Fiðrildaslóð — Red Children’s Butterfly Yoke Cardigan Knitting Kit

Fiðrildaslóð — butterfly trail. Védís Jónsdóttir’s children’s cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 27, in its red version: crimson red Léttlopi with a black round yoke of butterflies in four tiers, with mimosa lower wings and white upper wings. The hem and cuffs are eyelet rib, the front is cut open, and a crochet border with button loops finishes it. The leaflet shows only the blue version, but Ístex photographed the red cardigan with the matching Skotta dress (Lopi 27) — that photo is the first one on this page. The pattern’s sun yellow (1411) is no longer made; this kit has 1703 mimosa in its place. The “golden yarn” the pattern uses to embroider the butterflies’ bodies has no code or amount and is not included.

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 · ages 2 (3–4 6 8) years
A 9434 Crimson Red — 3 (4 5 5)
B 0059 Black — 1 (2 2 2)
C 1703 Mimosa (in place of 1411 sun yellow) — 1 (1 1 1)
D 0051 White — 1 (1 1 1)

Sizes

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 cm
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle, 40 cm, for the neckband
4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the sleeves

Not included
A 3.5 mm crochet hook for the front borders and button loops, 5–7 small buttons (the pattern gives no size), stitch holders (or scrap yarn) for the underarm stitches, a sewing machine and thread for the steek, a tapestry needle for the embroidery and the underarms, and the “golden yarn” the pattern asks for to embroider the butterflies’ bodies (it gives no code or amount).

How it is knitted
Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body starts with a border of single eyelet rib — P2, K3, with a small hole in each K3 rib every other row — knitted back and forth; then 2 purl stitches are cast on at the front for the steek and the work is joined. The sleeves start with the same eyelet rib, in the round on double-pointed needles. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke: a 36-round chart with four tiers of butterflies — with mimosa lower wings and white upper wings, on black — big ones at the bottom and tiny ones by the neck, with six decrease rounds. The neckband is 4 rows of K1, P1 rib on 3.5 mm, knitted back and forth. The underarms are grafted, the front is machine-sewn and cut open, and both fronts get 2 rows of single crochet, with 5–7 button loops on the right front. Last, the butterflies’ bodies are embroidered in duplicate stitch and their antennae in backstitch.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 27 (no. 1), Ístex.

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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