Boy in the grey Fés sweater — three rows of black faces with crimson eyes on light ash in the yoke, and a matching border at the hem and cuffs

The same Fés pattern in its blue version, with white faces — sold as a separate kit

Léttlopi 0057 Grey Heather — 6 balls in the Fés kit

Léttlopi 0054 Light Ash Heather — 2 balls in the Fés kit

Léttlopi 0059 Black — 2 balls in the Fés kit

Léttlopi 0051 White — 1 ball in the Fés kit

Léttlopi 9434 Crimson Red — 1 ball in the Fés kit

Fés — Grey Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

$85.90

Children’s yoke sweater with rows of little faces · grey heather, light ash, black, white and crimson Léttlopi · ages 6–10

Kit contents:

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12 balls of Léttlopi in 5 colours
Lopi 29, no. 14 — Védís Jónsdóttir
Ages 6–10 · chest 75–84 cm

All the yarn for the sweater in one parcel — 12 balls of Léttlopi, enough for the largest size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
Léttlopi on 4.5 mm needles — 18 stitches to 10 cm
Three sizes, 6 to 10 years — chest 75–84 cm (29½–33″)
Grey heather, light ash, black, white and crimson — the grey version in the pattern

Overview

What's in the kit

Kit options

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Description

Védís Jónsdóttir’s Fés from Ístex’s Lopi 29: a children’s round-yoke sweater in grey heather Léttlopi, with three rows of little faces in the yoke — black with crimson eyes and white mouths on light ash — and a matching border above the hem and cuffs.

Included

Icelandic Léttlopi 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

Léttlopi — 50 g balls · to fit 6 (8 10) years
A 0057 Grey Heather — 4 (5 6)
B 0054 Light Ash Heather — 1 (1 2)
C 0059 Black — 2 (2 2)
D 0051 White — 1 (1 1)
E 9434 Crimson Red — 1 (1 1)

Sizes

	6 yrs	8 yrs	10 yrs
Chest	75 cm 29½″	80 cm 31½″	84 cm 33″
Length to underarm	30 cm 11¾″	33 cm 13″	36 cm 14¼″
Sleeve length to underarm	32 cm 12½″	35 cm 13¾″	38 cm 15″

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 60 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 60–80 cm — the kit has 60 cm
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles

Not included
Stitch holders (or waste yarn) for the underarm stitches.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up. Hem and cuffs are K1, P1 rib on 3.5 mm, followed on 4.5 mm by a 9-round border. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — a 39-round chart of three rows of faces, smaller towards the neck, with five decrease rounds. In this version the faces are black with crimson eyes and white mouths on light ash. The neckband is single-layer K1, P1 rib, and the underarm stitches are grafted.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 29 (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

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Fés — Grey Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

$85.90

Why you'll love it

Three rows of facesThe faces shrink row by row towards the neck.
Matching bordersA 9-round border above the rib at the hem and cuffs.
Ages 6, 8 and 10Chest 75 to 84 cm.
Crimson eyesBlack faces with red eyes and white mouths on light ash.

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Good to know

Fés — your questions, answered

Which size should I knit?

Three sizes, to fit 6, 8 and 10 years — a chest of 75, 80 and 84 cm, 30 to 36 cm from hem to underarm and sleeves of 32 to 38 cm.

Will I have yarn left over?

The kit holds the amount for size 10: 6 balls of grey heather, 2 each of light ash and black, and one each of white and crimson — 12 balls. Size 6 uses 9.

Is the neckband folded?

No — it is a single layer of K1, P1 rib, finished with a few rounds in a second colour.

Which child in the photos wears this version?

The boy in the grey sweater with black faces in the yoke. The blue one is the other version in the pattern, also sold as a kit.

What does the kit with needles include?

4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles in 40 and 60 cm; a 3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle in 60 cm; 3.5 mm and 4.5 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.

Fés — Grey Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

Why you'll love it

Fés — your questions, answered

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