Hjörtu — Baby Cardigan & Trousers Knitting Kit

Hjörtu — hearts. A baby set of cardigan and trousers in murky Léttlopi: the cardigan has small straw V shapes over the body and sleeves, a straw-and-white band above the rib, and a row of big white hearts round the yoke. The original pattern and instructions are by Ragnheiður Matthíasdóttir; Védís Jónsdóttir redesigned them for Ístex’s Lopi 34. The kit has the yarn for both pieces.

Included

• Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — yarn for both pieces in 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 6–9 mos (9–18 mos 18–24 mos)
A 1420 Murky (3 balls for the cardigan, 3 for the trousers) — 6 (6 6)
B 1418 Straw — 2 (2 3)
C 0051 White — 1 (1 1)

Sizes

Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
4 mm (US 6) and 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm
4 mm double-pointed needles

Not included
6 buttons, a 4 mm crochet hook for the front bands, and elastic for the waist if you prefer it to a twisted cord. The steek is secured with a sewing machine.

How it is knitted
The cardigan’s body starts with 1×1 rib knitted back and forth, then two purled steek stitches are cast on and it is knitted in the round from chart 1 — a band of straw stripes and small white-and-straw diamonds, then small straw V shapes repeated to the underarm; the sleeves are knitted in the round the same way. Body and sleeves are joined and the yoke is knitted from three more charts with decreases — straw squares, a row of big white hearts and small diamonds — finished with a rib neckband. The steek is machine-sewn and cut, and the front bands are three rows of single crochet, with six buttonholes on the right. The trousers are knitted in the round from rib cuffs, with increases along the inside leg; the legs are joined with four stitches cast on at front and back, short rows raise the back, and the waist is rib with an eyelet round for elastic or a twisted cord.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 34 (no. 25), Ístex.

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

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