Nov 24 2007
Feeling Icelandic
Pattern: Aftur, from Lopi #25
Yarn: Botanical Shades, Lite Lopi, and recycled wool
Source: MDSW 2006, Weaver’s Webb (NC), thrift shop
Needles: Size US 7 and 8 circular and DPN
This was a true surprise - in my mind, I did not expect it to turn out so well! The colors came together haphazardly - I bought the main color, the beautiful indigo-dyed alpaca/wool/mohair blend called Botanical Shades, at Maryland Sheep and Wool 2006. Jenna bought a similar silk alpaca blend and is using it now for a Norah Gaughan pullover. The yoke is a mixture of yarns. The ivory is from a repurposed thrift shop sweater, and the other colors are from the Lopi Lite that I picked up in North Carolina last spring.
I completed the body and both sleeves in the first fifteen days of the month. I joined them together the night before I left for Alabama to visit my family (for my cousin’s wedding and the Thanksgiving holiday). The thirteen-hour car ride was the perfect time to complete the yoke. Kris even let me turn on the little car light on the passenger’s side so that I could complete it after dark. When we pulled in to my aunt and uncle’s house, I was finishing the collar. The next morning, the 17th, I seamed the underarms and wove in the ends.
Then I wore it during my entire stay. These particular photos were taken on Thanksgiving morning at my uncle’s cabin in Bankhead National Forest in northern Alabama. It was a very chilly morning, cooled by thunderstorms through the night. The orange-red of my uncle’s barn provided a nice backdrop for the pullover’s color palette.
This sweater started in Williamsburg, Virginia on November 1st and was completed in Alabama on November 17th. Truly a sweater knit on the road! I knit this for the National Knit a Sweater Month knitalong, hosted by Shannon. Two years and counting - it’s a fun knitalong!
I love the yoked construction and the traditional Icelandic motif. This will not be my last Icelandic pullover - I have plans for many more! This pullover is also my first garment colorwork, having only completed the Kristen hat last February. I managed to keep an even tension over the yoke, and there is very little puckering. It was so much easier than I imagined - and the results are so much better than I imagined!
…More about my trip down South soon…
WOW!
It looks fantastic on you Lolly, and you look so happy.
I like your main colour, indigo so rich and deep.
beautiful!
Gosh, it’s marvellous. I absolutely love the colours!
It’s luscious! Great job. Can’t believe you knit that in less than a month.
Beautiful sweater! Amazing that you were able to finish that in just a few weeks. I’m totally envious.
It’s beautiful, Lolly! I love the colors you chose.
Lovely job as usual! Beautiful work!
you knit it so quickly! i love it, it looks fantastic on you!
OOh, Lolly! The sweater turned out just fabulous and you look fabulous in it. I LOVE the blue color that you chose. I may have to add this to my Ravelry queue (if I haven’t already).
Nice job, as always!
I love the blue indigo color. The sweater is just absolutely awsome. Love the colors of the yoke too.
Oh, Lolly, it’s gorgeous! The colors work so nicely together (and that blue looks wonderful on you). And I’m quite impressed by how quickly you finished this…it’s not looking too likely that my own yoked sweater will be finished in time for NaKniSweMo!
Gorgeous!
Oh, Lolly, it’s gorgeous. It fits so well, and the colors are great together. I especially love the chartreuse-y green — it’s so striking alongside the main color.
It’s lovely! That blue is just perfect!
The sweater is gorgeous and so are you, Lolly! What great photos. I think your stranding looks fabulous. I must give this a try!
lolly, it’s gorgeous! i’m so impressed that you knit a full sweater in under a month. the fit is wonderful and the color palette is just perfect! i’m guessing you’ll be in it every chance you get this winter. i know i would be
Absolutely gorgeous! Such beautiful colors and what a terrific fit! I can only hope my next sweater is such a success.
Oh I have such envy now! This is one of those things you look at and can’t think of a single way to improve it. It’s perfect! Helped along by the fact that that blue is my absolute favourite colour. I want one! Congratulations.
Oh Lolly! That is STUNNING. It suits you so well! And you did such an amazing job putting it all together.
This is positively sensational, one of my favorites that you’ve knit, if not my absolute favorite. The technique is beautiful and your choice of colors is inspired. Congrats on a stunning piece of work. Wear it with pride!
It looks terrific, Lolly!
Great sweater! The color combination is spot-on, and it looks fantastic on you!
Awesome! It looks like it’s warm, too. I bought some fleece from Botanical Shades that year (or the year before?).
i love it!
It looks fantastic! I love the indigo color. Your yoke colors worked out well too. Great job.
So pretty! I love the color combination. I think the touch of lavender really makes it work. And, my goodness, you are a fast knitter!
Absolutely Lovely! You did a wonderful job.
It looks beautiful on you - I love the colours.
