
T — Children’s Zigzag Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern
Children’s round-yoke sweater with zigzag bands · Álafosslopi in indigo blue, light denim and white · one version · sizes 4–12
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- English PDF, 4 pages, emailed right away
- Lopi 25, no. 13 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes 4–12 · chest 69–92 cm
T is Védís Jónsdóttir’s round-yoke sweater for children from Ístex’s Lopi 25, knitted in Álafosslopi from the bottom up. The body and yoke are indigo blue; the sleeves, the lower body, the rib and the neckband are light denim. Zigzag bands of white and light denim run just above the hem, around the upper arms and near the top of the yoke. One colour version in six sizes, from 4 to 12, and all three colours are still made.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Six sizes: 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12
- Two charts — the zigzag band for the body and sleeves, and the yoke
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the indigo and light denim kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes 4 (6 8 10 11 12)
A 9959 indigo blue — 2 (3 3 3 3 4)
B 0008 light denim — 2 (2 2 2 2 3)
C 0051 white — 1 (1 1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 69 cm 27¼″ |
74 cm 29¼″ |
78 cm 30¾″ |
83 cm 32¾″ |
88 cm 34¾″ |
92 cm 36¼″ |
| Length to underarm | 25 cm 9¾″ |
28 cm 11″ |
31 cm 12¼″ |
34 cm 13½″ |
36 cm 14¼″ |
38 cm 15″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 28 cm 11″ |
31 cm 12¼″ |
34 cm 13½″ |
37 cm 14½″ |
39 cm 15¼″ |
41 cm 16¼″ |
Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.
Needles
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 cm and 60–80 cm, for the body and the yoke
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 60–80 cm, for the hem rib
4.5 mm (US 7) and 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles for the sleeves
You will also need
Stitch holders (or waste yarn) for the underarm stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting them. Neither is in the materials list.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body starts with 3 cm of K1, P1 rib and 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) cm of stocking stitch in light denim, then the 9-round zigzag band of chart 1 in indigo blue, white and light denim, and goes on in indigo blue to the underarm. The sleeves are light denim from the ribbed cuff up, with the same zigzag band just below the underarm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke in indigo blue: a 34-round chart with four decrease rounds, from 138 (144, 150, 156, 168, 174) stitches to 46 (48, 50, 52, 56, 58); the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. Near the top comes a white and light denim zigzag, a narrow indigo blue stripe and a light denim band. The neckband is 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) cm of K1, P1 rib in light denim, cast off loosely, and the underarm stitches are grafted.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 25 (no. 13), 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
- Zigzag bandsThe same 9-round band of white and light denim zigzags sits above the hem and around the upper arms, and a matching zigzag runs near the top of the yoke.
- Two bluesAn indigo blue body and yoke; light denim sleeves, lower body, rib and neckband.
- Round yokeBody and sleeves are joined at the underarms, and the yoke is decreased in four rounds worked into the chart.
- Six sizesFrom a 69 cm to a 92 cm chest, sizes 4 to 12.
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