Tafl

Tafl pattern is a traditional Icelandic Wool sweater style or lopapeysa as we call them in Icelandic. I don’t play chess myself but I’ve never seen a yoke chess sweater before and I wanted to give it a try!

Tafl sweater is knitted from the bottom up in the round, if you are used to knitting top down, the pattern is easy to follow the other way around if you prefer.

Most of my patterns are in sizes XXS-5XL but this one has non standard sizes as the color chart is much larger than usual. Therefore there are only 5 sizes. Make sure to read the size chart well before choosing a size.

Sizes (A) B (C) D (E)

Body width – Body length – Sleeve length – Sleeve width

A: 70 cm – 32 cm – 44 cm – 30,5 cm
B: 85,5 cm – 36 cm – 47 cm – 32,5 cm
C: 101 cm – 40 cm – 49 cm – 38,5 cm
D: 116,5 cm – 43 cm – 51 cm – 43,5 cm
E: 132 cm – 46 cm – 52 cm – 47 cm

Yarn: Léttlopi from Istex would also be great. If you don’t have access to either then choose a similar yarn that fits the gauge.

Yarn: Istex Léttlopi – 50g skein – 100 m

Colour A Light Grey 0056 A(5), B(7), C(9), D(11), E(13)
Colour B Black 0059 A(2) B(2), C(3), D(3), E(3)
Colour C White 0051 A(1), B(2), C(2), D(2), E(3)

Gauge
10x10cm = 18 sts and 26 rows on 5mm needles.

Circular needles: 4mm and 5mm, 40 and 60/80 cm (depending on your size)

Double-pointed needles: 4mm and 5mm

NOTE: I knit quite tightly so you may need to use 4,5mm or even 4mm I recommend knitting a swatch to test the tension.

Note that if you need to knit a bigger width than the pattern offers, please contact me and I’ll help you calculate the width you need.