Jólaskjól - Christmas Tree Skirt - Knitting Kit
Pattern + all the yarn in one parcel. Genuine Ístex lopi from Iceland, in the colours shown — or swap them for your own, free.
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Overview
What's in the kit
Jólaskjól is a festive Christmas tree skirt with traditional Icelandic colourwork — finally the holiday tree gets its own lopapeysa. Designed with Nordic homes in mind that celebrate life, winter solstice and Christmas, it is knitted in the round from the outer edge in toward the center, with a steek opening so it wraps around the tree, finished with crocheted button bands. The colourwork pattern is charted only.
Included
- Icelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — everything needed to knit the tree skirt
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- Knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
A 1238 Dusk Red — 7
B 0051 White — 4
Size (one size)
Diameter: 122 cm / 48″
Length from cast-on edge to bind-off: 56 cm / 22″
Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.
Needles and tools used in the pattern
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40–100+ cm
6 mm double pointed needles
6 mm (US J/10) crochet hook (for the button bands)
Not included
Knitting needles and crochet hook, unless you choose the kit with needles.
7 buttons for the closure — available separately.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 38.
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 knitters love our kits
- Pattern and yarn, matched for youNo yarn maths. The right colours and amounts for this design arrive in one parcel.
- Real Ístex lopiThe same wool Icelanders knit with — spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep.
- Pattern in your inbox right awayEmailed when you order, so you can read it through while the yarn travels.
- Your colours, freeSwap any colour for another in the same yarn at no extra charge.
- No surprises at the doorUS and Canada duties and taxes are settled at checkout.
- Iceland's biggest kit shelfOver 500 lopi kits, packed by our family-run team since 2013.
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