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Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi Grey Green wool sweater Knitting Kit
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Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi Grey Green wool sweater Knitting Kit

Sale price$154.80

Fjallalopi yoke sweater with rolled edges and a higher back neck · grey and green · bust 83–146 cm

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  • 23 balls of Fjallalopi in 5 colours
  • Vanjastrikk — Vanja Blix Langsrud
  • 10 sizes · bust 83–146 cm
  • Everything for the sweater in one parcel — 23 balls of Fjallalopi, enough for the largest size, and the pattern
  • Fine Fjallalopi on 3 and 3.5 mm needles — 23 stitches and 26 rounds to 10 cm
  • Ten sizes — bust 83–146 cm (32¾–57½″), about 60–73 cm long
  • Rolled edges, lying-stitch borders and a back neck raised with German short rows
Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi Grey Green wool sweater Knitting Kit
Skjaldmær - Fjallalopi Grey Green wool sweater Knitting Kit Sale price$154.80

Why you'll love it

  • The shield-maidenSkjaldmær — skjoldmøy in Norwegian — are the women of Scandinavian folklore and mythology who chose to fight as warriors alongside men.
  • Fine FjallalopiSingle-strand Fjallalopi at 23 stitches to 10 cm: the designer used 3 mm needles for the plain knitting and 3.5 mm for the stranded colourwork.
  • Rolled edgesHem, cuffs and neck finish with a rolled edge, set off by a round of lying stitches — a twisted-stitch detail the designer shows in her own video.
  • A higher back neckGerman short rows raise the back of the neck about 2.5 cm for a better fit, before the rolled neckband is knitted.
  • Grey and green, or your ownFrost grey with moss, lily white, rockweed and glacier sand — the green version on the pattern cover. Swap any colour in the colour picker at no charge.
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Skjaldmær — your questions, answered

Which size should I knit?
The ten sizes are named by the finished bust: 83, 90, 97, 104, 111, 118, 125, 132, 139 and 146 cm (32¾–57½″). The sweater is about 60–73 cm long at centre back and the sleeves 45–51 cm. You can knit the body or sleeves longer or shorter; the pattern reminds you that this changes the yarn needed.
Is this the colourway in the pattern?
The pattern is written for frost grey with rubarb, lily white, mustard yellow and misty rose, and lists three colour alternatives. This kit is its grey/green alternative — 3054 frost grey, 3031 moss, 3051 lily white, 3032 rockweed and 3024 glacier sand — the green sweater on the pattern cover.
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for the largest size, 146 cm: 12 balls of frost grey, 4 of moss, 3 of lily white and 2 each of rockweed and glacier sand. The smallest size, 83 cm, uses 5 frost grey, 2 moss and 1 of each of the other three colours.
Why does the designer ask for a colourwork swatch?
The yoke height depends on your round gauge. At 26 rounds to 10 cm it comes out as intended; if your colourwork is much tighter, the yoke gets shallower, and she suggests adding a few plain rounds at the start of the yoke or one extra round around the flower border.
Why might the sweater twist?
Fjallalopi is a single-strand yarn, so knitting in the round can make the fabric twist a little. The pattern asks you to wash the sweater when finished, stretch and ease body and sleeves into the right shape, and dry it flat.
What does the kit with needles include?
ADDI needles in the sizes the pattern names: 3.5 mm (US 4) and 3 mm (US 2½) circular needles, each in 40 and 80 cm, and 3 mm and 3.5 mm double-pointed needles.

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