This sweater is knit in the traditional Icelandic Lopapeysa style. The body and sleeves are worked in the round from the bottom up and are then joined together to form a yoke i.e. the circular patterned area around the shoulders. The body is waisted and short rows are used at the neck to provide a comfortable fit. Léttlopi is a fantastic yarn to work with. It’s exceptionally warm and comes in a wide range of beautiful colours.

Sizing - Chest/Bust cm/in - 84.5/33.25 (89/35, 93.5/36.75, 97.75/38.5, 102.25/40.25, 106.5/42, 111/43.75)

Colours shown -
Léttlopi by Ístex (www.istex.is). A worsted weight yarn - 100% Icelandic new wool.
50g/1.75oz and 100m/109yd per ball.

Main Colour A – Shade number 9423 Lagoon Heather
6 (6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10) balls.

Contrast Colour B – Shade number 9264 Mustard
1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) ball.

Contrast Colour C – Shade number 1401 Hazel Heather
1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) ball.

4.5mm (US 7) double pointed needles (dpns)
For size 1 only – 4.5mm (US 7) - 40cm and 60cm circular needles.
For sizes 2 to 7 – 4.5mm (US 7) - 40cm and 80cm circular needles.
Stitch holders x 4 (or pieces of waste yarn will be fine).
Stitch markers. Waste yarn for wrapless short rows.
Tapestry needle for Kitchener stitch grafting

Yardage
Main Colour A 540 (600, 660, 720, 790, 880, 980) metres – 590 (656, 722, 787, 864, 962, 1072) yards.
Contrast Colour B 55 (60, 60, 65, 65, 70, 75) metres – 60 (66, 66, 71, 71, 77, 82) yards.
Contrast Colour C 30 (35, 35, 40, 40, 45, 45) metres – 33 (38, 38, 44, 44, 50, 50) yards.