"I call this sweater KBG 17 – AFI, “afi” is the Icelandic word for grandfather. My father’s father, afi Arthúr, was a Norwegian, moved to Iceland in 1925. His mother Emma sent her son a sweater for Christmas around 1950. She had made him a beautiful dark blue “kofta” with a traditional Norwegian pattern. When I was a teenager, I remember admiring this beautifully knitted sweater. I decided to knit a sweater that was big and baggy as was the fashion at that time. With my grandmother’s help, I remade my grandpas “kofta.” I altered the shape but kept its characteristics. Now, forty years later, this “kofta” is an inspiration for a new sweater. This time it’s knitted with a yoke that is traditional for Icelandic sweaters, but the reference to my afi´s “kofta” is evident."

The sweater is worked in the round from the top down.

YARN:

The pattern is made for E-yarn.

SHORT-SLEEVED SWEATER: 
MC A, E 1002: Skólesít: (200, 200, 200) (250, 250, 300) (300, 350, 350) g.
CC B, E 1013 Klórít: (50, 50, 50) (50, 100, 100) (100, 150, 150) g.
CC C, E 1016 Jaspís: (50, 50, 50) (50, 50, 50) (50, 50, 50) g.

LONG-SLEEVED SWEATER
MC A, E 1002: Skólesít: (250, 250, 250) (300, 300, 350) (350, 400, 450) g.
CC B, E 1016 Jaspís: (50, 50, 50) (50, 100, 100) (100, 150, 150) g.
CC C, E 1015 Líparít: (50, 50, 50) (50, 50, 50) (50, 50, 50) g.