Stórstirni — Jöklalopi Star Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern
Chunky round-yoke sweater in Jöklalopi with a ring of large stars and a high ribbed neck · black or blue · sizes M/L and XL/XXL
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 29, no. 15 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes M/L and XL/XXL · chest 99 and 113 cm
Stórstirni is a chunky round-yoke sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 29, designed by Védís Jónsdóttir and knitted in Jöklalopi (the pattern calls it Bulky Lopi) on 10 mm needles. The yoke has a ring of large eight-pointed stars — six in size M/L, seven in XL/XXL — with a small diamond between each pair; above them, peaks of the main colour rise into a light upper yoke and a high ribbed neck. Two colour versions — black with ash, and mountain blue with white — in sizes M/L and XL/XXL, with men’s and women’s sleeve lengths. Mountain blue (1415) is no longer made.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Two colour versions — black and blue
- Sizes M/L and XL/XXL, with men’s and women’s sleeve lengths
- The yoke chart, with a key for both colours
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the black kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Black version: Jöklalopi — 100 g hanks · sizes M/L (XL/XXL)
A 0005 black heather — 7 (8)
B 0054 ash — 2 (3)
Blue version: Jöklalopi — 100 g hanks · sizes M/L (XL/XXL)
A 1415 mountain blue — 7 (8) · no longer made
B 0051 white — 2 (3)
Sizes
| M/L | XL/XXL | |
|---|---|---|
| Chest | 99 cm 39″ |
113 cm 44½″ |
| Length to underarm | 44 cm 17¼″ |
46 cm 18″ |
| Men’s sleeve length to underarm | 51 cm 20″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
| Women’s sleeve length to underarm | 48 cm 19″ |
50 cm 19¾″ |
Gauge
8.5 stitches and 12 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 10 mm needles.
Needles
9 mm (US 13) circular needle, 80 cm, for the hem rib
10 mm (US 15) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
9 mm and 10 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 9 mm for the cuffs; the neckband is knitted on 9 mm too
You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and weaving in — 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 6 cm of K2, P2 rib on 9 mm, then plain stocking stitch on 10 mm. The sleeves are increased one stitch at a time, 10 stitches in all (see the FAQ). Body and sleeves are joined at 120 (140) stitches and the yoke is knitted from one 30-round chart: the stars first, then peaks of the main colour rising into the light colour, with seven decrease rounds that take the yoke to 48 (56) stitches; size M/L leaves out two marked rounds. The neckband is 8 cm of K2, P2 rib in the light colour on 9 mm, bound off in rib, and the underarms are grafted.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 29 (no. 15), 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
- Big starsSix large eight-pointed stars round the yoke (seven in XL/XXL), with a small diamond between each pair.
- Chunky on 10 mmJöklalopi at 8.5 stitches to 10 cm: the body is 84 (96) stitches round.
- High ribbed neck8 cm of K2, P2 rib in the light colour, bound off in rib.
- Men’s or women’s sleevesOne body length, with sleeves of 51 (53) cm for men and 48 (50) cm for women.
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