Lopi Siegla Male Jumper Knitting Pattern

Lopi Siegla Male Sweater

What is Being Made

The Lopi Siegla Male is a stranded colorwork sweater designed for knitters seeking a classic Icelandic-inspired pullover. This garment features traditional two-color patterning worked seamlessly from the bottom up, creating a cohesive design across the body and sleeves. The sweater is available in five sizes ranging from Small to XXL, with finished chest measurements from 96 cm to 126 cm, making it suitable for a wide range of body types.

Techniques Used

Bottom-up construction: The sweater is knitted starting from the lower body edge and progressing upward, allowing for easy fitting adjustments during the knitting process.

Seamless, worked in the round: The entire garment is constructed in continuous rounds using circular needles and double-pointed needles, eliminating the need for seaming except at the underarm grafting point. This technique creates a smooth, professional finish and reduces finishing work.

Stranded colorwork: The design incorporates two colors of yarn worked simultaneously in a stranded technique, where unused yarn is carried across the back of the work. This traditional Fair Isle method creates the characteristic patterned fabric while maintaining consistent fabric density and elasticity.

Stitches Used

The Lopi Siegla Male employs fundamental knitting stitches executed in a colorwork context:

• Knit stitch (k): The primary stitch forming the main fabric of the sweater body and sleeves
• Purl stitch (p): Used in combination with knit stitches to create ribbed edgings
• Ribbing (k1, p1): Applied at the cuff, hem, and collar for 6 to 8 centimeters, providing elasticity and a finished appearance that hugs the body at openings
• Increases (inc): Strategically placed increases shape the sleeve cap and adjust circumference at specific intervals
• Grafting: Used to join underarm stitches together invisibly, creating a seamless transition between body and sleeve sections

Materials

The Lopi Siegla Male is designed to be worked with Léttlopi yarn, an Icelandic wool blend available in 50-gram balls. The pattern specifies two colors:

• Color A: 0005 Black Heather – 7 to 9 balls depending on size
• Color B: 1942 Spring Green Heather – 11 balls for all sizes

Needles required include 5mm double-pointed needles (dpns) for working the ribbed cuffs and collar in smaller circumferences, and 5mm circular needles for the main body and yoke sections. The pattern recommends hand rinsing the finished garment in lukewarm water and laying it flat to dry, a gentle finishing method appropriate for wool yarns.

Construction Details

The sweater begins with a cast-on at the lower body edge, followed by ribbed edging worked flat or in the round. The body is then increased evenly to reach the target circumference before being knitted straight to the underarm. Sleeves are worked separately from the cuff upward, with increases distributed evenly to shape the sleeve cap. The yoke is formed by joining the body and sleeve stitches and working decreases in a stranded pattern until the neckline is reached. A ribbed collar completes the neckline, finished with a loose bind-off to maintain elasticity.

Sizing Information

The pattern provides five finished sizes with the following chest measurements: Small (96 cm), Medium (103 cm), Large (106 cm), Extra Large (115 cm), and Extra Extra Large (126 cm). Length to underarm ranges from 43 cm in the smallest size to 48 cm in the largest. Sleeve length to underarm is consistent at 49 to 53 cm across sizes, with adjustments made primarily to circumference rather than length.