Woman in the Hamingja cardigan, zipped over the body and open at the neck — wide blended stripes of blue, dark teal, raspberry, golden and dark blue-green, and a round yoke with a pale blue-grey band, a red-orange band, a dark neckband and a bright blue knotted cord (shown in the original colours — this kit has apricot for the orange and mimosa for the sun yellow, so the golden stripe and the orange yoke band are deeper). The cord is not included; the navy top and jeans are not part of the pattern

Léttlopi 1403 Lapis Blue Heather — 4 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 1402 Heaven Blue Heather — 3 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 9420 Navy Blue — 3 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 9423 Lagoon Heather — 3 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 1409 Garnet Red — 3 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 1412 Pink Heather — 2 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 1704 Apricot (in place of 1410 orange) — 3 balls in the Hamingja kit

Léttlopi 1703 Mimosa (in place of 1411 sun yellow) — 2 balls in the Hamingja kit

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

Hamingja — Striped Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

$156.00

Zip-up cardigan in wide blended stripes, knitted with two strands held together · nine Léttlopi colours · two colours replaced (see below) · sizes XS–XXL

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25 balls of Léttlopi in 9 colours
Lopi 28, no. 6 — Védís Jónsdóttir
Sizes XS–XXL · chest 82–115 cm

All the yarn for the cardigan in one parcel — 25 balls of Léttlopi in 9 colours, enough for the largest size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
Two strands of Léttlopi held together on 6.5 mm needles — 12 stitches to 10 cm
Six sizes, XS to XXL — chest 82–115 cm (32¼–45¼″)
Two replacement colours, clearly marked: apricot for orange, mimosa for sun yellow — the golden stripe and the yoke’s orange band come out deeper

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Description

Hamingja — happiness. Védís Jónsdóttir’s zip-up cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 28 is knitted with two strands of Léttlopi held together all the way, so each wide stripe is a blend of two colours: blue, dark teal, raspberry, golden and dark blue-green on the body and sleeves, then a round yoke with a pale blue-grey band, a red-orange band and a dark top. It has moss-stitch edges, a two-way zip and a folded neckband with a cord. The pattern’s orange (1410) and sun yellow (1411) are no longer made; this kit has 1704 apricot and 1703 mimosa in their place, so the golden stripe and the yoke’s red-orange band come out deeper than in the photo.

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 · sizes XS (S M L XL XXL)
A 1403 Lapis Blue Heather — 3 (3 3 3 4 4)
B 1402 Heaven Blue Heather — 3 (3 3 3 3 3)
C 9420 Navy Blue — 2 (2 2 3 3 3)
D 9423 Lagoon Heather — 3 (3 3 3 3 3)
E 1409 Garnet Red — 2 (2 2 3 3 3)
F 1412 Pink Heather — 2 (2 2 2 2 2)
G 1704 Apricot (in place of 1410 orange) — 2 (2 2 3 3 3)
H 1703 Mimosa (in place of 1411 sun yellow) — 2 (2 2 2 2 2)
I 0054 Light Ash Heather — 1 (1 2 2 2 2)

Sizes

	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
Chest	82 cm 32¼″	88 cm 34¾″	95 cm 37½″	102 cm 40¼″	108 cm 42½″	115 cm 45¼″
Width at lower edge	102 cm 40¼″	108 cm 42½″	115 cm 45¼″	122 cm 48″	128 cm 50½″	135 cm 53¼″
Length to underarm	48 cm 19″	50 cm 19¾″	52 cm 20½″	54 cm 21¼″	56 cm 22″	58 cm 22¾″
Sleeve length to underarm	45 cm 17¾″	46 cm 18″	47 cm 18½″	48 cm 19″	49 cm 19¼″	50 cm 19¾″

Gauge
12 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch with two strands of Léttlopi held together, on 6.5 mm needles.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
6.5 mm (US 10½) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needle, 80 cm, for the moss-stitch hem
5 mm (US 8) circular needle, 40 cm, for the neckband
5.5 mm (US 9) and 6.5 mm (US 10½) double-pointed needles for the cuffs and sleeves

Not included
A two-way separating zip (“zipper with 2 slides” — the pattern gives no length), a cord for the neckband (no length or kind given), stitch markers, stitch holders (or scrap yarn) for the underarm stitches, a sewing machine and matching thread for the steek and the zip, and a tapestry needle for grafting the underarms.

