




Eyja — Brown Round-Yoke Sweater Dress Knitting Kit
Round-yoke sweater dress, short or long · chocolate heather with white and barley · two colours replaced (see below) · sizes XS–XL
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- 14 balls of Léttlopi in 3 colours
- Lopi 26, no. 14 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes XS–XL · chest 83–101 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Eyja — island. Védís Jónsdóttir’s sweater dress from Ístex’s Lopi 26, in its brown version: a long-sleeved round-yoke dress in Léttlopi, with a yoke of zigzags and small diamonds in white and camel, a matching border at the cuffs, and a shaped waist. There is no rib: the hem, cuffs and neck have a small garter edge with a row of eyelets. The pattern has a short and a long length, and the kit holds yarn for the long one. Two of the pattern’s colours are no longer made: this kit has 0867 chocolate heather in place of the brown (1401), and 1419 barley in place of the camel (1400).
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — yarn for the largest size in the long length is included, so every size and both lengths are covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes XS (S M L XL), long length — the short length takes one ball less of the main colour
A 0867 Chocolate Heather (in place of 1401 brown) — 9 (10 10 11 11)
B 1419 Barley (in place of 1400 camel) — 1 (1 1 1 1)
C 0051 White — 2 (2 2 2 2)
Sizes
| XS | S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 83 cm 32¾″ |
88 cm 34¾″ |
92 cm 36¼″ |
97 cm 38¼″ |
101 cm 39¾″ |
| Length to underarm — short | 58 cm 22¾″ |
60 cm 23½″ |
62 cm 24½″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
64 cm 25¼″ |
| Length to underarm — long | 68 cm 26¾″ |
70 cm 27½″ |
72 cm 28¼″ |
74 cm 29¼″ |
74 cm 29¼″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 44 cm 17¼″ |
45 cm 17¾″ |
46 cm 18″ |
47 cm 18½″ |
48 cm 19″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60–80 cm — the kit with needles has 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the sleeves
Not included
2 stitch markers for the waist shaping, stitch holders (or scrap yarn) for the underarm stitches, and a tapestry needle for grafting them. The belt in the photos is not part of the pattern.
How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up, all on 4.5 mm needles. The body is cast on in chocolate heather and starts with 3 rows knitted back and forth — knit, a row of eyelets (k2tog, yo), knit — before it is joined: a small garter edge with a row of holes, where most yoke sweaters have rib. The body is plain stocking stitch in chocolate heather, knitted straight to 20–24 cm (short) or 30–34 cm (long) and then shaped at the waist: 20 stitches are decreased at the sides, and 12 are increased again. The sleeves start with the same eyelet edge in white and an 8-round border in all three colours. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke: a 50-round chart of zigzags and small diamonds in white and barley on chocolate heather, with six decrease rounds and a few rounds skipped in every size but XL. The neckband, in white, is a knit round, a purl round, an eyelet round and a purl round. The underarm stitches are grafted.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 26 (no. 14), 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
- Zigzag yokeA 50-round yoke of zigzags and small diamonds in white and barley on chocolate brown.
- Two lengths58–64 cm or 68–74 cm from hem to underarm — the kit has yarn for the longer one.
- Eyelet edgesNo rib anywhere: the hem, cuffs and neck have a small garter edge with a row of holes.
- Shaped waist20 stitches are decreased towards the waist and 12 increased again above it.
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