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Álafosslopi cushion cover with reindeer and fir trees in six colours · 37 × 37 cm
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- 6 balls of Álafosslopi in 6 colours
- Lopi 44, no. 7 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- 37 × 37 cm, for a 40 × 40 cm insert
Overview
What's in the kit
Hjörð — “herd” — is a cushion cover by Védís Jónsdóttir from Ístex’s Lopi 44: black reindeer and fir trees against bands of amber, golden, green and blue. In the pattern’s words, the reindeer dash over mountains and desolate wilds.
Included
- Icelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — one ball of each of the six colours the pattern calls for
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
A 0005 Black Heather — 1
B 9971 Amber Heather — 1
C 9964 Golden Heather — 1
D 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather — 1
E 9958 Light Indigo — 1
F 0008 Light Denim Heather — 1
Size
37 cm (14½″) square — for a 40 × 40 cm (15¾″ square) cushion insert. The cover is smaller than the insert on purpose, because the knitted fabric stretches.
Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
6 mm (US 10) circular needle, 60 cm
Not included
Cushion insert, 40 × 40 cm.
How it is knitted
The cover is knitted in the round as one tube from the chart — 96 stitches, 67 rounds — so it looks the same on both sides. Where more than 7 stitches are worked in one colour, the float is trapped at the back. The top is grafted together, the cushion insert goes in, and the lower edge is grafted in the same way.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 44 (no. 7), 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
- A herd on the moveHjörð means herd — in the pattern’s words, the reindeer dash over mountains and desolate wilds.
- Six colours, one ball eachBlack reindeer and trees against bands of amber, golden, chartreuse green, light indigo and light denim.
- The same on both sidesKnitted in the round as one tube, so the picture goes all the way round the cushion.
- No shaping, just the chart96 stitches and 67 rounds on one 6 mm circular needle.
- Your own skyKeep the six colours of the pattern, or swap any of them for another Álafosslopi shade at no charge.
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