 78 (84). The neckband is 3.5 cm of twisted rib and 3 cm of plain K1, P1 rib, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched; on the violet sweater it is 3.5 cm of twisted rib and 6 rounds of stocking stitch in lagoon, left to roll. The underarms are grafted.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 33 (no. 25), Ístex.

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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