Isling Icelandic Sweater
The Isling Sweater pattern has been inspired by the Nordic winter, nature, sea, and sand dunes, as well as the need for a warm and comfortable sweater. Last Christmas I was in my summer house in North Jutland and desperately needed an ISLING.
IS (Danish for ’ice’), wind, snow, storm, and LING = my favorite, a darling. By combining the two words the name of the sweater came to me. My delicious, warm, cozy sweater that I will love to wear. The first one I made is huge and oversize, intended for wearing on top of everything else as an outer garment. I have worn it all winter, every morning after my winter swim. First, I would stand on it, on top of a small towel, in the ‘bath house’, to keep my feet warm, and then I would put it on. The yarn used for the sweater is our own sustainable Önling No 1, which is perfect for Icelan- dic sweaters and fair isle patterns. The design is somewhat oversize, with approx. 10 cm / 4 inches of positive ease,
to leave room for having several layers of clothing underneath when you go outside. If you want a tighter fit, you can make it one size smaller.

Hashtags
#islingsweater,
#oenlingknit, #katrinehannibal

Sizes
(XS)S(M)L(XL)2XL(3XL)

A: Finished chest: (99)106(112)124(132)137(148) cm / (39)41.7(44)48.8(52)54(58.25) inches

B: Length: (56)57(58)59(60)61(62) cm / (22)22.4(22.8)2 3.2(23.6)24(24.4) inches

C: Underarm sleeve length: (46)46(46)46(45)44(43) cm / (18.1)18.1(18.1)18.1(17.7)17.3(17) inches

Recommended circular and double-pointed needles
sizes 4 and 41⁄2 mm / US 6 and 7.

Materials
Önling No. 1, 75% Superfine Merino, 25% Angora, 180 m per 50 g.

Color A: Light grey, Gregrio 0: 50 g
Color B: Army green, ACI: 50 g
Color C: Charcoal grey, Gregrio 5: 50 g
Color D: Dark grey, Gregrio 3:
(250)300 (300)350(350)400(450) g

Gauge
21 sts and 25 rows/rds of stockinette on needle 4 1⁄2 mm / US 7 = 10 x 10 cm / 4x4 inches.

OBS! Make sure that you maintain the same gauge in both one-color stockinette and pattern. You may need to adjust the needle size when changing to the multi-color pattern, to ensure the correct gauge.

Procedure
The sweater is worked in the round from the top down. First, the yoke is worked with short rows and increases, and then with increases in the patterned panel. The yoke is then divided into body and sleeves, which are finished separately.