Hvammur Sweater Jumper Knitting Pattern

Hvammur Sweater in Lopi Alafosslopi

What Is Being Made

The Hvammur Sweater is a classic pullover knit garment available in five sizes ranging from Small to XXL. This intermediate-level design features a crew neckline and is constructed in the round using circular needles, making it suitable for both women's and men's fit options. The sweater includes a charted colorwork pattern integrated into the body, creating visual interest while maintaining the traditional Icelandic Lopi aesthetic.

Sizing and Fit

The Hvammur Sweater is offered in five sizes with the following chest measurements:

• Size S: 93 cm chest
• Size M: 98 cm chest
• Size L: 105 cm chest
• Size XL: 110 cm chest
• Size XXL: 117 cm chest

Length to underarm ranges from 41 to 45 cm depending on size. The pattern provides separate sleeve length specifications for ladies' and men's versions, with ladies' sleeves measuring 46 to 50 cm and men's sleeves measuring 48 to 54 cm to the underarm.

Knitting Techniques Used

This sweater employs several fundamental knitting techniques appropriate for intermediate crafters. The garment is worked in the round using circular needles, which eliminates the need for seaming and creates seamless construction. Ribbing is used for the cuffs and neckline, providing elasticity and a finished appearance. The pattern incorporates charted colorwork in the body section, requiring knitters to follow a stitch pattern while managing multiple colors. Increases are worked at the underarm to shape the sleeve cap, with increases repeated at regular intervals to achieve proper sleeve circumference. The pattern also uses decreases at the neckline to shape the opening appropriately.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The primary stitches used throughout the Hvammur Sweater are knit and purl, the fundamental building blocks of knitted fabric. The ribbed sections are worked in a 2x2 ribbing pattern (knit 2, purl 2), which is repeated around the circumference. This ribbing appears in the cuff, lower body, and neckline areas, typically worked for 5 to 7 centimeters depending on the section. The body features a charted colorwork pattern that requires reading a stitch diagram and switching between colors as indicated. Purl decreases are used in the neckline shaping, specifically purl 2 together (p2tog) to reduce stitch counts in a controlled manner. Underarm increases are accomplished by adding single stitches at specific points in the round to gradually expand the sleeve width.

Materials and Yarn

The Hvammur Sweater is designed to be knitted with Álafosslopi, a traditional Icelandic wool yarn sold in 100-gram balls. The pattern calls for multiple colors from the Álafosslopi range:

• Color A (0867 Chocolate Brown): 5 to 7 balls depending on size
• Color B (1236 Burnt Orange): 1 ball for all sizes
• Color C (9965 Chartreuse Green Heather): 1 ball for all sizes
• Color D (1235 Ray of Light): 1 ball for all sizes
• Color A (0058 Grey): Quantity specified in pattern

The color palette combines warm and cool tones, with chocolate brown as the dominant base color complemented by burnt orange, chartreuse green heather, and ray of light accents in the charted design.

Needles and Tools

The pattern requires both 5mm circular needles and 6mm circular needles, allowing for gauge adjustment between the ribbed sections and the main body. 5mm double-pointed needles (dpns) are used for the sleeve cuffs when working in the round on a smaller circumference. The pattern also references stitch holders for temporarily holding stitches at the underarm during sleeve construction, specifically for holding 6 to 9