Hafið eða fjöllin Silki by Guðlaug Svala Kristjánsdóttir, gkdottir

Hafið eða fjöllin Silki

Knitting
September 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Fingering
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches = 4 inches
in Stockinette st in the round
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
722 - 1181 yards (660 - 1080 m)
1-8 (bust 86, 94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 134, 142 cm)
English Icelandic
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Inspired by a mountain range in a Önundarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland. Knit from the top down and separated into body and sleeves after the yoke. The mountain pattern is made with Estonian Vikkel stitch, two-stitch cables. Colour variations are made by using different shades of the thread held with the main color, here done with 3 shades but can be more/fewer. The name, Hafið eða fjöllin (The sea or the mountains, is a reference to a local song. This silk version has a close sister, the woolen version.

Yarn
Icewear garn, Alpaca Silk (50g/200m) and Mohair Silk (25g/250m), held together. Here: AS (main) 1000 and MS (shades) 8001, 2008 and 9065

Quantity
Alpaca Silk: 165, 180, 195 (210, 225) 240, 255, 270 g
Mohair Silk (all shades in total): 70, 75, 80 (85, 90) 100, 105, 110 g

Needles 4 mm (main) and 3,5 mm (ribbing). Circular needles. Adjust to gauge.

Gauge Stockinette st in the round: 20 sts = 10 cm.