Lopi Magic KIT

Design: Hélène Magnússon

The sweater has a longer back hem to cover the behind. It is knitted in the round from the bottom up. Stitches are provisionally cast on for the shoulders and the yoke knitted in the round with short rows at the back of the neck, integrated into the motif. The sleeves are knitted from the top down, a construction inspired by old Icelandic costumes from the 18th century. There are three sleeve options: plain tapered long sleeves or straight sleeves with an allover motif, either short or long.

Sizes: XXS(XS,S,M)L,XL,2XL(3XL,4XL,5XL)-
Fit: 15-20 cm / 6-8” of positive ease around the chest and 10-15 cm / 4-6” of positive ease around the biceps.
Choose your size: add the ease to your chest measurement/largest part of your torso and choose the size closest to the result. Compare to the other measurements. If in between sizes, choose the larger one.

Sweaters shown are all a size M.

Finished measurements

A Chest circumference: 88(92,104.5,112)123,135,141.5(154,160,172) cm / 34¾(36¼,41¼,44)48½,53¼,55¾(60¾,63,67¾) ”
B Biceps circumference: 37(37,43,43)49,49,55(61.5,61.5,67.5) cm / 14½(14½,17,17)19¼,19¼,21¾(24¼,24¼,26½) ”
C Body length to underarm: 30 cm / 11¾” at front and 36 cm/ 14¼” at the back
D Yoke depth at front: 20(20,21,21)21.5,22,23(23.5,24.5,25) cm / 7¾(7¾,8¼,8¼)8½,8¾,9(9¼,9¾,9¾) ” Yoke depth at back: 2.5 cm / 1″ longer than at the front
Sleeve length to underarm:

• E Long sleeve: 45 cm / 17¾”
• F Short allover motif sleeve: 13 cm / 5″

Gauge: 10 cm / 4” = 13 sts and 19 rnds in Stocking stitch on 7 mm / US 11 needle.

Wool
There are 3 options, from the lightest to the heaviest but all are knitted with the same size needle at the same gauge.

• 1 strand Plötulopi + 1 strand Love Story (green sweater pictured)
  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 skein = 225 m / 246 yds.
• Léttlopi (or 2 strands plötulopi) from Ístex (rust sweater pictured): 100% new wool, loosely spun, Aran weight, 50 g skein = 100 m /109 yds.
• Álafoss lopi (or 3 strands plötulopi) from Ístex (black sweater pictured): 100% new wool, loosely spun, chunky weight, 100 g skein = 100 m /109 yds.

Techniques: knitting in the round, stranded knitting, short rows, I-cord

Pattern: Once you’ve made your paiement, you will receive an email with a link to download the pattern PDF. We don’t send patterns by snailmail.

Errata: No mistake has been found in this pattern