{"product_id":"strax-bulky-polo-neck-sweater-knitting-pattern","title":"Strax — Bulky Polo-Neck Sweater Knitting Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrax — at once. Védís Jónsdóttir’s plain pullover from Ístex’s Lopi 25, knitted in Jöklalopi (sold here as Bulky Lopi) on 9 mm needles: stocking stitch with K1, P1 rib at the hem and cuffs, set-in sleeves, and a ribbed polo collar picked up round the neck. The pattern has two versions in sizes S, M and L — brown, in chocolate with the last rounds of the collar in carrot red, and blue, all in mountain blue, a tweed with red, blue and white flecks. Carrot red (1418) and mountain blue (1415) are no longer made; chocolate (0867) still is.\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 versions — brown with a carrot red collar tip, and blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes S, M and L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/strax-brown-bulky-sweater-knitting-kit\"\u003ethe brown 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\u003eBrown sweater: Jöklalopi — 100 g hanks\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L) — the pattern calls the yarn Bulkylopi\u003cbr\u003e\nA 0867 chocolate — 9 (9 10)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1418 carrot red (collar) — 1 (1 1) · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — the brown kit uses 0085 oatmeal heather, a warm, light beige tip instead of a red one: Jöklalopi now comes only in natural shades\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue sweater: Jöklalopi — 100 g hanks\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S (M L)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 1415 mountain blue — 9 (9 10) · \u003cem\u003eno longer made — Jöklalopi now comes only in natural shades, so there is no kit for the blue version\u003c\/em\u003e\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\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e96 cm\u003cbr\u003e37¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e105 cm\u003cbr\u003e41¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e113 cm\u003cbr\u003e44½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength from shoulder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e63 cm\u003cbr\u003e24¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65 cm\u003cbr\u003e25½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e67 cm\u003cbr\u003e26½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLength to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41 cm\u003cbr\u003e16¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e42 cm\u003cbr\u003e16½″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43 cm\u003cbr\u003e17″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSleeve length to underarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49 cm\u003cbr\u003e19¼″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 cm\u003cbr\u003e19¾″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 cm\u003cbr\u003e20″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.5 sts × 13 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 9 mm needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 mm (US 13) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm — the instructions name neither length; by our reading the 80 cm is for the body and the 40 cm for the upper sleeves\u003cbr\u003e8 mm (US 11) circular needle, 80 cm, for the hem rib\u003cbr\u003e8 mm (US 11) and 9 mm (US 13) double-pointed needles for the cuffs, sleeves and collar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will also need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tapestry needle for the shoulder seams and sewing in the sleeves, and a stitch holder (or spare needle) for the front while you knit the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBody and sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body is cast on with 92 (100, 108) stitches on the 8 mm circular for 5 cm of K1, P1 rib, then knitted in stocking stitch on 9 mm to 41 (42, 43) cm. There it is divided, 6 (6, 8) stitches are cast off at each side, and the back and front are knitted back and forth, with armhole decreases, stepped shoulders and a shaped front neck. The sleeves are cast on with 26 (26, 28) stitches on 8 mm double-pointed needles for 5 cm of rib, then knitted on 9 mm and increased one stitch at the start of every 4th round, 12 (14, 14) times, to 38 (40, 42) stitches; at 49 (50, 51) cm their tops are knitted back and forth into a shaped cap. The shoulders are seamed, and 40 (40, 42) stitches are picked up round the neck for a polo collar of K1, P1 rib on 8 mm needles — 8 rounds of chocolate and 3 of carrot red for the brown version, all 11 rounds in mountain blue for the blue one — cast off loosely in rib. The sleeves are sewn into the armholes from the right side, and the sweater is rinsed and laid flat to dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 25 (no. 4), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":67601240195125,"sku":"PAT-EN-STRAX","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi25-strax-2_3078f47c-89b6-467e-b660-5db207d5869a.jpg?v=1791000623","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/strax-bulky-polo-neck-sweater-knitting-pattern","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}