Ungfrú Akureyri by Edda Lilja Guðmundsdóttir

Ungfrú Akureyri

Knitting
June 2025
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches = 4 inches
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
711 - 1203 yards (650 - 1100 m)
1-8
English Icelandic
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About the sweater
Miss Akureyri was created in collaboration with the girls at Garn í gangi in Akureyri. Naturally, I was absolutely thrilled when they asked me to design a lopapeysa pattern that would feature something characteristic of their beautiful town. They sent me photos of Akureyri Church, which you can see at the top of the yoke. Next comes a whale tail, which then transitions into traditional turf houses.

Yarn
Color A: Ístex Plötulopi (100g / 300 m) and Knitting for Olive (25g / 210 m) held together.
(Sample to the right on photo)
OR
Einrúm L+2 (50 gr / 93m) (Sample to the left on photo)
Color B: Hand-dyed Léttlopi from Garn í gangi (50g / 100m)

Needles and notions
Circular needles: 80 cm in 4.5 mm and 5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge)
40 cm in 4.5 mm and 5 mm for neckline and sleeves
DPNs in 4.5 mm for sleeve cuffs if not using magic loop
1 stitch marker to mark beginning of round

GAUGE
16 stitches in stockinette = 10 cm
NOTE! Needle size is based on your personal knitting tension. The gauge for this project is 16 stitches over 10 cm. If you knit tightly, consider using 5.5 mm needles; if you knit loosely, try 4.5 mm needles.

SIZES AND YARN REQUIREMENTS
Recommended positive ease approx. 10 cm

Sizes: 1(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Bust circumference of sweater 90 (100, 108.5, 115.5, 125, 135, 142.5, 152) cm

Color A meters
( each strand if using two strands)
566 (629, 682, 726, 786, 849, 896, 956)
Color B meters
87 ( 96, 105, 111, 121, 130, 137, 147)