Virki — Two-Colour Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

Védís Jónsdóttir’s round-yoke pullover from Ístex’s Lopi 26 is knitted in Álafosslopi on 6 mm needles, in two colours: a light yoke with a wavy lower edge, small crosses, arches and round dots, and a narrow border in the same two colours above the ribbed hem and cuffs. The ribbed collar is knitted in the round and then back and forth for its last 3 cm, so its top half is open at the front. Two colour versions — sheep black with ecru heather, and indigo blue with ash heather — in sizes XS to XXL. All four colours are still made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Two colour versions — black and ecru, and indigo blue and ash
• Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL
• Two charts — border and yoke — with a colour key for both versions
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: the black kit or the blue kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Black: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes XS (S M L XL XXL)
A 0052 sheep black — 6 (6 7 7 7 8)
B 9972 ecru heather — 2 (2 2 2 2 2)

Blue: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes XS (S M L XL XXL)
A 9959 indigo blue — 6 (6 7 7 7 8)
B 0054 ash heather — 2 (2 2 2 2 2)

Sizes

Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.

Needles
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
4½ mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body rib and the neckband
4½ mm and 6 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves — 4½ mm for the cuffs

You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches and a tapestry needle for grafting and weaving in — the instructions use them, but the pattern’s list leaves them out.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body is cast on in A with 114 (120, 126, 132, 138, 144) stitches on the 4½ mm circular, knitted in knit 1, purl 1 rib for 5 cm and increased by 6 stitches on 6 mm to 120 (126, 132, 138, 144, 150); the 7-round border chart follows — 6 rounds in sizes XS and S — and then the body goes on in A to 40 (41, 42, 43, 44, 45) cm. The sleeves are cast on in A with 34 (34, 36, 36, 38, 38) stitches on 4½ mm double-pointed needles, ribbed for 5 cm, increased by 4 stitches on 6 mm to 38 (38, 40, 40, 42, 42) and given the same border; then in A 2 stitches are increased at the underarm every 8th round, 6 (7, 7, 8, 7, 8) times, to 50 (52, 54, 56, 56, 58), and the sleeve is knitted to 48 (49, 50, 51, 52, 53) cm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke, 186 (198, 204, 210, 216, 228) stitches, and the yoke chart, with four decrease rounds, takes it to 62 (66, 68, 70, 72, 76); sizes XS to XL leave out marked rounds, so the chart is 34 (35, 37, 37, 38, 39) rounds. The neckband is knitted in A on 4½ mm: decreased evenly to 52 (54, 56, 58, 60, 62) stitches, 3 cm of knit 1, purl 1 rib in the round, ending at the centre front, then 3 cm of rib knitted back and forth, and cast off in rib. The underarms are grafted, and the sweater is rinsed by hand and laid flat to dry.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 4), 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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