A sweater for my youngest Viking

A new Lopapeysa

I enjoy knitting more and more and have already knitted one or two sweaters or jackets in the typical pattern with a round yoke, like the classic Icelandic "Lopapeysa" (= sweaters made from Icelandic sheep's wool).

I've knitted several "lopapeysur" myself, and my husband also has two cardigans in this style. Last year, Child 1 received a black lopapeysur with a white pattern, and Child 2 received a bobble hat for Christmas. Child 3 has had a plain knitted sweater with a round yoke for a while. Last year, my sister received a blue lopapeysur with a colorful pattern and a matching knitted hat.

I hadn't knitted anything for my fourth child yet... But I was determined to catch up! And when I saw instructions for a pattern with Viking ships in a knitting book, I knew I wanted to knit a Lopapeysa like that for my youngest Viking!

The pattern is based on a classic longship, with dragon heads on the bow and round shields on the side planks (as shown here in the replica in the Víkingaheimar Museum in Njarðvík).

After a trip to the geyser, we stopped at a parking lot and took a photo of the new sweater in front of a turf house to have a nice background. Unfortunately, my little Viking still finds his sweater a bit scratchy and quite warm – but doesn't it look very cute, my Vicky?!?

[Translated from here.]