Bláklukka — Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Pattern

Bláklukka — the harebell. Védís Jónsdóttir’s round-yoke sweater for little ones from Ístex’s Lopi 29, knitted in Léttlopi from the bottom up, with a yoke of bell flowers and a small opening at the neck that closes with one button. The pattern has two versions in sizes 1–2 to 5–6 years: green — spring green with moss-stitch edges and a white yoke band of heaven blue bells with violet accents — and white, with garter-stitch edges, panels of eyelets up the front, the back and the sleeves, and a black yoke band of white bells with crimson accents. All six colours in the pattern are still made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Two versions — green and white
• Sizes 1–2, 2–3, 4–5 and 5–6 years
• The yoke chart with a colour key for both versions, and the eyelet chart for the white version
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: the green kit or the white kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Green version: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ages 1–2 (2–3 4–5 5–6) years
A 1406 spring green — 3 (4 4 5)
B 0051 white — 1 (1 1 1)
C 1402 heaven blue — 1 (1 1 1)
D 1414 violet — 1 (1 1 1)

White version: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ages 1–2 (2–3 4–5 5–6) years
A 1406 spring green — 1 (1 1 1)
B 0059 black — 1 (1 1 1)
C 0051 white — 3 (4 4 5)
D 9434 crimson — 1 (1 1 1)

Sizes

Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.

Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm — both versions
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 40 cm — both versions
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles — both versions
Green version also: a 3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 60 cm, for the moss-stitch hem
White version also: a 4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 60 cm, for the garter-stitch hem

You will also need
A small button, stitch markers (the white version uses two, at the sides), stitch holders or waste yarn for the underarm stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms. For a tighter neckline the pattern suggests elastic thread run through on the wrong side — optional.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body narrows towards the chest, from 114 (126, 138, 150) stitches at the hem to 102 (114, 126, 138) at the underarm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke, knitted from a 33-round chart with four decrease rounds, from 168 (180, 192, 204) stitches to 56 (60, 64, 68); the smaller sizes skip a few marked rounds. The neckband is knitted back and forth on 3.5 mm, which leaves a small opening at the neck; it closes with a small button loop and a button. The underarm stitches are grafted. Green version: the hem and cuffs are 4 rounds of moss stitch, the body is plain stocking stitch with two rounds of even decreases, the yoke starts with 2 plain rounds and the neckband is 4 rows of moss stitch. White version: the hem and cuffs start with 5 rows of garter stitch knitted flat before they are joined in the round; a 17-stitch eyelet panel runs up the centre front and the centre back and a 5-stitch panel up each sleeve; the body is shaped with decreases at both sides; the yoke starts with two garter ridges (purl 1 round, knit 1, purl 1) and the neckband is 4 rows of garter stitch. In the finishing, the garter-stitch ridges at the edges are sewn together on the inside.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 29 (no. 3), Ístex.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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