Riddari
Finished
November 24, 2025
December 8, 2025

Riddari

Project info
Riddari by Védís Jónsdóttir for Ístex
Knitting
SweaterPullover
M
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1,203 yards = 11 skeins
Uppspuni Hulduband
7 skeins = 765.5 yards (700.0 meters), 350 grams
Brown
Uppspuni
June 2024
Uppspuni Hulduband
2 skeins = 218.7 yards (200.0 meters), 100 grams
Gray
Uppspuni
June 2024
Uppspuni Hulduband
1 skein = 109.4 yards (100.0 meters), 50 grams
Natural/Undyed
Uppspuni
June 2024
Uppspuni Hulduband
1 skein = 109.4 yards (100.0 meters), 50 grams
Brown
Uppspuni
June 2024
Notes

So excited to use the yarn I bought at the Uppspuni mill in Iceland. It’s softer and more rustic than Lettlopi and comes in natural colors.

I’m working from the book, so here is the errata page: https://www.forlagid.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lei%C3...

CO for medium. 1x1 rib for hem and cuffs instead of the rolled edges. Ribbing on size 4 for sleeves, size 5 for hem and collar. Colorwork on 8s, solid body stockinette on 7s. I probably didn’t need to go up to 8s for the yoke, and I did switch back to 7s about halfway up to avoid the yoke being too tall and loose on my narrow shoulders.

Added a bit of waist shaping with decreases and increases on the back of the body, 1/3 of the way in from each side.

Made this sweater loose and a bit long for comfort and warmth.

Added German short row shaping in the back before the yoke. Short row tutorial: https://www.susannawinter.net/post/2020/06/12/improving-c...

Got quite a bit of help from the cats when it came time to wet block it.

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Finished
November 24, 2025
December 8, 2025
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by Uppspuni
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100% Icelandic
109 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: February 13, 2025
  • Updated: December 10, 2025
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