Hestapeysa: The 5 gaits of the Icelandic horse KIT
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With the Hestapeysa, I wanted to show all the 5 gaits of the Icelandic horse: the usual gaits of any other horse – the walk (fet), trot (brokk), and gallop or canter (stökk) – but also its two unique gaits, the tölt and the Flying pace (skeið). The horses’ motifs are using a clever and easy colorwork technique – the Ladder-back Jacquard – to deal with the long floats. The chart shows exactly where to anchor and tackle the floats, taking all the hard work for you so you can concentrate on learning the technique if it is new to you.
Coming in a large number of sizes from S to 5XL, this is a loose unisex sweater with an optional waist shaping and zippered turtleneck. Instructions also have a sleeveless vest with a scooped neckline but the kit is for the sweater. Knitted with plötulopi doubled with my fine Icelandic lambswool lace yarn Love Story for strength and softness, on large needles, it´s a quick knit, extremely light and soft, yet warm and water repellant! A perfect horseriding sweater.
KIT (wool only, NO pattern)
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Design: Hélène Magnússon
With its turtleneck and half zipper, the sweater makes for a very functional sporty lopi sweater that can be worn zipped up or opened partway. Unisex, it nevertheless has an optional waist shaping for a more feminine look.
The Vest variation has a round collar and doesn´t require to steek (for the zipper opening).
Both are knitted from the bottom up and higher at the back for a comfortable neckline, but the sleeves, or cuffs for the sleeveless version, are knitted from the top down, a construction that I borrowed to old Icelandic costumes from the 18th century.
The horses’ motifs are using a clever and easy colorwork technique – the Ladder-back Jacquard – to deal with the long floats. The chart shows exactly where to anchor and tackle the floats, taking all the hard work for you so you can concentrate on learning the technique if it is new to you.
Knitted on big needles, with only 1 strand of plötulopi doubled with my fine Icelandic lambswool lace yarn Love Story for strength, it makes for a very light and softer heathered sweater, yet warm, hardwearing and water-repellant.
The Hestalopapeysa is a perfect riding sweater which I designed especially for my Knit & Ride Tours in Iceland (the first was in 2023), together with other knitted accessories!
Sizes: S(M,L,XL)2XL,3XL,4XL(5XL)
Fit: 10 cm/ 4” positive ease.
Choose your size: add the ease to your actual bust measurement and choose the size the closest to the result. If between sizes, choose the largest one.
Sweater and Vest shown are both a size M with waist shaping, worn with 11.5 cm /4¼” positive ease at bust.
Finished sweater measurements
- Bust/hips: 101.5(109.5,120,128)138.5,149.5,157.5(165.5) cm / 40(43,47¼,50½)54½,58¾,62(65)”
- Waist (optional): 93.5(101.5,112,120)130.5,141.5,149.5(157.5) cm / 36¾(40,44,47¼)51½,55½,58¾(62)”
- Upper arm: 30.5(35.5,40.5,44.5)48,53.5,57.5(61.5) cm/12(14,16,17½)19,21,22½(24)”
- Body length to underarm: 34(35,36,37)38,39,40(41) cm/ 13½(13¾,14,14½)15,15½,15¾(16)”
- Yoke depth at back: 26(27,27, 27)29,29,30(30) cm / 10¼(10¾,10¾,10¾)11½,11½,11¾(11¾)”
- Sleeve length from underarm: 44(45,46,47)48,49,49(50) cm / 17¼(17 ¾,18,18½)19,19¼,19¼(19¾)”
Wool
Plötulopi from Ístex: 100% new wool, unspun, plate 100-110 g = approx. 300 m/328 yds
Love Story Einband by Hélène Magnússon, 100% new wool, pure Icelandic lambswool, very fine lace weight, 1 ply, 25 g per skein = 225 m / 246 yds
MC: 1 strand of plötulopi #0005 held double with 1 strand of Love Story Viking rust
- 3(3,3,3)4,4,4(5) plötulopi plates
- 3(3,4,4,)4,5,5(5) Love Story skeins
CC: 1 strand of plötulopi white #0001 held double with 1 strand of Love Story Viking rust
- 1 plötulopi plate for all sizes
- 1 Love Story skein for all sizes
Gauge: 10 cm/4” = 15 sts and 20 rnds in Stocking stitch on 7 mm/ US 10-11 needle
Needles: 5.5 mm/ US 9 and 7 mm/US 10-11 circular needles approx. 80 cm / 32” long. Magic loop is used for smaller diameters but you can also use double pointed needles.
Crochet hook: 6 mm / US 10
Notions: darning needle, stitch markers, blocking material
Techniques: stranded knitting, knitting in the round, steeking (option), single crochet US
Kit: kit includes the wool but not the needles, the zipper or other material. The pattern is not included and must be purchased separately.
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Errata: none
| Weight | 900 g |
|---|---|
| Sizes | 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, S, M, L, XL |
| Color choice |
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