Kapp — Children’s Sweater Knitting Kit
Léttlopi children’s raglan sweater with basket-weave edges and side slits · murky with rough sea · ages 4–12
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Just want the pattern? The Kapp pattern on its own is $8.00 — a PDF, emailed right after purchase. The kit above has the pattern and all the yarn.
- 7 balls of Léttlopi in 2 colours
- Lopi 31, no. 15 — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir
- Ages 4–12 · chest 66–80 cm
Overview
What's in the kit
Kapp — zeal, as in a race. Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir’s children’s sweater from Ístex’s Lopi 31 in murky Léttlopi, edged in rough sea with a crossed-stitch basket weave: overlapping side slits at the hem, cuffs, a slit neckline and a neckband.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — yarn for 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 4 yrs (6 yrs 8 yrs 10 yrs 12 yrs)
A 1420 Murky — 4 (5 5 6 6)
B 1415 Rough Sea — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| 4 yrs | 6 yrs | 8 yrs | 10 yrs | 12 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 66 cm 26″ |
70 cm 27½″ |
73 cm 28¾″ |
76 cm 30″ |
80 cm 31½″ |
| Length to underarm | 26 cm 10¼″ |
28 cm 11″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
33 cm 13″ |
36 cm 14¼″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 28 cm 11″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
34 cm 13½″ |
37 cm 14½″ |
41 cm 16¼″ |
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)
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm
4.5 mm double-pointed needles
How it is knitted
The front and back hems are knitted separately as flat borders in basket weave — two stitches crossed in every pair — in rough sea; as the murky begins, the slit edges keep 5 stitches of rough-sea basket weave (a little intarsia). Then the pieces are joined into one round with the front overlapping the back, which leaves a slit at each side. Body and sleeves continue in murky stocking stitch; the sleeves start with basket-weave cuffs. They are joined for a raglan yoke, and a few rounds in the front is opened at the centre: the rest of the yoke is knitted back and forth with basket-weave borders at the opening, then finished with a basket-weave neckband in rough sea.
Design: Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 31 (no. 15), 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
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Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- Basket-weave edgesA crossed-stitch texture at the hem, cuffs, neck opening and neckband.
- Side slitsThe front hem overlaps the back hem at each side.
- Raglan yokePlain stocking stitch with raglan decreases, no chart.
- Light Léttlopi18 stitches to 10 cm on 4.5 mm needles.
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