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Directions

Directions

In order to compensate, in part, for no longer being surrounded by this,



or this,



(click to embiggen; its worth it)

I have begun working on this:



Its Vetur, a lopapeysa by Védis Jónsdóttir, from Lopi 28. I left Iceland with a sweaters worth of yarn (thanks to Ragga of Knitting Iceland), and had thoughts of designing my own yoke. Theres lots of other work on the table, however; and I decided following somebody elses instructions for a change would be a vacation in itself.

So Im knitting Vetur as written, aside from changing it from the two original colors to four completely different colors.



And using Létt-Lopi (a spun yarn, with a finer gauge) instead of Plötulopi (which is unspun and slightly bulky).

And trimming some of the lower edge of the yoke, since I dont think a large yoke flatters a small person.

And eliminating the pattern from the body and sleeves.

And altering the neckband.

And making it a zippered cardigan instead of a pullover.

And working it from the top down instead of the bottom up.

Aside from that, Im absolutely going to sit back and let dear Védis do the driving.

Whee.

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