Hetta — Léttlopi Hood Knitting Kit
Léttlopi hood with moss-stitch edges that buttons under the chin · spring green heather · women and children
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- 2 balls of Léttlopi
- Lopi 32, no. 12 — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir
- One size · women and children
Overview
What's in the kit
Hetta — hood. Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir’s hood from Ístex’s Lopi 32 is knitted from just two balls of Léttlopi, with moss-stitch edges and a moss-stitch stripe over the crown. It buttons under the chin with four buttons — wear it up, or down as a snug collar. The pattern shows it in spring green heather, as in this kit, and in light beige heather on a child.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — 2 balls, all the pattern calls for
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · one size, women and children
A 1406 Spring Green Heather — 2
Size
One size for women and children. The hood is about 27 cm from the lower edge to the start of the crown shaping, and the crocheted button band under the chin is about 17.5 cm long.
Gauge
16 sts × 23 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 5.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
5.5 mm (US 9) circular needle, 60 cm (knitted back and forth)
Not included
4 buttons, and a 4.5 mm crochet hook for the button bands.
How it is knitted
Knitted back and forth in one piece from the lower edge: 94 stitches cast on and 7 rows of moss stitch, then stocking stitch with moss-stitch borders of 6 stitches at each edge and a 16-stitch moss-stitch panel up the middle. A few decreases shape the neck; at 27 cm the stitches either side of the centre panel are decreased, and the panel is then worked like a heel flap, taking in one stitch from each side every row, until only its 16 stitches remain to bind off. Single-crochet bands are worked on the two front edges below the face — one with four buttonholes — and the hood buttons under the chin.
Design: Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 32 (no. 12), 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
Shipping — DHL Express worldwide, fully tracked. Rates & times
US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Up or downWear it as a hood, or button it down around the neck as a collar.
- Moss-stitch frameMoss stitch around the face, along the lower edge and in a stripe over the crown.
- Two ballsThe whole hood from 100 g of Léttlopi on 5.5 mm needles.
- Light beige tooThe pattern’s light beige heather (0086) version can be chosen in the colour picker, at no charge.
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