{"product_id":"hiti-mittens-knitting-kit","title":"Hiti — Plötulopi Mittens Knitting Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eHiti — heat. “Shaped mittens that will keep your hands warm,” says the pattern. Védís Jónsdóttir’s mittens from Ístex’s Lopi 42 are knitted with two strands of Plötulopi — black cosmos with a spruce green pattern — at a slightly firmer gauge than usual, for warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcelandic Plötulopi wool yarn — one plate of each colour, enough for either size\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\u003ePlötulopi — 100 g plates\u003c\/strong\u003e · sizes S\/M (L\/XL)\u003cbr\u003e\nA 2024 Black Cosmos — 1 (1)\u003cbr\u003e\nB 1421 Spruce Green Heather — 1 (1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS\/M and L\/XL — 32 (36) stitches around the hand at 16 stitches to 10 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGauge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16 sts × 22 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 5 mm needles with 2 strands of Plötulopi — a little firmer than usual for Plötulopi, for warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedles used in the pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e (included when you choose the kit with needles)\u003cbr\u003e4 mm (US 6) and 5 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it is knitted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnitted in the round from the cuff up with two strands of Plötulopi held together, starting at the inside of the wrist: 5 (6) cm of 1×1 rib, then a thumb gusset increased from the chart, its stitches held on scrap yarn, and the hand and top decreases from the chart. The left and right mittens have their own charts, so each is shaped for its hand. The thumb is picked up and knitted last, in black cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 42 (no. 6), Ístex.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ístex","offers":[{"title":"Without needles","offer_id":67597305151541,"sku":"KIT-EN-HITI","price":36.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"With needles","offer_id":67597322125365,"sku":"KIT-EN-HITI-NDL","price":58.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1662\/1057\/files\/lopi42-hiti-1_5e6fbc45-bace-4697-b653-fcb403fd9c9f.jpg?v=1790884966","url":"https:\/\/icelandicstore.is\/products\/hiti-mittens-knitting-kit","provider":"The Icelandic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}