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Two children in Él sweaters — this kit is the purple one on the left, with a yoke patterned in midnight blue on purple (shown in the original colours — this kit has amethyst, a bluer purple, for the hyacinth). The child on the right wears the blue version, sold as a separate kit.
Plötulopi 2026 Amethyst (in place of 1429 hyacinth) — 5 plates in the Él kit
Plötulopi 0709 Midnight Blue — 1 plate in the Él kit

Él — Purple Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

Sale price$68.90

Children’s round-yoke sweater in two strands of Plötulopi · amethyst with a midnight blue yoke pattern · one colour replaced (see below) · ages 8–14

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  • 6 plates of Plötulopi in 2 colours
  • Lopi 27, no. 17 — Védís Jónsdóttir
  • Ages 8–14 · chest 80–97 cm
  • All the yarn for the sweater in one parcel — 6 plates of Plötulopi, enough for the largest size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Two strands of Plötulopi on 5.5 mm needles — 14 stitches to 10 cm
  • Four sizes, 8 to 14 years — chest 80–97 cm (31½–38¼″)
  • One replacement colour, clearly marked: amethyst for hyacinth
Two children in Él sweaters — this kit is the purple one on the left, with a yoke patterned in midnight blue on purple (shown in the original colours — this kit has amethyst, a bluer purple, for the hyacinth). The child on the right wears the blue version, sold as a separate kit.
Él — Purple Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit Sale price$68.90

Why you'll love it

  • Dark on purpleA 38-round yoke of small diamonds and flowers in midnight blue on purple.
  • Two strands as oneTwo strands of unspun Plötulopi knitted together on 5.5 mm needles — 14 stitches to 10 cm.
  • Plain bodyStocking stitch from the rib to the yoke, with no shaping in the body.
  • Your choicePrefer another purple for the replaced hyacinth? Pick it in the colour picker, at no charge.
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Good to know

Él — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?
Hyacinth (1429) is no longer in Ístex’s Plötulopi range. This kit has amethyst (2026) in its place — knit it wherever the pattern says
The chart is printed in blue and white — how do I knit the purple version?
Follow the key for the purple version: knit amethyst where the chart shows the dark blue square, and midnight blue where it shows white. The yoke then comes out midnight blue on purple, as on the girl on the left in the photo.
Which size should I knit?
Four sizes, to fit 8, 10, 12 and 14 years — a chest of 80, 85, 91 and 97 cm, 33 to 40 cm from hem to underarm and sleeves of 35 to 43 cm. Choose by the chest measurement.
Why does the size line in the pattern read “8 (10) 8 (12)”?
It is a misprint. The chart notes name the first three sizes 8, 10 and 12, and the largest size is not named anywhere in the pattern. We call it 14 years — the next step up, and the ages Védís Jónsdóttir gives another children’s sweater in the same Lopi book, with almost the same chest sizes. That label is our reading; the printed chest measurements — 80, 85, 91 and 97 cm — are what to go by.
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for the largest size: 5 plates of amethyst and 1 of midnight blue — 6 plates. Size 8 uses 3 plates of amethyst; sizes 10 and 12 use 4.
Why two strands of Plötulopi?
Plötulopi is unspun wool in 100 g plates. The pattern says to wind two strands of each colour together softly and knit them as one, which gives 14 stitches to 10 cm on 5.5 mm needles. The kit holds the plates the pattern lists; you wind the two strands from them.
Which needles do I use for the neckband?
The 4.5 mm double-pointed needles — the 56 to 62 neck stitches are too few for the 60 cm circular. In the needle list, “og” is simply Icelandic for “and”.
What does the kit with needles include?
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needles in 40 and 60 cm; a 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle in 60 cm; 4.5 mm and 5.5 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The pattern gives the longer circulars as 60–80 cm; the kit has the 60 cm length.

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