{"product_id":"1-i-hendi-mittens-knitting-kit","title":"1 í hendi — Bird Mittens Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e1 í hendi — one in the hand. “Three birds, one in the hand,” says the pattern; flying towards the sun, they keep cold hands warm. Védís Jónsdóttir’s mittens from Ístex’s Lopi 40 are knitted in four shades of Léttlopi — navy, apricot, fjord blue and air blue — one ball of each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — one ball of each of the four colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLéttlopi — 50 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · size S\/M\u003cbr\u003e\nA 9420 Navy Blue — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1704 Apricot — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nC 1701 Fjord Blue — 1\u003cbr\u003e\nD 1700 Air Blue — 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS\/M — 40 stitches around the hand at 20 stitches to 10 cm. For a slightly looser, bigger pair the pattern suggests 4.5 mm needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20 sts × 25 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (included when you choose the kit with needles)\u003cbr\u003e3.5 mm (US 4) and 4 mm (US 6) double-pointed needles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round from the cuff up, starting at the thumb side: 6 cm of 1×1 rib in navy on 3.5 mm needles, then the four-colour pattern from the chart on 4 mm needles, with paired increases at the start and end of the round. At round 18 the thumb stitches go on a holder; the hand continues to round 38 and is decreased on both sides. The thumb is knitted in fjord blue with a navy tip. Floats longer than six stitches are woven in at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 40 (no. 17), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"Without needles","offer_id":67597313376309,"sku":"KIT-EN-1-I-HENDI","price":41.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With needles","offer_id":67597324353589,"sku":"KIT-EN-1-I-HENDI-NDL","price":62.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi40-1-i-hendi-1_b486a9b1-ae90-4ce6-bb22-0f109c7de8c3.jpg?v=1790886281","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/1-i-hendi-mittens-knitting-kit","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}