Hopi

Description

Photos, design and text © Linka Neumann

Linka Neumann: „Ich trage nur selten Schmuck, zum einen, weil ich ihn unpraktisch finde, zum anderen, weil ich meist dicke Pullover trage. Deshalb wollte ich einen Pullover entwerfen, der mir das Gefühl gibt, ein Schmuckstück um den Hals zu haben. Ich ließ mich dabei von Traumfängern inspirieren und gab dem Pullover einen indianischen Namen. Ich trage meinen Hopi-Pullover (#hopigenser) sehr oft und fühle mich darin jedes mal richtig schick.“

Konstruktion
The sweater is knitted from bottom to top, in rounds. The body and the two sleeves are knitted in rounds from bottom to top, after which everything is summarized and further knitted in the round pass with the beautiful pattern. There is a pattern chart for the pattern.

Größenguide

Sizes
S (M) L (XL) XXL

Maße
Knitted breast circumference: 91 (100) 111 (120) 128 cm
body length: 40 (41) 42 (43) 44 cm plus round pass
Sleeve length: 46 (47) 48 (49) 50 cm

Material 
Donegal Tweed by Lang Yarns (100 % wool, 50 g = 105 m) DONEGAL TWEED – This Gan, spun and coloured according to a tradition steeped in history in the Donegal region of Ireland. It invites you to make classic pieces that can become heirlooms. Since the yarn still contains some spinning oil, a remarkable transformation is revealed after knitting and washing: the yarn unfolds, gains in volume and receives a luxurious softness that highlights the timeless look.

Main colour: 400 (450) 500 (600) 650 g
Sample colour 1: 50 g all sizes
Sample colour 2: 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 g
Pattern colour 3: 50 g all sizes

Recommended knitting needles
double-pointed needles 3.5 + 4.5 for the sleeves
Circular knitting needle 3,5 + 4,5 in 40 cm and 80 cm length

Gauge
Gauge
18 stitches with needle No 4,5 = 10 cm wide

About Linka Neumann:

Linka Neumann wuchs am Vettakollen in Oslo in einer glücklichen Familie auf. Als 9-Jährige bekam sie ihren ersten Husky, Phoebe. Sie stammte aus Ingstads altem Husky-Zwinger, der direkt an der Straße vom Elternhaus am Vettakollen lag. „Huskys, Hundeschlittenfahrten und das Leben im Freien waren ein wichtiger Teil meiner Kindheit.“ Linka war schon immer eine kreative Person, die es liebte, zu zeichnen und Dinge anzufertigen. Als Kind entstanden unzählige Gemälde und Zeichnungen. Für das Training wurden auch große Mengen Pfotensocken genäht.

Linka quickly realized that life was more than just school. She still did a bachelor's degree in pedagogy. In the years after VGS, there was a lot of travel in the world and in Norway. Linka currently lives with her husband Waqas and the dogs Sakura and Obelix in Åsgreina near Romeriksåsene.

Knitting and handicrafts have always been an important part of the family and Linka was always the one in the family who did not knit. This changed after living in Røros for a while. Where the inspiration for knitting became great after working in a nursing home where both staff and patients knitted the most beautiful things. The first Marius sweater was knitted and this was the beginning of a new phase of life.

Linka eventually began designing her own clothes, and the first sweater, the Wilderness sweater, is still one of the most popular. She has published two books. Wilderness Sweaters Vol.1 was released in 2019 and was on the bestseller list for over 30 weeks. Wilderness Sweaters vol. 2 was released in 2020. Book 1 has been translated into many languages and Book 2 follows closely after.

After Waqas met Linka, the world changed and together we are Team Dynamite! Linka is very creative and quite incompetent in dealing with computers. She was probably born in the wrong century, even though she is not a good tech friend? Waqas is just the opposite.

In 2020, Linka and Waqas opened the online shop linkaneumann.com and the adventure continues.