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Boy on the rocks by the sea in the blue Hlökk zip jacket — a mid-blue tweed yoke and shoulders, a dark navy body, red sleeves, a gold band and amber rib at the hem and cuffs, and a red and amber collar (shown in the original colours — this kit has blue tweed for the monet blue tweed and navy for the sapphire blue). The striped hat is Haddur, a separate kit; the turtleneck and trousers are not part of the pattern
The same Hlökk jacket in its burgundy version — an orchid pink yoke, a wine-red body, dark purple sleeves, an ochre band and a rust rib — worn with the burgundy Haddur hat. The burgundy version is not sold as a kit: four of its five colours are no longer made. The jeans are not part of the pattern
Álafosslopi 1234 Blue Tweed (in place of 9735 monet blue tweed) — 2 balls in the Hlökk kit
Álafosslopi 0118 Navy (in place of 9968 sapphire blue) — 3 balls in the Hlökk kit
Álafosslopi 9962 Ruby Red Heather — 2 balls in the Hlökk kit
Álafosslopi 9964 Golden Heather — 1 ball in the Hlökk kit
Álafosslopi 9971 Amber Heather — 1 ball in the Hlökk kit

Hlökk — Blue Children’s Colour-Block Zip Jacket Knitting Kit

Sale price$107.00

Children’s colour-block zip jacket, knitted from the neck down · blue tweed, navy and ruby red with gold and amber · two colours replaced (see below) · sizes 116–134 cm

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  • 9 balls of Álafosslopi in 5 colours
  • Lopi 24, no. 7 — Védís Jónsdóttir
  • Sizes 116–134 cm · chest 80–92 cm
  • All the yarn for the jacket in one parcel — 9 balls of Álafosslopi, enough for the largest size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
  • Álafosslopi on 6 mm needles — 13 stitches to 10 cm
  • Three sizes, 116 to 134 cm tall — chest 80–92 cm (31½–36¼″)
  • Two replacement colours, clearly marked: blue tweed for monet blue tweed, navy for sapphire blue
Boy on the rocks by the sea in the blue Hlökk zip jacket — a mid-blue tweed yoke and shoulders, a dark navy body, red sleeves, a gold band and amber rib at the hem and cuffs, and a red and amber collar (shown in the original colours — this kit has blue tweed for the monet blue tweed and navy for the sapphire blue). The striped hat is Haddur, a separate kit; the turtleneck and trousers are not part of the pattern
Hlökk — Blue Children’s Colour-Block Zip Jacket Knitting Kit Sale price$107.00

Why you'll love it

  • Colour blocksA blue tweed yoke, a navy body and ruby red sleeves, with a gold band and amber rib at the hem and cuffs.
  • From the neck downThe back yoke is cast on at the neck, the fronts hang from the shoulders, and the sleeves are picked up round the armholes.
  • A ridge at every colourEach block is cast off and the next one picked up behind it, so a small ridge marks every colour change.
  • Zip and folded collarAn open-ended zip down the front, its top hidden in a collar folded double (the zip is not included).
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Hlökk — your questions, answered

Why are two colours different from the pattern?
Monet blue tweed (9735) and sapphire blue (9968) are no longer made. This kit has blue tweed (1234) in place of monet blue tweed — colour
Which size should I knit?
Three sizes — 116, 128 and 134 — European children’s sizes named after the child’s height in cm; by our reading roughly 6, 8 and 9 years. The chest is 80, 86 and 92 cm (the pattern calls it “width”), the length from the shoulder 45, 50 and 54 cm and the sleeve 33, 37 and 40.5 cm. The shoulders are dropped: the sleeves are picked up straight round the armholes.
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for size 134: 2 balls of blue tweed, 3 of navy, 2 of ruby red heather and one each of golden heather and amber heather — 9 balls of Álafosslopi. Sizes 116 and 128 use 6 balls: 2 of navy and one of each of the other four colours.
How do the colour blocks join?
At the end of each block the stitches are cast off from the right side, and the next colour is picked up behind the cast-off edge — in the tops of the purl stitches of the row before. The cast-off edge stays on the outside as a small ridge, so every colour change is marked by a line. The body is knitted back and forth, with 3 moss stitches at each front edge; the sleeves are knitted in the round down to the cuff.
Is anything unclear in the pattern?
A few things, by our reading. The fronts: “Pick up stitches at the cast off edge” must mean the cast-on edge of the back — its top edge, at the neck and shoulders. Each front is picked up at one end of it, at the shoulder, and knitted down; the cast-off edge is the bottom of the yoke, where the body is picked up later. The right front: its steps cast on 1, 1, 1, 3 and 4 (5) 5 stitches, which makes 25 (27) 29 stitches, not the printed 24 (26) 28, and 2 rows more than the left front. The chart shapes the right front like the left one — 1, 1, 3 and 4 (5) 5 stitches — so leave out one of the single cast-ons and its 2 rows; the body pick-up needs 24 (26) 28 stitches on each front. The sleeves: “dec 1 stitch in the beg and end of 3rd, 9th, 10th and 16th rnd” lists all the sizes together. The stitch counts and the sleeve chart give two decrease rounds in sizes 116 and 134 and one in size 128: the chart steps in at its rows 5 and 11 in size 116, row 10 in size 128 and rows 11 and 17 in size 134 — its row 1 is the pick-up round, so these are knitted rounds 4 and 10, round 9, and rounds 10 and 16. The ruby red part is then picked up behind the cast-off edge (the text says cast-on); in size 128 it takes 42 stitches from an edge of 44, so pick up 2 fewer, spread evenly (our suggestion). The pattern gives no needle lengths, and it calls the jacket a sweater in places.
What zip do I need?
An open-ended (separating) zip, sewn to the front edges with thread in a matching colour; its top end is hidden inside the folded collar. The pattern gives 45 (55) 60 cm, but that looks long next to the length from the shoulder, 45 (50) 54 cm, as the front neck sits lower than the shoulder. By our calculation the front edge, from the hem to the top of the collar, is roughly 42 (47) 51 cm. Measure your finished jacket before you buy the zip (our suggestion). The zip is not included.
Is the hat in the photos included?
No. The striped hat is Haddur, in the same Ístex leaflet, and it is sold as a separate kit in this blue version — with the same navy and blue tweed in place of the sapphire blue and monet blue tweed.
Which photo shows this version?
The first photo — the boy by the sea, in the original colours (see above). The second photo shows the burgundy version, which is not sold as a kit: four of its five colours are no longer made, and its orchid pink yoke has no close match among today’s colours.
What does the kit with needles include?
6 mm (US 10) and 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles in 60 cm; 6 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The pattern gives no needle lengths; we chose 60 cm, which holds the body’s 104 to 120 stitches knitted back and forth. The zip is not included.

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