Dagmál — Baby Cardigan Knitting Kit
Fjallalopi baby cardigan with a two-colour yoke and five buttons · sizes 68–92 cm
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- 4 balls of Fjallalopi in 2 colours
- Lopi 44, no. 22 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes 68–92 cm · chest 50–64 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Dagmál — “daylight” — is a baby cardigan by Védís Jónsdóttir from Ístex’s Lopi 44: mountain blue Fjallalopi with a light moorit yoke pattern and five buttons. The pattern pairs the name with a quiet morning, when the sun rises late.
Included
- Icelandic Fjallalopi wool yarn — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Fjallalopi — 50 g balls · sizes 68 (74 80 86 92)
A 3025 Mountain Blue — 2 (2 2 2 3)
B 3001 Light Moorit — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes — European baby sizes, named after the child’s height in cm
| 68 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 92 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 50 cm 19¾″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
57 cm 22½″ |
61 cm 24″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
| Width at lower edge | 53 cm 20¾″ |
57 cm 22½″ |
61 cm 24″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
68 cm 26¾″ |
| Length to underarm | 12 cm 4¾″ |
14 cm 5½″ |
16 cm 6¼″ |
18 cm 7″ |
20 cm 7¾″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 14 cm 5½″ |
16 cm 6¼″ |
18 cm 7″ |
20 cm 7¾″ |
22 cm 8¾″ |
Gauge
22 sts × 29 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 3.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 60 cm
3 mm (US 2½) circular needle, 60 cm
3 mm and 3.5 mm double-pointed needles
Not included
5 buttons.
How it is knitted
The sleeves are knitted in the round. The body is worked back and forth from the lower edge to the underarms; then body and sleeves are joined and the yoke is worked back and forth from the chart, with the decreases shown in it. A ribbed neckband and front bands, with five buttonholes in one band, finish the cardigan.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 44 (no. 22), Ístex.
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.
Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- A quiet morningDagmál — daylight — comes with the words “quiet morning, the sun rises late” in the pattern.
- Mountain blue and mooritA mountain blue cardigan with a light moorit yoke pattern, and the cuffs, hem and neckband edged in moorit.
- No steek to cutThe sleeves are knitted in the round, but the body and yoke are worked back and forth, so the front is open from the start.
- Five baby sizesEuropean sizes 68 to 92, named after the child’s height in cm — roughly 6 months to 2 years.
- Blue, or your choiceKeep mountain blue and light moorit, or pick other Fjallalopi shades in the colour picker at no charge.
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