Gorgeous! I can’t believe how even your yoke stitches are considering that it’s your first colourwork sweater (and that you did it in the car! Cripes!). Great colours and great sweater. I’m sure you’ll get a ton of wear out of it.
I am so impressed that you knit this in a month! And it looks great on you. Love the color! Love love love love.
It looks lovely, and that main colour is just gorgeus! I have always loved those Icelandic yokes, but never got around to knitting something like that. These days I’ sticking to socks and scarves, though, so it’s not likely to happen anytime soon. I’ll just live vicariously through yours
beautiful, as are your photos
It’s just gorgeous!! Amazing photos too!
it’s gorgeous - I love the colours! Well done!!
Great job Lolly. It turned out beautiful The colors you subbed look so pretty and feminine!
Wow, that looks fantastic! The colours look really good on you.
you’re sweater is amazing!!! i love love love love it! i’m inspired to get my butt in gear and plow through the cobblestone sweater. nice!
Amazing, I love the colours. I can’t believe you finished this in under a month!
Absolutely stunning!! The fall foliage in the background and the rich colors of your sweater make for some beautiful photographs. The sweater looks wonderful on you! Way to go!
Certainly doesn’t look like a hodge-podge of yarns - all of them complement each other so well! Looks wonderful with your coloring, too!
Wow - look at you!! What a fabulous woman in a fabulous sweater! I love that cozy fuzz of the lopi - and your colors are fantastic! Really, really beautifully done!!
Beautiful color choices! Wow!
What a gorgeous sweater! The colors are so flattering.
yeah! beautiful! you must be so proud - that is a gorgeous sweater and it looks fab on you.
Can you believe you made that gorgeous sweater in basically two weeks?? Unbelievable, what an accomplishment!
Holy crap! So fast! It’s so beautiful. Good show.
Fantastic!
That’s gorgeous, Lolly!! I’m sooo inspired now!
That sweater looks so great! And the colors go great together.
Lolly your sweater is fabulous! The colours work perfectly together. They are beautiful on you.
Love the blog cards Kris made you too.
Lolly, your finished sweater is lovely, it fits beautifully, and it’s very inspiring - congratulations!
Yay for another stunning sweater!
Very impressive! Your sweater looks amazing! I’m sure you wore it proudly. I know I would have.
It’s spectacular! You did a nice job with color and in the knitting. Good going all around.
Gorgeous sweater. You must be a natural at colorwork. The colors look great together, and they suit you so well too.
Wow wow wow!!!
The sweater is really lovely and the colors are beautiful! I love it!
The main color is yummy. It’s hard to believe that this is your first sweater with colorwork! It turned out so well, so quickly. I imagine you’ll be wearing your new sweater all winter long.
Holy COW! That is beautiful. I think it’s my favorite of your knits so far. Seriously. The colors are amazing on you and the shape is just right! WOW!
Again, I bow to your greatness while chanting “I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy!”
So pretty! I’ve been thinking colorwork lately too. My mom gave me some yarn for my birthday that may end up in some color work soon!
Beautiful sweater Lolly. You did some wonderful knitting there!
simply stunning!! almost makes me want to do fair isle again (though i really had sworn it off!)
It’s a beautiful sweater! Very inspiring, particularly since it was only your second-ever colorwork project. Hmmmmm, makes me think *I* might be able to pull one off, after all.
Thanks for showing us!
The sweater looks amazing, and your photos are fantastic.
Crisp and clear, just like fall. It’s all great.
Lolly, the sweater turned out beautifully!!! How inspiring that it was completed so quickly, and how kind of Kris to let you knit in the car at night.
You look absolutely gorgeous!! That is a beautiful color on you. Fantastic work. Just love it!
Wow - absolutely gorgeous! Great work on the sweater!
Beautiful sweater, Lolly. It looks amazing!
WOW!!!! What a beautiful sweater. Great job:)
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous sweater!
That is absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy it!
It’s fantastically beautiful! I can’t believe it’s your first colorwork! And the colors suit you so well. It’s one of my favorite color chemes for this type of sweater I’ve seen. =D
Wowee Zowee! I’ve been waiting and waiting to see your finished product, and it has exceeded my expectations! The colors, the technique, everything just looks so beautiful. I hope you do make more as I’m sure they will be equally beautiful. Plus, 17 days! You are a super knitter in November!
FYI, my yarn is actually silk/mohair/wool blend - you got the alpaca. It looks like yours took the color much more deeply - just lovely.
I hope you had a fun thanksgiving!
wow! Happenstance has led you to making a wonderful looking sweater. Congrats!
Wow! It’s beautiful! Well done Lolly!
It looks lovely on you! Great colours!
That is one beautiful sweater! It looks great on you too.
It really is beautiful, Lolly.
Beautiful! Great job! *^v^*
A beautiful sweater! The colors are great!
Gorgeous job! I can’t believe that it’s only your second colorwork project!
Beautiful sweater, Lolly! You knit it really quickly too – it feels like you just cast on!
