{"product_id":"fridur-christmas-mat-knitting-kit","title":"Friður — Round Christmas Mat Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eFriður — peace. A celebration of light and peace, gratitude and care, says the pattern. Védís Jónsdóttir’s round mat from Ístex’s Lopi 41 — the pattern calls it a rug — is 70 cm across, ruby red with an ecru border that reads GLEÐILEGA HÁTÍÐ · LJÓSS OG FRIÐAR in Icelandic, or HAPPY HOLIDAYS · LIGHT AND PEACE in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — all five balls the pattern calls for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÁlafosslopi — 100 g balls\u003c\/strong\u003e · one size\u003cbr\u003e\nA 9962 Ruby Red Heather — 3\u003cbr\u003e\nB 9972 Ecru Heather — 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRound, 70 cm (27½″) across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles — watch the tension in the two-colour border and go up to 6.5 mm if needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (included when you choose the kit with needles)\u003cbr\u003e6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40, 60 and 80 cm\u003cbr\u003e6 mm circular needle, 100 cm — the pattern names a 120 cm needle (6 or 6.5 mm) for the last rounds; our longest 6 mm is 100 cm\u003cbr\u003e6 mm double-pointed needles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 6 mm crochet hook for the circular cast-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round from the middle outwards: 8 stitches cast on in a circle with a crochet hook, then increase rounds that double the stitches — 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 — with plain rounds between them, moving to longer needles as it grows. Then a 28-round two-colour border from the chart, a purl–knit–purl edge and a very loose bind-off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 41 (no. 20), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"Without needles","offer_id":67597307019317,"sku":"KIT-EN-FRIDUR","price":67.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With needles","offer_id":67597322289205,"sku":"KIT-EN-FRIDUR-NDL","price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi41-fridur-2_8c80c369-8f27-4717-b6c9-9b7e33aa9872.jpg?v=1790885593","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/fridur-christmas-mat-knitting-kit","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}