Lopi-style men’s sweater with a colourwork yoke
This lopi-style sweater has a stranded colourwork yoke of mellow hues, knitted in an Icelandic wool
was inspired by the traditional lopapeysa styles of Iceland when designing this handsome sweater. Its stranded colourwork yoke is knitted in a palette of warm hues, which stands out well against the brown background. The body is knitted in the round from the bottom up, then is joined with the sleeves to work the yoke and neck.
PATTERN NOTES
This garment is worked entirely in the round. On some chart rounds you will be working three colours in a single round. Take care to hold yarns consistently so that colour dominance remains the same throughout. Usually the yarn colour held at the bottom when not being worked will appear the most dominant. The body and sleeves are worked separately and then joined for the yoke, which is decreased to the neck.
CHART NOTE
Work all chart rounds reading from right to left.
BODY
Using 3.5mm circular needles and yarn A, cast on 168 ( 176: 184: 192) sts. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Rnd 1: (K2, P2) to end. Rnd 1 forms 2x2 rib. Work 13 more rnds in 2x2 rib. Change to 4.5mm needles. Work Rnds 1-9 of Chart 1, repeating pattern 42 ( 44: 46: 48) times per rnd and working in st st throughout. Cont in yarn A only, work straight in st st until Body meas 43 ( 44: 44: 45) cm from cast-on edge. Leave sts on a holder or waste yarn while you work the sleeves.
SLEEVES
(both alike) Using 3.5mm DPNs (or circular needles for Magic Loop method) and yarn A, cast on 40 ( 44: 44: 48) sts. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Work 14 rnds in 2x2 rib. Change to 4.5mm needles. Work Rnds 1-9 of Chart 1, repeating pattern 10 ( 11: 11: 12) times per rnd and working in st st throughout.
SHAPE SLEEVE
Cont in yarn A only. Inc rnd: K1, M1L, K to 1 st before mrk, M1R, K1. 2 sts inc’d Cont inc as set on 4 ( 7: 13: 2) foll 6th ( 7th: 7th: 7th) rnds and 9 ( 5:-:10) foll 7th ( 8th: 8th: 8th) rnds. 68 ( 70: 72: 74) sts. When all incs have been made, cont straight in st st until Sleeve meas 50 ( 51: 52: 53) cm from cast-on edge. Place first 5 ( 5: 6: 6) sts and last 5 ( 5: 6: 6) sts of rnd on a holder for underarm. [10 ( 10: 12: 12) sts on hold for underarm.] 58 ( 60: 60: 62) sleeve sts rem.
YOKE
You will now join the body and sleeves together to work the yoke, using yarn A and 4.5mm circular needles, 80cm long. Sizes S and L only Place first 5 (-:6:) sts of body on hold, K74 (-:80:-) body sts, place next 10 (-:12:-) body sts on hold, K58 (-:60:-) sts of first sleeve, K74 (-:80:-) body sts, place last 5 (-:6:) sts of body on hold, K58 (-:60:-) sts of second sleeve. 264 (-:280:-) sts. Sizes M and XL only Place first -( 5:-:6) sts of body on hold, [K-( 24:-:26) body sts, K2tog] twice, K24 (-:26:-) body sts, place next -( 10:-:12) body sts on hold, K-( 60:-:62) sts of first sleeve, [K -( 24:-:26) body sts, K2tog] twice, K-( 24:-:26) body sts, place last -( 5:-:6) sts of body on hold, knit -( 60:-:62) sts of second sleeve. -( 272:-:288) sts. All sizes Work Rnds 1-45 ( 46: 48: 49) of Chart 2, repeating pattern 33 ( 34: 35: 36) times per rnd and working in st st throughout, and decreasing as indicated for your size on chart. 99 ( 102: 105: 108) sts.
DECREASE FOR NECK
Cont in yarn A only.
Sizes S, M and XL only Dec rnd: *(K1, K2tog) once, (K1, K2tog) 2( 12:-:6) times; rep from * 8 ( 1:-:3) more times. 72 ( 76:-:80) sts. Size L only Dec rnd: K1, (K2tog, K2) 9 times, (K2tog, K1) 10 times, (K2tog, K2) 9 times, K2tog. - (-:76:-) sts. All sizes Change to 3.5mm needles. Cont in 2x2 rib for 14 rnds. Cast off in rib.
FINISHING
Using yarn A, graft underarm and body sts together, or work as a three-needle cast-off with RS facing if preferred. Weave in ends. Block garment gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.