That really is a beautiful sweater, Lolly. The blue is gorgeous on you. You’ll get a lot of wear out of it for sure.
Wow! Beautiful job Lolly! I think I’d be tempted to wear it every day.
It’s beautiful! I’m so impressed that you chose the yoke colors without having the body color with you! The color scheme is so pretty and complimentary.
That is really insanely pretty. I love the shot in front of the orange/red barn, sets it off so nicely. The main body color is gorgeous, and I’m impressed with how well the yoke colors go with it. Great job!
Not only is the sweater just adorable, the photos you took are really fantastic. I love how the colors came from here & there; they worked together beautifully. GREAT job!!
It looks awesome! How did you like the Lite Lopi? I have enough Lite Lopi for a sweater and also want to make a patterned yoked sweater. The only patterns I have are EZ and I’ve been a bit hesitant to start.
Well done, it looks great on you!!!
Wow! That was fast. It is beautiful. I have done much knitting in the Bankhead Forest… I’m sure it was excited to see some new knitting! Nice work!
Congrats on such a wonderful and beautiful piece!
Truly gorgeous Lolly!
stunning lolly!! i love it
Beautiful job!!
Great color combo - and you knit that sweater quite quickly! What a fun project!
It’s gorgeous and is really becoming on you! I would love to tackle an icelandic style pullover someday - Veronik’s Sugarplum pullover in Handknit Holidays is a serious contender, but first I need to get better at stranding and avoiding ripply tension.
The colorwork is amazing - beautiful knitting!
How stunning! The colors you chose are gorgeous and the whole thing looks fabulous on you. Great job.
Wow! You did a beautiful job with your sweater!
Wow, that’s gorgeous! Colourwork never ceases to amaze me.
BRAVO!
beautiful…but I bet you did some knitting in your sleep too
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Wow what a beautiful sweater. I love the colors on you and it fits great.
That is really amazing!
Lauren, that is just lovely! It looks so nice on you. Congrats!!
I love it! Great colors for you!
Very beautiful! I think the colors and the knitting came out wonderfully! I have a feeling you will wear that sweater a lot! Congrats!
It’s almost as lovely as you are! The colours suit you so well, congratulations.
Oh, Lolly, it’s beautiful. I’ve never tried colorwork, but this sure makes me want to. Wear it proudly!!
Beautiful! You’ve gotten me motivated to start my Icelandic pullover.
Beautiful and inspiring!
It’s just beautiful!
Your sweater is so beautiful. Amazing job on your first colorwork garment!
Nice play of colors! Your sweater came out beautiful!
i love it when the sky is the same color as this new sweater. how lovely you and this Icelandic feat are!
wow wow wow! gorgeous—these colours are so amazing on you!
Wow, your sweater is beautiful! How inspiring!
You look so GREAT in your new sweater! Beautiful colors!!
Yes, it does look great up against the barn!
that’s it. I have to have one of those. I love love love it! the colors you picked came together so well!!! the pink adds a great touch….
Well, I’m late to the party on this one… but I need to add my praise to everyone else’s. BEAUTIFUL sweater! I just love the colors - especially that lovely deep teal. Great job.
Fantastic! Congrats on your first stranded garment. It’s addictive!
That blue against that orange, ah!
Excellent Job! Great job picking the colors and the color work… ohh, ahh… lovely. thanks for sharing!
This is gorgeous on you! Fantastic job!
Where have I been? I didn’t even realize you were knitting this. Looks great!
I looooove it! The colors are fantastic together.
My goodness, it’s so beautiful, Lolly! Love it, love it, love it. Such stunning combination of colours. And the icelandic motif is gorgeous. Happily Ever Aftur!
It came out great! Lovely choice of colors.
Lolly, this is absolutely marvelous! it looks perfect on you, and as always, you are a great model!
oh, how lovely. I LOVE the colors.
You are such a clever girl…fair isle is so HOT right now.
That smile says it all! Your sweater came out FANTASTIC!!!!
Great Job Lolly!
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Wow - so beautiful and also professional! The colors are awesome together!
O!M!G! This is stunning! Gorgeous! *gah* Congrats!
Wow, it’s gorgeous! I haven’t ventured into knitting sweaters yet, and prefer to wear cardigans, but I love these stranded-yoke sweaters. You’ve done a fantastic and inspiring job!
Beautiful in both colors and the knitting. I love how the color design can dress up a simple shape. It really looks great!
Holy moly! So beautiful and a perfect fit! I love how it uses different yarns and yet it all came together exactly right.
So beautiful! You have a great eye for color and it fits really well!
Oh I am SO late to comment on this, but I couldn’t let it pass without saying that it looks FANTASTIC. I adore the blue color–must look into indigo–and the yoke is just gorgeous. Beautiful!
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Lolly, I just love this jumper! It’s so beautiful, the colours are just wonderful and you look so fabuluos in it!
Very well done and congrats on such a lovely project!