How it is knitted
Knitted throughout with two strands of Léttlopi held together, so every stripe is a blend of two colours. Body and sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom up. The body starts with a knit row and 6 rows of moss stitch, knitted back and forth on 5.5 mm; then 2 purl stitches are cast on at the front for the steek and the work is joined on 6.5 mm. Five wide stripes run up the body and sleeves — blue (lapis + heaven blue), dark teal (navy + lagoon), raspberry (garnet + pink), golden (apricot + mimosa in this kit) and dark blue-green (lapis + lagoon) — and three decrease rounds of 8 stitches narrow the body towards the chest. The sleeves start with a moss-stitch cuff on 5.5 mm double-pointed needles and are increased at the underarm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke, a 40-round chart with five decrease rounds: two rounds of lapis + lagoon, a pale blue-grey band (heaven blue + light ash), a red-orange band (garnet + apricot in this kit) and a dark top (lapis + navy). The neckband is moss stitch on 5 mm, knitted back and forth, with two eyelets for the cord, and folded to the inside along a ridge. The front is machine-sewn and cut open, and a two-way zip is sewn in.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 28 (no. 6), Ístex.

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Why you'll love it

Two strands togetherEach stripe blends two Léttlopi colours, knitted together on 6.5 mm needles.
Wide stripesFive broad stripes run up the body and sleeves, and three more bands colour the round yoke.
Two-way zipIt zips from hem to neck with a zip that opens from either end (the zip is not included).
Cord at the neckA folded moss-stitch neckband with two eyelets and a cord knotted at both ends.

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Hamingja — your questions, answered

Why are two colours different from the pattern?

Orange (1410) and sun yellow (1411) are no longer made. This kit has apricot (1704) in place of orange — colour G — and mimosa (1703) in place of sun yellow — colour H. As everything is knitted with two strands together, they change two blends: the golden stripe across the body and sleeves (G+H, now apricot + mimosa) and the red-orange band in the yoke (E+G, now garnet red + apricot). Apricot is a warm ginger orange, darker than the old orange; mimosa is a warm golden yellow, close to the old sun yellow. So the golden stripe will be a little deeper and more amber than in the photo, and the yoke band clearly deeper and browner — nearer rust than red-orange. You can choose other shades in the colour picker.

Which size should I knit?

Six sizes — XS to XXL — with a chest of 82, 88, 95, 102, 108 and 115 cm. It is wider at the hem, 102 to 135 cm, and narrows towards the chest. It is 48 to 58 cm from hem to underarm — hip length on the model in the photo — with sleeves of 45 to 50 cm to the underarm.

Will I have yarn left over?

The kit holds the amount for XXL: 4 balls of lapis blue heather; 3 each of heaven blue heather, navy blue, lagoon heather, garnet red and apricot; and 2 each of pink heather, mimosa and light ash heather — 25 balls. XS and S use 20 balls, M 21, L 24 and XL 25. The pattern calls light ash heather (0054) simply “ash”.

What does “two strands” mean?

Every stitch is knitted with two strands of Léttlopi at once, one from each of two balls, held together as if they were one yarn. That is why the cardigan is knitted on 6.5 mm needles at 12 stitches to 10 cm, and why each stripe looks blended. The one unclear spot is the inside facing of the neckband: the pattern says “cont only with A” there but doesn’t say whether with one strand or two; one strand gives a thinner fold (our suggestion).

Do I have to cut my knitting?

Yes. The hem is knitted back and forth, then two purl stitches are cast on at the front and the body is knitted in the round. At the end you sew twice through each chain of purl stitches by machine with small straight stitches, cut between the sewn rows and sew in the zip with matching thread — first from the right side along the folded edge, then slip-stitching the edge from the wrong side.

Which zip and cord do I need?

A two-way separating zip — the pattern says “zipper with 2 slides” but gives no length. By our calculation the front edge is roughly 66 cm (XS) to 80 cm (XXL) from the hem to the neckband; measure your finished cardigan before you buy the zip. The top of the zip tape is hidden inside the folded neckband. The cord is threaded through two eyelets in the neckband and knotted at both ends; the pattern gives no length or kind — in the photo it is a bright blue cord. Neither the zip nor the cord is included.

Is anything unclear in the pattern?

Two things. The 6½ mm double-pointed needles are printed as US 10; they are US 10½, as the circular needles say. And in the yoke chart, rounds 28 and 34 have one decrease fewer than there are 8-stitch repeats — one section of the chart has none — so if you decrease in every repeat you end up 1 stitch short. Follow the chart and the printed stitch counts (our reading). Rounds marked “skip” beside the chart are left out in the sizes named.

What does the kit with needles include?

6.5 mm (US 10½) circular needles in 40 and 80 cm; a 5.5 mm (US 9) circular needle in 80 cm; a 5 mm (US 8) circular needle in 40 cm; 5.5 mm and 6.5 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The zip and the cord are not included.

Hamingja — Striped Zip Cardigan Knitting Kit

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