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The girl at the back wears the dark grey Ísar sweater — a charcoal body with a light yoke and zigzag bands (shown in the original colour, moon grey, a streaky charcoal yarn — this kit has dark grey heather, an even dark grey, in its place). The boy in front wears the blue version, sold as a separate kit; the jeans are not part of the pattern
Álafosslopi 0058 Dark Grey Heather (in place of 9977 moon grey) — 7 balls in the Ísar kit
Álafosslopi 0054 Light Ash Heather — 2 balls in the Ísar kit

Ísar — Dark Grey Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit

Sale price$107.00

Children’s round-yoke sweater with a polo collar · dark grey heather and light ash Álafosslopi · one colour replaced (see below) · sizes 110–140

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  • 9 balls of Álafosslopi in 2 colours
  • Lopi 24, no. 12 — Védís Jónsdóttir, after Astrid Ellingsen
  • Sizes 110–140 · chest 69–83 cm
  • All the yarn for the sweater 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
  • Four sizes, 110 to 140 — chest 69–83 cm (27¼–32¾″)
  • One replacement colour, clearly marked: dark grey heather for moon grey — an even grey, not streaky
The girl at the back wears the dark grey Ísar sweater — a charcoal body with a light yoke and zigzag bands (shown in the original colour, moon grey, a streaky charcoal yarn — this kit has dark grey heather, an even dark grey, in its place). The boy in front wears the blue version, sold as a separate kit; the jeans are not part of the pattern
Ísar — Dark Grey Children’s Yoke Sweater Knitting Kit Sale price$107.00

Why you'll love it

  • Classic round yokeDark grey motifs on a light ash ground, in one 31-round chart.
  • Matching bandsThe same light zigzag band above the ribbed hem and cuffs.
  • Polo collar6 to 7 cm of K1, P1 rib, knitted straight on from the top of the yoke — not folded.
  • Two coloursDark grey and light ash — never more than two colours in a round.
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Good to know

Ísar — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?
Moon grey (9977) is no longer made. This kit has dark grey heather (0058) in its place — colour A, the main colour: the rib, body and sleeves, the squares printed in blue in both charts, and the collar. In the photo the moon grey is a streaky charcoal with black and mid-grey stripes. Dark grey heather is not streaky, so your sweater will be one even dark grey — a touch lighter than the photo overall, without the stripes. You can choose another shade in the colour picker.
Which size should I knit?
Four sizes — 110, 122, 134 and 140, European children’s sizes named after the child’s height in cm (about 4 to 10 years, our reading). The chest is 69, 74, 79 and 83 cm, and the length to the centre front neck 39 to 51 cm. The pattern’s size table labels the chest row “To fit height”; that is a misprint — the numbers match the stitch count at the hem, so they are the chest.
How long are the sleeves?
The pattern disagrees with itself. The size table gives 28 (31) 35 (38) cm to the underarm, but the sleeve instructions say to knit to 31 (35) 38 (41) cm from the cast-on edge — 3 to 4 cm longer. It doesn’t say which is right, so measure the child’s arm and knit to the length you need (our suggestion).
Will I have yarn left over?
The kit holds the amount for size 140: 7 balls of dark grey heather and 2 of light ash heather — 9 balls. Sizes 110 and 122 use 6 balls, size 134 uses 8. The pattern calls light ash heather (0054) simply “ash heather”.
What colour is the collar?
The pattern doesn’t say. In the photo both children’s collars are in the main colour, so knit it in dark grey heather (our reading).
Is anything unclear in the yoke chart?
The light grey squares in chart 2 are not in the key: they mean “no stitch” — stitches already removed by the decreases. And in sizes 110 and 122 some rounds are skipped (size 134 skips one), as marked beside the chart, so the yoke is a little shorter.
Which child in the photo wears this version?
The girl at the back, in the dark grey sweater — she is a little out of focus. The boy in front wears the blue version, also sold as a kit. The yoke chart is printed in blue; for this version knit the blue squares in dark grey heather.
What does the kit with needles include?
A 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle in 60 cm; 6 mm (US 10) circular needles in 40 and 60 cm; 4.5 mm and 6 mm double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. Stitch holders are not included.

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