



Heartwarmer — Rose-Pattern Shrug Knitting Pattern
Cropped shrug with roses over the shoulders and black sleeves · Léttlopi · two colourways, blue roses and red roses · sizes S–XL
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Ístex 25 years, January — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes S–XL · 51–57 cm from the shoulder
Heartwarmer is Védís Jónsdóttir’s cropped shrug from Ístex’s 25-year pattern collection — the January pattern — knitted in Léttlopi: black, with a deep pattern of roses and small flowers over the shoulders, the upper back and the tops of the arms, and black sleeves to the wrist. Each side and its sleeve is knitted in one piece in the round, from the shoulder edge down to the wrist; a small back piece joins the two, and one button closes the front. The pattern has two colourways with the same amounts, blue roses and red roses, in sizes S to XL. Two colours of the red roses are no longer made — sage green (9422) and rose heather (9428); all the others still are.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Two colourways — blue roses and red roses
- Sizes S, M, L and XL
- The rose chart, with a key for both colourways, and a photo of the finished shrug laid flat from the back, with the neckline, the sides and the middle of the back marked
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kits have this pattern and all the yarn: the blue roses kit or the red roses kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Blue roses: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes S (M L XL)
A 0059 black — 5 (6 6 6)
B 9418 stone blue — 1 (1 1 1)
C 1420 murky — 1 (1 1 1)
D 0086 light beige — 1 (1 1 1)
E 0005 black heather — 1 (1 1 1)
F 0056 ash heather — 1 (1 1 1)
Red roses: Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes S (M L XL)
A 0059 black — 5 (6 6 6)
B 9422 sage green — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made — the red roses kit uses 9421 celery green heather
C 1409 garnet red — 1 (1 1 1)
D 9427 rust heather — 1 (1 1 1)
E 9420 navy blue — 1 (1 1 1)
F 9428 rose heather — 1 (1 1 1) · no longer made — the red roses kit uses 1412 pink heather
Sizes
| S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length from shoulder | 51 cm 20″ |
53 cm 20¾″ |
55 cm 21¾″ |
57 cm 22½″ |
| Length from mid back to wrist | 67 cm 26½″ |
69 cm 27¼″ |
72 cm 28¼″ |
75 cm 29½″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 cm and 60–80 cm — the long one for the big cast-on, the short one as the stitches decrease
4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the sleeves
You will also need
A small button and a darning needle (both in the pattern’s list), and stitch markers for joining the pieces, which the instructions use but do not list or count.
How it is knitted
Each side and its sleeve is one piece, knitted in the round from the shoulder edge to the wrist. 184 (192, 200, 208) stitches are cast on loosely in black on the 4.5 mm circular needle, and 3 garter ridges are knitted (5 rounds, purl and knit in turn). Then comes the 61-round colour chart, an 8-stitch repeat with five decrease rounds, down to 69 (72, 75, 78) stitches; the smaller sizes leave out marked rounds. The sleeve is black: decreased at once to 46 (48, 52, 56) stitches and three times more by 4 stitches, to 34 (36, 40, 44), knitted to 36 (38, 40, 42) cm from the first decrease or as long as you like, and finished with 3 garter ridges. The small back piece is knitted back and forth from the waist up to the neck: 26 (28, 32, 36) stitches and 3 garter ridges, then stocking stitch, decreased at both sides to 6 (8, 10, 12) stitches, straight for a few rows, and increased again to 24 (26, 28, 28), with 3 garter ridges at the neck. It is sewn in between the two sides with markers at the middle of the back, and a small button and a loop close the front.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Ístex 25 years (no. 1, January), Ístex.
More info — download, yarn & help
How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.
Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.
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Why you'll love it
- Roses over the shouldersBig roses, then bands of smaller flowers, on black — from one 61-round chart with the decreases drawn in.
- Shoulder to wristEach side and its sleeve is one piece, knitted in the round from a cast-on of 184 to 208 stitches down to the wrist.
- Joined at the backA small back piece, knitted from the waist up to the neck, is sewn in between the two sides.
- Two colourwaysBlue roses in stone blue, murky, light beige, black heather and ash heather — or red roses in sage green, garnet red, rust heather, navy blue and rose heather.
- Sleeves to suitKnit the sleeve 36 to 42 cm from the first decrease, or as long as you like — the pattern says so itself.
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