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Woman in the lilac Eyja sweater dress, reaching mid-thigh — a mauve-lilac dress with a round yoke of black and garnet red zigzags and diamonds, and black cuffs with a garnet border (shown in the original colours — this kit has milkyway, a paler and clearly bluer lavender-blue, in place of the lilac, so your dress will not be lilac). The wide black belt and the tights are not part of the pattern; the red cardigan on the woman beside her is a different pattern
The same Eyja pattern in its brown version, with a white and camel yoke — sold as a separate kit (shown in its original colours; that kit has chocolate heather and barley in place of the brown and camel). The leather belt and the tights are not part of the pattern; the green sweater on the woman beside her is a different pattern
Léttlopi 1702 Milkyway (in place of 1413 lilac) — 11 balls in the Eyja kit
Léttlopi 1409 Garnet Red — 1 ball in the Eyja kit
Léttlopi 0059 Black — 2 balls in the Eyja kit

Eyja — Lavender-Blue Round-Yoke Sweater Dress Knitting Kit

Sale price$96.90

Round-yoke sweater dress, short or long · milkyway (a pale lavender-blue) with garnet red and black · one colour 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
  • All the yarn for the dress in one parcel — 14 balls of Léttlopi, enough for the largest size in the long length, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Léttlopi on 4.5 mm needles — 18 stitches to 10 cm
  • Five sizes, XS to XL — chest 83–101 cm (32¾–39¾″)
  • One replacement colour, clearly marked: milkyway for lilac — the dress is a pale lavender-blue, not lilac
Woman in the lilac Eyja sweater dress, reaching mid-thigh — a mauve-lilac dress with a round yoke of black and garnet red zigzags and diamonds, and black cuffs with a garnet border (shown in the original colours — this kit has milkyway, a paler and clearly bluer lavender-blue, in place of the lilac, so your dress will not be lilac). The wide black belt and the tights are not part of the pattern; the red cardigan on the woman beside her is a different pattern
Eyja — Lavender-Blue Round-Yoke Sweater Dress Knitting Kit Sale price$96.90

Why you'll love it

  • Zigzag yokeA 50-round yoke of zigzags and small diamonds in black and garnet red.
  • 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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Eyja — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?
Lilac (1413), the main colour, is no longer made, and no Léttlopi made today is lilac. This kit has milkyway (1702) in its place. It is colour
Which size and length should I knit?
Five sizes — XS, S, M, L and XL — with a chest of 83, 88, 92, 97 and 101 cm and sleeves of 44 to 48 cm to the underarm. There are two lengths from the hem to the underarm: short, 58 to 64 cm, and long, 68 to 74 cm — 10 cm more. The dress is shaped at the waist: by our calculation it is about 87 to 104 cm round the hem and 76 to 93 cm at the narrowest point. In the photos the brown dress reaches just above the knee and the lilac one to mid-thigh; the pattern does not say which length each one is.
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for XL in the long length: 11 balls of milkyway, 1 of garnet red and 2 of black — 14 balls. In the long length XS uses 12 balls, S and M 13, and L 14. The short length takes one ball less of milkyway in every size.
How long is the dress in total?
The pattern gives only the length from the hem to the underarm. The yoke adds about 18 to 21 cm above that, plus the neckband (our calculation from the chart). How long the dress is on you depends on your height, so measure from your underarm down to where you want the hem before you choose. The two lengths differ only in the plain knitting below the waist shaping (20–24 cm or 30–34 cm), so that is where to change it if you want another length (our suggestion).
Is anything unclear in the pattern?
A few small things. The neckband ends “Cast off loosely in rib”, but there is no rib — it is a knit round, a purl round, an eyelet round and a purl round — so simply cast off loosely. The pattern lists 40 cm and 60–80 cm circular needles without saying when to use which: knit the body and start the yoke on the long one, change to the 40 cm when the yoke gets tight, as the pattern says, and keep it for the neckband (our reading). In XS the waist shaping ends at about the printed length to the underarm, so you go straight on to the yoke after the last increase (our calculation). The 2 stitch markers and the stitch holders are not in the materials list.
What is in the photos?
The first photo shows this version in its original lilac — your dress will be paler and bluer (see above). The second photo shows the brown version, sold as a separate kit. Both dresses are worn with a wide belt, which is not part of the pattern or the kit. The red cardigan and the green sweater on the other woman are different patterns.
Is this the same as the Eyjar kit?
No. Eyjar is a different pattern — a yoke sweater from Lopi 44. Eyja is this sweater dress from Lopi 26.
What does the kit with needles include?
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles in 40 and 80 cm; 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The pattern gives the longer circular as 60–80 cm; the kit has 80 cm, as the yoke starts with up to 256 stitches. The whole dress is knitted on one needle size.

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